China: Intermediate Chinese (Book 2)

Author: Wu Shuping
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: This book consists of forty units, each comprising four parts: text, vocabulary, notes, and exercises. For the convenience of learners, the explanations of vocabulary and notes, as well as the hints in the exercises, are all translated into English.
1. Text – The content of the text focuses on topics such as foreigners living, working, and traveling in China, aiming to be practical and engaging for learners. All the texts are situational dialogues, with each unit clearly indicating the situation, characters, and locations. The book is divided into ten units, with a review session arranged once per unit.
2. Vocabulary – Most words are annotated with parts of speech, while some individual words and idioms are not labeled.
3. Notes – The notes are limited to certain linguistic phenomena in the text and are an extension and summary based on China——. The explanations avoid grammatical terminology, focusing on example imitation to help learners understand and master more complex sentence structures and grammatical content.
4. Exercises – The exercises are primarily designed for comprehension and imitation, with extensive practice to reinforce the content learned in each unit.