老师 Jin had asked us to start memorizing more of each chapter. In particular 老师 would like us to do our best to memorize the following of each chapter in order of precedence.
* Words and Phrases
* Dialogue
* Supplemental Words and Phrases
By memorizing these minimal aspects of each chapter, we build up a truly usable base of survivor Chinese.
Despite my previous travels around the world to many countries, my first 24 hours in Taiwan back in 2000 were the most confusing I ever had because of the language differences. By having these "simple" dialogues memorized and being comfortable with using them, you'll have a much more enjoyable first time in a Chinese culture than I did.