Foreigners' Practical Chinese (Part 2) (English Annotations Edition)

Author: Wu De'an, Meng Cong
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This textbook is specifically designed for short-term study abroad students who speak English. It is divided into two volumes, each containing 10 lessons. Each lesson is divided into the following sections: Key Words: Text; Vocabulary List; English Translation of Text; Phonetic and Grammatical Notes with Chinese Translation; Sentence Pattern Substitution Exercises; Sentence Structure Substitution Exercises; Exercises; Cultural Insights; Stroke and Radical Practice and Character Practice. The features of this book are: 1. It concisely and systematically teaches the basic knowledge of Chinese pronunciation and characters. 2. It is highly practical. The selected texts are directly related to real-life situations, with the most urgently needed topics and phrases in daily life arranged at the beginning; covering areas such as recognizing Chinese numbers, exchanging money, going to restaurants, shopping, making phone calls, getting haircuts, and taking transportation. 3. The textbook includes a variety of exercise formats, providing comprehensive training in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation: Sentence Pattern Substitution Exercises are set up in 5 ways; while the Exercise section includes listening exercises, simulation exercises, translation exercises, and situational dialogue exercises. Stroke and Radical Practice and Character Practice help students strengthen vocabulary memory by practicing character writing. It can be used by students with zero prior knowledge for 40–50 class hours. Each volume includes a vocabulary list for each lesson, a total vocabulary list, and some reference answers to the exercises.