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MAKE A MOVIE Click Here for a detailed guide to creating incredibly vivid “Movie Scenes”. HOW TO WRITE IT: KEYWORD: The End SET: -o ROOM: Bathroom or Backyard ACTOR: m- Male PROPS: 一 (Razor Blade) 木 (Tree) Image credit: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Character #102: 体 tǐ Character #104: 米 mǐ

MAKE A MOVIE Click Here for a detailed guide to creating incredibly vivid “Movie Scenes”. HOW TO WRITE IT: KEYWORD: Body SET: -Ø childhood home ROOM: Bedroom or Living Room ACTOR: ti- Female PROPS: 亻(Chuck Norris) 本 (Notebook) Image credit: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons NEW VOCABULARY UNLOCKED!  CONGRATULATIONS!  A NEW WORD HAS BEEN

欢迎光临! Welcome! You can now subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or you can subscribe by copying the following URL into your favorite podcast APP: http://www.mandarinblueprint.com/feed/podcast The Mandarin Blueprint Podcast focuses primarily on The Mandarin Blueprint Method online course and the Pronunciation Mastery online course. Creators Luke Neale & Phil Crimmins answer questions and

MAKE A MOVIE Click Here for a detailed guide to creating incredibly vivid “Movie Scenes”. HOW TO WRITE IT: KEYWORD: Notebook SET: -(e)n ROOM: Bedroom or Living Room ACTOR: b- Male PROPS: 木 (Tree) 一 (Razor Blade) Image credit: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons PICK A PROP Click Here for the theory behind “Props”.

We’ve seen a lot of Chinese learners say “there are no shortcuts to fluency, you just have to work hard for years.” We can only assume that this type of person is, well, a bit ego-identified with how hard they worked. We admire those types of people; after all, they want to make it clear

MAKE A MOVIE Click Here for a detailed guide to creating incredibly vivid “Movie Scenes”. HOW TO WRITE IT: KEYWORD: Wood SET: -Ø childhood home ROOM: Bathroom or Backyard ACTOR: mu- Fictional Character PROPS: 十 (Syringe) 八 (Animal Legs) Image credit: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons PICK A PROP Click Here for the theory

MAKE A MOVIE Click Here for a detailed guide to creating incredibly vivid “Movie Scenes”. HOW TO WRITE IT: KEYWORD: Find (v.) SET: -ao ROOM: Bedroom or Living Room ACTOR: zh- Male PROPS: 扌(Finger) 戈 (Halberd) Image credit: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons IT’S A WORD! CONGRATULATIONS! 找 (zhǎo) carries the meaning “to look for, search,

CASTING CALL 38/55 Click Here for the theory behind “Actors”. TIME TO CHOOSE A NEW ACTOR! For any pronunciation that contains Simple Final i (YI) pick a female actor, in this case “ti-“. You can choose any female person with a first name, last name, or nickname that begins with letters or sounds that start with “T”. Make sure it is a real person, not a fictional character. It can

MAKE A MOVIE Click Here for a detailed guide to creating incredibly vivid “Movie Scenes”. HOW TO WRITE IT: KEYWORD: To Take a Photo SET: -ai ROOM: Outside the Entrance ACTOR: p- Male PROPS: 扌(Finger) 白 (White Dove -OR- White Paint Can) Image credit: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons IT’S A WORD! CONGRATULATIONS! 拍 (pāi) carries

欢迎光临! Welcome! You can now subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or you can subscribe by copying the following URL into your favorite podcast APP: http://www.mandarinblueprint.com/feed/podcast The Mandarin Blueprint Podcast focuses primarily on The Mandarin Blueprint Method online course and the Pronunciation Mastery online course. Creators Luke Neale & Phil Crimmins answer questions and