Chinese languages: Simplified Mandarin: Listening activities

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Resource Details
Description	This National Qualifications Curriculum Support resource provides listening and speaking exercises to support the teaching of Simplified Mandarin at Intermediate 2 level. The exercises are based on a range of scenarios, including life at a music school, a visit to Beijing and sharing holiday stories. The resource is available in PDF format, with the accompanying listening recordings in mp3 format.
Level(s)	Int2
Date of publication	April 2009
Resource type	Adobe Acrobat file (*.pdf) MP3 audio files (*.mp3)
Resource status	Currently In Use
Free downloadable material	PDF File: Simplified Mandarin: Education and Work: Life at the music school (218 KB) PDF File: Simplified Mandarin: Lifestyles: My visit to Beijing (251 KB) PDF File: Simplified Mandarin: The Wider World: Sharing our holiday stories (222 KB) Download Adobe Flash Player to listen to the audio online. Download Simplified Mandarin (Int2) - Life at the music school (9.5 MB) Download Adobe Flash Player to listen to the audio online. Download Simplified Mandarin (Int2) - My visit to Beijing (13.3 MB) Download Adobe Flash Player to listen to the audio online. Download Simplified Mandarin (Int2) - Sharing our holiday stories (9.1 MB)
Producer	Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS)
Copyright	Copyright Learning and Teaching Scotland
Advice for users	Users should check that documents conform with current SQA Arrangements

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