Hi all,What would you recommend for a second Chinese enrichment session? My brother in P5 is attending class at Eduplus once a week and also has a private tutor, but we're thinking of dropping the tutor and giving him a second class session instead. The tutor has taught him for a few years but he sometimes can't understand her Chinese explanations and doesn't retain what she teaches very well (because of a lack of revising). I think class teaching is more structured and effective.He doesn't have enough exposure to words outside the textbook and it's hard to get him to read storybooks, though I've bought him 笑猫日记 and a few other books and try to read with him. His compositions are also quite weak - the language he uses is very simple. He watches a bit of Taiwanese/Chinese dramas on TV at dinner time, but not enough.I was thinking of sending him to an oral or composition class at Eduplus, Story Island, Tien Hsia, or anywhere in the North. Preferably one which encourages students to practise speaking so they feel more comfortable using the language. Stories and multimedia are a plus. He needs more exposure to Chinese to get him into \"Chinese mode\" more often. Would be grateful for any suggestions or advice!

HiHas anyone tried out at Yuquan Lang Sch of their Chinese Idioms Holiday courses? thanks

Hi,does anyone have any reviews regarding the above centre? Chanced upon it when I was at Balmoral Plaza a few weeks ago. I googled but couldn’t find any information about it , couldn’t even find the phone number!thanks in advance!

My daughter attends berries and she says that the lessons are interesting, she used to attend another popular Chinese language centre, but she enjoys berries more.

Has anyone heard of Oak Tree Enrichment Centre located Bukit Timah near Coronation Plaza.I'm planning to enroll my child there, hence would like to have some feedback. :thankyou:

You got them correct That's the general rule of thumb.You have found a scenario I have not thought of. Thanks. In the sentence, 云白得像天鹅, the later part 像天鹅 describes the extent of the whiteness of the cloud in front - as white as a swan. When we want to elaborate on the extent/ intensity (程度) of something in front, 得 is used, though 白 is not a verb. Like 那位歌星最近红得发紫.得 is read as 'dei' when it means \"must/ need to\". Like 我得把功课做完 or 我得花两个小时才能做完.

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Thanks phttp,I was looking for primary school chinese class. Maybe Apple Pie is more for kindergarten kids? Thanks for clearing up my confusion on both. I think the one at serangoon gardensshould be apple plus.

Thanks pal."做工, 作业 and 作文. Ok. Got it. Sometimes for hanyu pinying, I is hard to know when there is a "h" and "g".like ci or chi, zi or zhi, hard to remembers which sets of words with the "h" and which do not. Same like zhan or zhang…etc. how to remember both sets of words.Any tips…

Hi. My stepfather is foreign and I would like to know whether there are any mandarin courses for him to take part in. My mother is trying to teach him since she is a chinese teacher but it isn’t very effective because he has never been exposed to chinese since he grew up in Hungary, a distant land.