【课程简介】
Preface
ChineseExpress-TalkChineseisdesignedforEnglishspeakersstudyingChineseatbeginner’slevel.ItisforuniversitystudentswhochooseChineseasamodule,peoplewhojoineveningcoursesatunibersitiesormunitycolleges,andstudentswhowantasuitablebookforself-study.
ChineseExpress-TalkChineseisconciseanduser-friendly.Itisabookwhichshouldbeaseasyforstudentstostudyasforteacherstouse.ItisdifferentfromothertextbooksinsofarasPinyin,ChinesecharactersandEnglishareusedtogetherthroughoutthewholebook.Thiswillsuitstudentswhoonlyneedtolearnlisteningorspeakingasmuchasthosewhowanttolearnreadingandwritingaswell.
ChineseExpress-TalkChineseusesamunicativeapproachandplacesemphasisonlearningmunicationskills.188keysentencesmakeupthemainstructureofthebook,aroundwhichsituationaldialoguesareintroduced,coveringthemostusefulsituationsinreallife.LanguagePointsareexplainedinsimpleEnglishandsetoutinalogicalstep-by-steporderthatiseasytounderstand.Thisisdesignedtogivestudentstheopportunitytogainconfidenceinusingthemostmonvocabularyandgrammarrelevanttoeverydaysituations.
ChineseExpress-TalkChinesecoversChineseessentialgrammarpointsandisequivalenttouniversitybeginner’slevelinlisteningandspeaking.Eachlessonconsistsofabout7to8sentences,andabout25newwordsands.Thewholebookintroducesaround550ofthemostfrequentlyusedwordsindailylife.Therearealtogether25mainlessonsand5summarylessons.Ittakesabout2hourstocovereachlesson,60to70hoursforthewholebook.Relevantculturalinsightsaregivenwithineachsummarylesson.
TheauthorsofthisbookbelieveinlearningthroughdoingandthisplaysaveryimportantroleinthelessonsinChineseExpress.Eachlessonincludesanassortmentofexercisesdesignedtomakestudentsthinkmoreaboutthelanguageastheylearnit,sothattheycanunderstandandrespondmoreconfidentlywhenconfrontedwiththesamesituationsinreallife.
TheauthorswouldliketothankProfessorShijuZhaoandDrYinghuaZhaifromWuhanUniversityinChinaforcheckingthegrammarandgivingprofessionaladvice.WealsowouldliketothankRobertMcCreadyandNigelPammentfortheirsuggestionsandsupportduringthewritingofthisbookandfortheirassistanceinproofreadingthebook.0urspecialthanksgotoAnthonyWardforkindlypolishingourEnglish.Finally,wewouldliketoexpressourgratitudetoZhanshengXia,XianXuandWenqingZhangoftheCypressBookpanyfortheirassistanceandprofessionalguidanceinpreparingthisbookforpublication.
Contents
TheSoundsofChinese
Lesson1Greetings&Farewells
Lesson2Names&Titles
Lesson3Nationalities&Languages
Lesson4Days&Dates
Lesson5Time&DailyRoutine
Lesson6SummaryforLessons1-5
Lesson7Addresses&TelephoneNumbers
Lesson8Family&FamilyMembers
Lesson9Work&Professions
Lesson10Interests&Abilities
Lesson11Invitations&Appointments
Lesson12SummaryforLessons7-11
Lesson13Telephoning&Messages
Lesson14Money&Currency
Lesson15Shops&Shopping
Lesson16Colours&Clothing
Lesson17Size&Style
Lesson18SummaryforLessons13-17
Lesson19Food&Restaurants
Lesson20Cafes,Pubs&Drinks
Lesson21Hotels&Services
Lesson22Travel&Transport
Lesson23Places&Directions
Lesson24SummaryforLessons19-23
Lesson25TheWeather
Lesson26Activities&Progression
Lesson27Intentions&Plans
Lesson28Health&Body
Lesson29pliments&Well-wishing
Lesson30SummaryforLessons25-29
Index1ListeningScript
Index2KeytotheExercises
Index3VocabularyList
