Chinese 5: revision

Take your Mandarin proficiency to new heights with level 5 revision course tailored for students with at least 5-6 years of Chinese language experience. Fine-tune your skills in grammar, comprehension and vocabulary with this short course.

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  • Start Date: 08 Jul 2026
    End Date: 29 Jul 2026
    Wed (Evening): 18:00 - 19:30
    In Person
    Location: Keeley Street
    Duration: 4 sessions (over 4 weeks)
    Course Code: LBC04
    Tutors:  Ting Poon
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00

What is the course about?

This course will help you revise your Chinese, both spoken and written.

What will we cover?

Topics: Talking about jobs, travelling in China, talking about films, talking about culture.

Grammar: Construction “shi….de”, comparison particle “bi”, conjunctions “as soon as”, “not only …. but also…”, “although …. But”, “if … then ….”, “even if ….”

Pronunciation and intonation practice.

What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...

  • Talking about jobs
  • Comparing different places around China
  • Discussing about the cultural gap
  • Explaining a film

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

You should have completed Chinese 5 or have studied Chinese for at least 5-6 years or equivalent.

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

This is a course at an upper intermediate level. It is an ideal follow-up for students who have previously completed level 5 course at the City Lit (learning Chinese continuously for at least 5-6 years) or who have acquired an equivalent knowledge of the language at an upper intermediate level.
It is essential that you can read Chinese characters and that you have knowledge of grammar terminology.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

Based on tutor's own material.

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

Chinese 5: advanced practice

Ting Poon
We’re sorry. We don’t have a bio ready for the tutor of this class at the moment, but we’re working on it! Watch this space.

Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.