STAGE ONE - a course for travellers & foundation course for further study

Introduction to the sounds of Mandarin
greetings & courtesy phrases
numbers 1 - 10
names & forms of address
forming questions (1)
giving positive & negative replies
asking for nationality
asking for some food & drink items
asking whether something is available
introduction to measure words
eating & drinking in China
writing & recognition of 65 Chinese characters.
Dictionary skills: overview & practice
forming sentences with Chinese characters (with McRE WITT in-house materials).