cS aca ae PTT) The Secret Garden Settee Cr com Tuy 1of1Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Level 1: 300 Characters MECH The Secret Garden Based on The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Mind Spark Press LLC SHANGHAI 1of1Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Nn em Mandarin Companion Now you can read books in Chinese that are fun and help accelerate language learning. Every book in the Mandarin Companion series is carefully written to use characters, words, and grammar that a learner is likely to know. The Mandarin Companion Leveling System has been meticulously developed through an in-depth analysis of textbooks, education programs and natural Chinese language. Every story is written in a simple style that is fun and easy to understand so you improve with each book. Mandarin Companion Level One Level 1 is intended for Chinese learners at an upper- elementary level. Most learners will be able to approach this book after one to two years of formal study, depending on the learner and program. This series is designed to combine simplicity of characters with an easy-to-understand storyline that helps beginner grow their vocabulary and language comprehension abilities. The more they read, the better they will become at reading and grasping the Chinese language. Level 1 is designed around the Mandarin Companion’s core set of 300 basic characters. These basic characters ensure that most of the vocabulary will be simple everyday words that the reader is most likely to know. This series contains approximately 400 unique words; a number low enough to make reading Chinese less intimidating, while also introducing new key words relevant to the story. Key words are added gradually over the course of the story. A numbered footnote indicates the first time a new word or character is introduced and the corresponding 1of2hyperlink references the glossary with pinyin and an English definition. Each additional instance of a new word is indicated by a hyperlink. All proper nouns have been underlined to help the reader distinguish between names and words. What level is right for me? If you are able to read this book with a high level of comprehension, then this book is likely at your level. It is ideal to have at most only one unknown word or character for every 40-50 words or characters that are read. Once you are able to read fluidly and quickly without interruption you are ready for the next level. Even if you are able to understand all of the words in the book, we recommend that readers build fluidity and reading speed before moving to higher levels. How will this help my Chinese? Reading extensively in a language you are learning is one of the most effective ways to build fluency. However, the key is to read at a high level of comprehension. Reading at the appropriate level in Chinese will increase the speed of character recognition, help acquire vocabulary faster, allow readers to naturally learn grammar, and train the brain to think in Chinese. It also makes learning Chinese more fun and enjoyable. Readers will experience the sense of accomplishment and confidence that only comes from reading entire books in Chinese. For more information, please see Extensive Reading and Graded Readers 2 of 2Table of Contents Story Adaptation Notes Characters and Locations 1. RBABRNREK 2. 5BR 3. NORA 4. BAER 5. MECH 6. ANA BIS 7. BAER |! 8. =TA NRE 9. —BACE 10. GRAY LAKE! 11. Fee! 12. RAWET Key Words Discussion Questions Extensive Reading and Graded Readers Credits and Acknowledgements About Mandarin Companion Other Stories from Mandarin Companion 1of1Story Adaptation Notes This story is an adaptation of British author Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 classic novel, The Secret Garden. This Mandarin Companion graded reader has been adapted into a fully localized Chinese version of the original story. The characters have been given authentic Chinese names as opposed to transliterations of English names, which sound foreign in Chinese. The locations have been adapted to well-known places in China. The original story begins in India and later moves to Yorkshire, England when Mary Lennox becomes an orphan. In this adaptation, the locations have been adapted to Hainan and Nanjing, China. Character Adaptations The following is a list of the characters from The Secret Garden in Chinese followed by their corresponding English names from the original novel. 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BERABULNRBSEMENH FST HA? 2 of 3Chapter 12: RABET BERS RE », BSUPNAEHHR, RA Rta _XEEBUMENBELADE, fhe mK BtaeKe? 3 of 3Extensive Reading After years of studying Chinese, many people ask, “why can’t I become fluent in Chinese?” Fluency can only happen when the language enters our “comfort zone.” This comfort comes after significant exposure to and experience with the language. The more times you meet a word, phrase, or grammar point the more readily it will enter your comfort zone. In'the:world: of language research, experts agree that learners can acquire new vocabulary through reading only if the overall text can be understood. Decades of research indicate that if we know approximately 98% of the words in a book, we can comfortably “pick up” the 2% that is unfamiliar. Reading at this 98% comprehension level is referred to as “extensive reading.” Research in extensive reading has shown that it accelerates vocabulary learning and helps the learner to naturally understand grammar. Perhaps most importantly, it trains the brain to automatically recognize familiar language, thereby freeing up mental energy to focus on meaning and ideas. As they build reading speed and fluency, learners will move from reading “word by word” to processing “chunks of language.” A defining feature is that it’s less painful than the “intensive reading ” commonly used in textbooks. In fact, extensive reading can be downright fun. Graded Readers Graded readers are the best books for learners to “extensively” read. Research has taught us that learners need to “encounter” a word 10-30 times before truly learning it, and often many more times for particularly complicated or abstract words. Graded readers are appropriate for learners because the language is controlled and simplified, as opposed to the language in native texts, which is inevitably difficult and often demotivating. Reading extensively with graded readers allows learners to bring together all of the language they have studied and absorb how the words naturally work together. To become fluent, learners must not only understand the meaning of a word, but also understand its nuances, how to use it in conversation, how to pair it with other words, where it fits into natural word order, and how it is used in grammar structures. No texthook could ever be written to teach all of this explicitly. When used properly, a textbook introduces the language and provides the basic meanings, while graded readers consolidate, strengthen, and deepen understanding. Without graded readers, learners would have to