This section features the audio files needed for the assignments and readings.
Audio Files
The following audio files are courtesy of Julian Wheatley, Tong Chen, Jin Zhang, and Min-Min Liang and have been used with permission.
| SECTIONS | TITLES |
|---|---|
| Unit 8 | |
| 8.1 (MP3 - 1.6 MB) | Five short narratives illustrating temporal and logical sequences |
| 8.2 (MP3 - 1.1 MB) | Some short interchanges or comments on sports |
| 8.3.2 (MP3) | A short dialogue on population |
| 8.3.3 (MP3) | Five short dialogues involving comparison |
| 8.4.4 (MP3 - 1.0 MB) | Talking about the size of cities and population |
| 8.5.1 (MP3) | Dialogue: At the fruit stand |
| 8.6 (MP3) | Dialogue: In the store |
| 8.6.1 (MP3) | Five very short dialogues involving the word shì<qing> |
| 8.7.1 (MP3) | Dialogue involving Chinese regional languages |
| 8.8 (MP3 - 3.6 MB) | A narrative about Lin Mei |
| 8.9 (MP3 - 1.2 MB) | Jobs, versions 1 and 2 |
| 8.11 (MP3) | Dialogue: What did you do yesterday? |
| 8.12.1 (MP3) | Three short dialogues involving directional complements |
| Unit 9 | |
| 9.1.2 (MP3) | Dialogue: Who's in the photograph? |
| 9.3 (MP3 - 1.4 MB) | Bargaining, the Chinese way |
| 9.4.1 (MP3) | Standing or sitting in class? |
| 9.4.3 (MP3) | Four short dialogues involving current actions |
| 9.4.5 (MP3) | At the temple |
| 9.6 (MP3) | Dialogue: Buying a seal |
| 9.7 (MP3) | Eight short interchanges |
| 9.9 (MP3) | Peking Duck |
| 9.10 (MP3) | Three very short interchanges |
| 9.10.1 (MP3) | Getting home |
| 9.11 (MP3 - 1.7 MB) | Fourteen easy pieces, short comments and interchanges |
| 9.12 (MP3 - 1.9 MB) | Wáng Xuéyïng |
| Unit 10 | |
| 10.4 (MP3 - 1.5 MB) | An interview with your teacher |
| 10.8.1 (MP3) | Some short phrases and interchanges involving verb combos |
| 10.8.3 (MP3) | Moving out |
| 10.9 (MP3) | Some sentences involving transformations |
| 10.10 (MP3) | Some short dialogues involving bèi |
| 10.10.3 (MP3) | A dialogue |
| 10.11 (MP3) | Seeking opinions |
| 10.12 (MP3 - 2.2 MB) | On smoking |
| 10.12.1 (MP3) | Dialogue: Smoking |
| 10.13 (MP3 - 2.8 MB) | Driving |
| 10.15 (MP3 - 2.8 MB) | Communication tools |
| 10.17.1 (MP3) | Leaving a message |
| 10.18 (MP3) | Chinese etiquette |