Elon Musk Biography - Learn Mandarin Chinese through Storytelling - HSK1 Aligned - Pinyin
This video about Elon Musk is true information structured primarily around the vocabulary that exists on the HSK1 examination. If there are necessary words not on the HSK1 exam, they are either listed on HSK2 or HSK3, or very common words that are not included in the examination.
For example, some common fruits, vegetables, and colors are not on the exam, but necessary for daily communication.
How to use these videos:
1) Watch it with English subtitles to understand
2) Watch it with Chinese Subtitle to learn
3) Watch it with no subtitles to comprehend
*Download the color coded HSK aligned English & Chinese script at:
iheartpinyin.com/resources
We believe that language comes alive through stories, be it fiction or non-fiction. Having bite sized content relevant to subjects you enjoy is the best way to learn. Children don't learn language by rote memorization or grammar, they learn it by listening to comprehensible ideas, often through stories. However, teens and adults at the beginner level don't necessarily want to consume materials made for infants. We create resources for you to enjoy that are aligned to the official Mandarin Chinese HSK examination materials.
If you have any recommendations for materials you would like to see, please comment below or contact us. Thank you so much for your support!
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Our Mission
To promote natural language acquisition of Mandarin Chinese through the method of (TPRS) Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling, using the natural pacing of Comprehensible Input.
In other words:
Learn Mandarin by reading and listening in a fun and natural way!
Notes on our Pīnyīn usage:
Proper use of Pīnyīn is still a debatable in many ways, but we are generally using the structure set forth by Zhou Youguang, the creator of Pīnyīn, in his book The Historical Evolution of Chinese Languages and Scripts.
One thing to remember, Pīnyīn is primarily used as a phonetic representation system for Mandarin Chinese (Pǔtōnghuà).
- Since Chinese characters do not use capitalization, some omit the use of capitalization rules when using Pīnyīn. Additionally, some vary their usage based on the original guidelines, and also when representing Western literature.
- Spacing words for Pīnyīn can be complicated. Many just put a single space after each character to represent a 1:1 phonetic expression, which is especially helpful when learning to write Chinese characters. However, grouping can help improve pronunciation and speaking flow, which is our focus.
- In the end, our goal is to help learners speak and listen to Mandarin Chinese by creating new and interesting content, not write or read Pīnyīn. We hope our materials aid you on your learning journey!
Music and Sound Effects Attributions:
S: Bounce by JustInvoke | License: Attribution 4.0
S: Swoosh swoosh whoosh air sound by qubodup | License: Creative Commons 0
S: mouse-click-double-00.flac by pbimal | License: Creative Commons 0
Read by: 李睿 / Lǐ Ruì
Document Editor: 张乐 / Zhāng Lè
Subtitles Editor: 韩梦迪 / Hán Mèngdí
Video Editor: Sumo Mike Wietecha