Easy Reading: Elementary Chinese Extensive Reading

Author: Jiang Jinwen et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: "Easy Reading – Elementary Chinese Extensive Reading" is a reading textbook suitable for foreign students with a basic level of Chinese (who have mastered the fundamental grammar of Chinese and have a vocabulary of around 1,500 words). The book consists of twenty-one lessons, each comprising a text, new words, exercises, and Chinese characteristics. Each lesson focuses on a central theme, composed of four to five related short passages, totaling approximately 2,000 words. The text formats include dialogues, narratives, explanations, summaries, and commentaries. The content is diverse and widely sourced from recent newspapers, magazines, and online news. Each lesson contains about 30 new words, accompanied by English, Korean, and Japanese translations. The vocabulary is primarily based on the Level A and B words from the "Standard and Syllabus." This book is suitable for foreign students with a basic level of Chinese.