学而时习之，不亦悦乎？
有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？
---孔子
Class overview (we can see where we are)
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | |
| Term 1 | 17/09 | 24/09 | 01/10 | 08/10 | 15/10 | 22/10 | 05/11 | 12/11 |
| Term 2 | 19/11 | 26/11 | 03/12 | 10/12 | 15/12 | 17/12 |
04/02 |
11/02 |
| Term 3 | 25/02 | 04/03 | 11/03 | 18/03 | 25/03 | 01/04 | 22/04 | 29/04 |
| Term 4 | 06/05 | 13/05 | 20/05 | 03/06 | 07/06 | 10/06 | 15/06 | 17/06 |
dates marked in red: tests for each term
Note : we have added two classes before Christmas and two classes in June (dates are highlighted in green). Based on this new timetable, we do not have
Mandarin classes in January...
Grammar and exercises
| Week | Content |
| Term 1 | |
| Week 3 |
Use of 吗 (ma) and 呢 (ne) in questions |
| Week 4 | Use of negation (不: bù) |
| Week 5 | Personal pronouns in Chinese; Exercises |
| Week 6 | 形容词谓语句 Adjective-Predicate Structure |
| Week 7 | Use of possessive particle (的：de) |
| Week 8 | Summary of Pinyin |
| Term 2 | |
| Week 1 | Use of 有and 没有 |
| Week 4 | Use of measure words |
| Week 6 | Positive/negative questions |
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