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PHASE 1 (Levels 1-6)

• The Basics - Why Does This Method Work?
• How our Pinyin Chart is Different
• What are Chinese Characters?
• Props
• Sets
• Actors
• Scripts
• Inspiration for Scripts
• Special Effects
• Timeboxing
• Why SRS is So Important: Frequency & Memory
• How to Use SRS
• Habit Building Part 1 - Triggers
• Habit Building Part 2 - Routine
• Habit Building Part 3 - Reward
• Habit Building Part 4 - Belief
• Stroke Order Rule #1
• Stroke Order Rule #2
• Stroke Order Rule #3
• Stroke Order Rule #4
• Stroke Order Rule #5
• Stroke Order Rule #6
• Stroke Order Rule #7
• Stroke Order Rule #8
• Stroke Order Rule #9
• Stroke Order Rule #10
• Stroke Order Rule #11
• Stroke Order Rule #12

PHASE 2 (Levels 7-12)

• Understanding Chinese Words - Morphemes
• The Six Steps to Learning Words
• 3 Questions About Words
• Top-Down & Bottom-Up Learning

Living Links Series

• Living Links Part 1
• Living Links Part 2
• Living Links Part 3
• Living Links Part 4

Word Structure Series

• Part 1 - What are Chinese Words?
• Part 2 - Verb-What 述宾式
• Part 3 - Verb-How 补充式
• Part 4 - Biased 偏正式
• Part 5 - Parallel 并列式
• Part 6 - Duplicated 重叠式
• Part 7 - Subject-Predicate 主谓式
• Part 8 - Affixed 附加式

PHASE 3 (Levels 13-20)

• The Basic Chinese Sentence
• Helper - Expressing Possession with 的
• Helper - When You Can Omit 的
• Helper - Completed Actions with 了
• Helper - Change of State with 了
• Helper - Present Actions with 着
• Connector - Saying 'But' with 但是 - 可是 - 不过
• Connector - Reasons & Actions with 因为..., 所以...
• Connector - Conditional "If-Then" Statements with 如果..., 就
• Connector - Conditional "If-Then" Statements with 要是...的话
• Connector - "Or" in Questions with 还是
• Connector - “Or" in Statements with 或/或者
• Relator - Using 为 to Express "For"
• Relator - Expressing "From" with 从
• Relator - Expressing Location with 在
• Special - Using 在 as a Verb
• Tone - Softening Tone of Voice with 呢
• “How Does What" - Adverbs of Denial
• “How Does What" - Adverbs of Degree

PHASE 4 (Levels 21-30)

Level 21

• Transferring Money by Smartphone or Bank
• Walk in the Park?! I Have 汉字 to Study!
• Who Determine's a Baby's Looks, Mom or Dad?

Level 22

• How Many Pages of the Book Have You Read?
• Many People Don't Want to Have Babies
• My Girlfriend Can Really Eat!
• What Do You Like to Do?
• What Method Works for Learning Chinese?

Level 23

• Eating Bread
• I Met My Girlfriend in the Park
• Something is Different About My Dog Lately
• The Older Brother is Better Than the Younger Brother
• The Right and Left Side of the Office
• Three Meals a Day

Level 24

• Annoying People
• Breaking Up at the End of the Date
• Going on a Date
• My Two Friends and I
• Overtime at Work
• Red Packets
• Two People in a Relationship

Level 25

• I Want to Find a Boyfriend Too
• My Dad and I
• My Dog Chouchou
• The Big Changes of China
• The Weather is Great, Let's Go to the Park!
• Xiaomei and Her Boyfriend's Day

Level 26

• Can You Cook?
• Don't Be Anxious Studying Chinese
• Spring Has Sprung! Off to the Park with Chouchou

Level 27

• American Journalist Studies Chinese in China
• Can I Still Learn Chinese Anymore?
• Should I Change?
• Children and Their Parents
• Foreigner's Opinion of China
• What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

Level 28

• Daughter & Mother
• Son's Eighth Birthday
• Study, Work & Life
• What's More Important, Looks, or Ability?

Level 29

• Advertisements
• Buying Tickets at Chinese New Year
• Everybody Restaurant
• How Does One Progress
• Son is Out of Control

Level 30

• Cars, Bicycles & Trains
• Potatoes & Beef
• Two Ladies Compare Who's Got it Better
• Young People Raising Cats and Dogs

Phase 4 Grammar Points

• Helper - Expressing That an Action Has Happened Before with 过

• Helper - Turning Adjectives into Adverbs with 地

• Connector - "And" with 和 - 跟 - 与

• Connector - Expressing Exceptions with 除了

• Connector - Expressing Necessary Conditions with 只有...才...

• Relator - Expressing "With" Using 和

• Relator - Using 给 to Express 'Give,' 'For,' or 'To'

• Relator - Towards What Direction with 往

• Relator - 'Towards' a Target with 对

• “How Does What" - Adverbs of Frequency

• “How Does What" - Adverbs of Range

• “How Does What" - Adverbs Expressing Tone of Voice

• “How Does What" - Adverbs of Time

• Special - Details of a Description with 是...的

• Special - Emphasizing Nouns with 是...的

• Special - Emphasizing Actions with 是...的

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