For those who wonder what a one-hour private online lesson might look like, we have asked our Mandarin Chinese tutor, Chang, to summarise a typical class with her Higher Mandarin student. They work together twice a week for one hour and focus on preparing the student for her SQA Higher Mandarin exams later this year.
Mandarin is a difficult subject, but a native speaker and experienced tutor who knows the curriculum from her work in an Edinburgh school can make a huge difference to learning.
| Session Segment | Duration | Activities | Focus/Theme |
| Warm-up and lead-in | 15 mins | Targeted speaking practice, exam-condition conversation (10 mins), immediate feedback (5 mins) | Upcoming prelim |
| New content | 15 mins | Mastered key vocabulary, complex structures | Culture – Gap Year |
| Skill-focused past paper practice | 25 mins | Listening practice, pre-listening predicting via keywords, while-listening note-taking, post-listening answer refinement and proofreading | Gap year |
| Plenary | 5 mins | Summary of 5 key takeaways, look-ahead to next session, assigning consolidation homework | Session review |
See our next posts for Chang’s tips for exam preparation.
For further reading on our Chinese classes, please click here: https://bktutoring.co.uk/chinese/
