7-day study plan

Your week

Mandarin · B1–B2

Day 1 · Orient

1. Skim the Mandarin path: /mandarin/b1-b2/
2. Spend 15 minutes in the script trainer (?script=hanzi)
3. Meet 20 words in First 500 (?lang=mandarin)
4. Open Listening picker and do 10 minutes only

Day 2 · Sound + words

1. Script trainer: finish another batch (match + recall)
2. First 500: match round on yesterday’s words
3. Root of the day (?lang=mandarin)
4. 15-minute listen from Listening picker

Day 3 · Structure

1. Skim a grammar reference from the resource list — one page only
2. First 500: 15 new words
3. Write 5 sentences using today’s words

Day 4 · Roots / meaning

1. Root Explorer: 2 families (?lang=mandarin)
2. Cloze practice on roots (?lang=mandarin&mode=roots)
3. False-friend quiz (one round) if you speak English as a base
4. 15-minute listen

Day 5 · Output

1. Speak or write a 60-second summary of anything you heard this week
2. Drill pronunciation of 10 hard words
3. First 500 recall round
4. Print a worksheet for offline review

Day 6 · Input denser

1. Listening picker — use the alternate if the main pick is too easy/hard
2. Browse the full resource list and star 2 keepers: /mandarin/resources/
3. Prefer news / interviews over courses today
4. Root of the day (?lang=mandarin)

Day 7 · Reset

1. Retake /start/ if your level feel wrong; otherwise keep this plan another week
2. Revisit one weak tool from the week for 20 minutes
3. Plan next week’s listen stars from the resource list
4. Optional: print a fresh worksheet and leave it on your desk

This is a habit scaffold, not a course. Swap any day for rest if you need it.