Day One: Basic Vocabulary and Pronunciation

Day One: Basic Vocabulary and Pronunciation

1. Introduction to Mandarin Pinyin: teach the initials, finals, and tones of Mandarin, helping students master the correct pronunciation through listening exercises and speaking practice.
   • Activity: Pinyin matching exercises, using pinyin flashcards to play games, such as Mandarin karaoke.
2. Basic Greetings and Self-introduction: Teach how to greet and introduce oneself in Mandarin, as well as how to ask for information about others.
   • Activity: Role-playing where students introduce themselves and exchange basic greetings.
3. Basic Business Vocabulary: Explain commonly used vocabulary in business settings, such as company positions and daily office supplies.
   • Activity: Picture-word matching games, group work-guessing games to enhance memory.
4. Simple Dialogue Construction: Use the learned vocabulary to construct simple dialogues, such as arranging meetings and asking for office locations.
   • Activity: Scenario simulation, like simulating finding a person or an item in the office.

Day Two: Daily Business Communication

1. Business Meeting Expressions: Teach expressions and vocabulary that might be used in business meetings.

• Activity: Group discussions, simulating a business meeting scene where students play different roles.

1. Business Telephone Communication: Teach how to communicate over the phone in a business context, including standard expressions for making calls, answering calls, and ending conversations.
   • Activity: Telephone relay game, role-playing the scenarios of making and receiving calls.
2. Writing Business Emails: Introduce the basic format, common phrases, and etiquette of business emails.
   • Activity: Group email writing, followed by peer review and feedback.
3. Polite Business Language: Teach how to politely make requests, refuse, and express thanks.
   • Activity: Skits, simulating polite exchanges in various business situations.

Day Three: Practical Communication Skills and Simulation

1. Advanced Business Vocabulary: Teach more professional business vocabulary covering areas such as marketing, finance, and human resources.
   • Activity: Rapid-fire Q&A game, with the teacher reciting vocabulary and students competing to answer the meanings to reinforce memory.
2. Business Negotiation Language: Introduce commonly used sentences and strategies in business negotiations, and how to express opinions and make compromises.

• Activity: Role-playing negotiations in groups, with each group member taking turns playing different roles.

1. Business Mandarin Reports and Speeches: Practice how to deliver business reports and speeches in Mandarin.

• Activity: Each student prepares and delivers a brief business speech, with other students asking questions and providing evaluations.

1. Emergency Language Response Training: Train students' ability to improvise and solve problems in various business emergencies.

• Activity: Scenario simulation, such as sudden meeting changes, urgent client requests, requiring students to respond spontaneously in Mandarin.