Mandarin

The “How to Ace Mandarin Ab Initio - Composition” workbook encourages the student to review the relevant vocabulary and grammar of the Ab Initio course through guided writing and to apply the features of a variety of text types in IB-style writing tasks. Through the revision of more than ten years’ worth of past IB Composition papers (the former Paper 2) they will further familiarise themselves with the text types and with the topic-specific vocabulary. The student will be able to revise and practice the grammatical concepts learned and to apply these in creative and personalised writing tasks. The creative nature of this workbook allows for differentiation where they can challenge themselves to explore grammatical variations and to set minimum requirements. By the time the student reaches the end of this workbook, they will have a complete overview of the text types, the key vocabulary, the grammar points and the creative writing opportunities that the IB Ab Initio Paper 1 provides. The workbook is structured by Section and by text type. For each text type at least one sample exercise is provided in two versions : one with pinyin and the other without pinyin. The pinyin version will make it easier for the student to recognise and understand the sample texts while the non-pinyin version fully reflects the final examination.

The "How to Ace Mandarin Ab Initio - Reading Comprehension" workbook is the ultimate exam preparation workbook for teachers and students alike. It is suitable for all beginning learners of Mandarin. Its practical approach to teaching and learning is based on past examination papers (the former Paper 1) from 2005 until 2019 and is arranged according to the five main themes and the twenty main topics of the Mandarin Ab Initio course. This workbook provides a wide range of reading texts with accompanying questions. In addition, this workbook encourages the students to study and revise grammar points, key vocabulary, key structures and text types. Each reading text is accompanied by a variety of tasks, including reading, speaking and writing.

The "How to Ace Mandarin B - Reading Comprehension" workbook is the ultimate practice companion for teachers and students alike. It is suitable for all first-year students in the Mandarin B course, both at Higher Level and Standard Level. Its practical approach to teaching and learning is based on past Language Ab Initio examination papers (the former Paper 1) from 2005 until 2019 and is arranged according to the five main themes and the twenty topics of the Mandarin Ab Initio course. This workbook provides a wide range of reading texts with accompanying questions, allowing the students to study or revise basic and relatively complex grammar points, key vocabulary, key structures and text types. Each reading text is accompanied by a variety of tasks, including reading, speaking and writing. ​This Language B resource is not an END point - it is a STARTING POINT for students in Year 1 of the course.

My Mandarin Ab Initio Portfolio contains 333 questions and answer options that cover all 20 topics of the Ab Initio syllabus. It helps students understand all the questions that can be asked about the 20 topics and prepare and practise their personal responses to these questions. The various answer tables are presented in a way that allows the students to pick and choose the parts of the answers that best reflect their own situation. The Portfolio also encourages the students to study, practice and review the relevant vocabulary and grammar prior to answering the questions, thus providing a great revision tool in preparation for the different assessment components. The Portfolio lends itself to a continuous development and revision of all four language acquisition skills : reading, writing, listening and speaking.

My Mandarin B Portfolio contains 333 questions and answer options that cover many of the themes and topics of the Language B syllabus. It helps students understand the questions that can be asked about these topics and prepare and practise their personal responses to these questions. The various answer tables are presented in a way that allows the students to pick and choose the parts of the answers that best reflect their own situation. The Portfolio also encourages the students to review the relevant vocabulary and grammar prior to answering the questions, thus providing a great revision tool in preparation for the different assessment components. Teachers of Language B will agree that in the Language B course, not every student starts from the same point in their language development. You will have students with different language acquisition backgrounds and with different levels of proficiency entering your classroom on the first day of their IB Diploma program.

My MYP Mandarin Portfolio contains 330 questions and answer options that cover the topics of the MYP syllabus. It helps students understand the questions that can be asked about these topics and prepare and practise their personal responses to these questions. The various answer tables are presented in a way that allows the students to pick and choose the parts of the answers that best reflect their own situation. The Portfolio also encourages the students to review the relevant vocabulary and grammar prior to answering the questions, thus providing a great revision tool in preparation for the different assessment components. The Portfolio lends itself to a continuous development and revision of all four language acquisition skills : reading, writing, listening and speaking.