study dictionaries, textbooks, sample dialogs, and simple conversations until they have randomly encountered enough Chinese for it to enter their comfort zones. With proper use of graded readers, learners can tackle this issue and develop 1of2greater fluency now, at their current levels, instead of waiting until some period in the distant future. With a stronger foundation and greater confidence at their current levels, learners are encouraged and motivated to continue their Chinese studies to even greater heights. Plus, they'll quickly learn that reading Chinese is fun! 2 of 2Credits Original Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett Series Editor: John Pasden Lead Writer: Yang Renjun Content Editor: Yu Cui Proofreader: Zhang Pei Illustrator: Hu Shen Producer: Jared Turner Acknowledgments We are grateful to Yang Renjun, Yu Cui, Song Shen and the entire team at AllSet Learning for working on this project and contributing the perfect mix of talent to produce this series. Thank you to Mark Neville who tested it with students in his Chinese class and offered valuable insights and edits. We're grateful to Dong Hua for her academic feedback, and to our enthusiastic testers Erick Garcia, Ben Slye, Brandon Sanchez, and Mary Ann Abejuro. A special thanks to Rob Waring to whom we refer to as the “godfather of extensive reading" for his encouragement, expert advice, and support with this project. Thank you to Heather Turner for being the inspiration behind the entire series and never wavering in her belief. Thank you to Song Shen for supporting us, handling all the small thankless tasks, and spurring us forward if we dared to fall behind. Moreover, we will be forever grateful for Yuehua Liu and Chengzhi Chu for pioneering the first graded readers in Chinese and to whom we owe a debt of gratitude for their years of tireless work to bring these type of materials to the Chinese learning community. 1of1About Mandarin Companion Mandarin Companion was started by Jared Turner and John Pasden who met one fateful day on a bus in Shanghai when the only remaining seat left them sitting next to each other. A year later, Jared had greatly improved his Chinese using extensive reading but was frustrated at the lack of suitable reading materials. He approached John with the prospect of creating their own series, Having worked in Chinese education for nearly a decade, John was intrigued with the idea and thus began the Mandarin Companion series. John majored in Japanese in college, but started learning Mandarin and later moved to China where his learning accelerated. After developing language proficiency, he was admitted into an all-Chinese masters program in applied linguistics at East China Normal University in Shanghai. Throughout his learning process, John developed an open mind to different learning styles and a tendency to challenge conventional wisdom in the field of teaching Chinese. He has since worked at ChinesePod as academic director and host, and opened his own consultancy, AllSet Learning, in Shanghai to help individuals acquire Chinese language proficiency. He lives in Shanghai with his wife and children. After graduate school and with no Chinese language skills, Jared decided to move to China with his young family in search of career opportunities. Later while working on an investment project, Jared learned about extensive reading and decided that if it was as effective as it claimed to be, it could help him learn Chinese. In three months, he read 10 Chinese graded readers and his language ability quickly improved from speaking words and phrases to a conversational level. Jared has an MBA from Purdue University and a bachelor in Economics from the University of Utah. He lives in Shanghai with his wife and children. 1of1Other Stories from Mandarin Companion Level One Readers: 300 Characters The Monkey's Paw (3&1) by W.W. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Zhang live with their grown son Guisheng who works at a factory. One day an old friend of Mr. Zhang comes to visit the family after having spent years traveling in the mysterious hills of China’s Yunnan Province. He tells the Zhang family of a monkey’s paw that has magical powers to grant three wishes to the holder. Against his hetter judgement, he reluctantly gives the monkey paw to the Zhang family, along with a warning that the wishes come with a great price for trying to change ones fate.. The Sixty-Year Dream (7~(+5ER#) Based on *Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving Zhou ‘xuell (Rip Van Winkle) is well loved by everyone in his town, everyone except his nagging wife. With his faithful dog Blackie, Zhou Xuefa spends his time playing with kids, helping neighbors, and discussing politics in the teahouse. One day after a bad scolding from his wife, he goes for a walk into the mountains and meets a mysterious old man who appears to be from an ancient time. The man invites him into his mountain home for a meal and after drinking some wine, Zhou Xuefa falls into a deep sleep. He awakes to a time very different than what he once knew. The Country of the Blind (BAB) By H.G. Wells “In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king” repeats in Chen Fangyuan’s mind after he finds himself trapped in a valley holding a community of people for whom a disease eliminated their vision many generations before and no longer have a concept of sight. Chen Fangyuan quickly finds that these people have developed their other senses to compensate for their lack of sight. His insistence that he can see causes the entire community to believe he is crazy. With no way out, Chen Fangyuan begins to accept his fate until one day the village doctors believe they now understand what is the cause of his insanity... those useless round objects in his eye sockets. Sherlock Holmes and the Curly Haired Company (SRABNRF) Based on "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Red- Headed League" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Mr. Xie was recently hired by the Curly Haired Company. For a significant weekly allowance, he was required to sit 1of2in an office and copy articles from a book, while in the meantime his assistant looked after his shop. He had answered an advertisement in the paper and although hundreds of people applied, he was the only one selected because of his very curly hair. When the company unexpectedly closes, Mr. Xie visits Gao Ming (Sherlock Holmes) with his strange story. Gao Ming is certain something is not right, but will’he solve the mystery in time? Mandarin companion is producing a growing library of graded readers for Chinese language learners. For the newest releases, visit www.MandarinCompanion.com 2 of 2Mandarin Companion is a trademark of Mind Spark Press LLC. www.MandarinCompanion.com Design and Illustrations contained herein are © Mind Spark Press 2013. First published 2013. 3rd revision January, 2015. All rights are held by Mind Spark Press LLC. ISBN 978-0-9910052-0-8 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers. De rr 1of1