Purpose
This homework trains your reaction time, so you can understand Mandarin immediately in real conversation without freezing or overthinking.

How to do it (exactly):

• Listen while doing something else:
  driving, walking, exercising, cooking, or washing dishes

• Do not sit down to study

• Do not repeat out loud

• Do not pause or analyze

Just let the audio play in the background.

How much to listen:
There is no required number of times.
10 times, 20 times, or 100 times is not the goal.

How to know you’re done:
When you hear the sentences and immediately know what they mean, without translating or thinking, that’s enough.

What to expect:
This may feel boring. That boredom is normal and expected.
The result will not show up during listening — it will show up in our next class, when responding feels faster and easier.