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Discover China Workbook 4

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Specially designed for beginner teenage-adult level level learners, Discover China Student Book 1 + Audio CD 1 is part of a four-level Mandarin Chinese course which utilizes a communicative and truly integrated approach to Chinese language learning. Emphasis is placed on communication in...

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Discover China Workbook 4 by Macmillan Publishers Ltd. - First Edition, 0 from Macmillan Student Store

Learn Chinese with this comprehensive and enjoyable course

Specially designed for beginner teenage-adult level level learners, Discover China Student Book 1 + Audio CD 1 is part of a four-level Mandarin Chinese course which utilizes a communicative and truly integrated approach to Chinese language learning. Emphasis is placed on communication in real contexts through pair work, group work and a variety of activities which  help students become confident Chinese language speakers.

This course features a solid and carefully constructed syllabus, an abundance of motivating and effective learning activities, student-centered inductive grammar sections, meaningful and integrated character writing practice, insights into Chinese culture, as well as an outstanding design with large full-color photos of modern and exciting China.

Student Book 1 of the series follows a storyline of five young students living in Beijing who are learning Chinese. Though these characters, a wide range of everyday topics suitable for beginner level learners are introduced, including greetings, family, daily activities, shopping and transportation. Student Book 1
also features a “Zero Unit” which provides learners new to Chinese with a brief introduction to the
Chinese language, focusing on the tones/sounds of Chinese and the principles of Chinese character
construction.  Book 1 has a strong emphasis on developing speaking and listening skills. 

Students who study Student Book 1 will have a strong grasp of the most common 350 Chinese words, will be able to recognize the most frequently used 440 characters and will be able to write 50 common characters.

The Audio-CD bundled with the book provides additional listening practice for students outside
the classroom and contains recordings of all the dialogues, passages and pronunciation
sections contained in the Student Book. 

The course contains a Student Book + Audio CD, Workbook + Audio CD for additional reading, listening, writing and language practice, and the Online Resource Bank www.mydiscoverchina.com  which contains unit quizzes, assessment tasks, a free downloadable Teachers Book and more.

Features

  • A communicative approach lets students learn by using the language in real-life situations
  • Language in context presents key vocabulary and language points in realistic situations
  • Structured, effective learning based on the sequence 'presentation, practice and production' has activities move from controlled practice to personalised tasks
  • Inductive grammar teaching encourages students to discover the language rule of Chinese for themselves, identifying patterns in targeted language samples
  • Supported by abundant resources including workbooks, teacher's books, MP3 downloads, extra speaking activities and other online materials

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Table of Contents

1. Experiencing the Chinese.
2. Hello!
3. Where are you from?
4. What do you do?
5. He’s so tall!
6. Here’s my phone number.
7. What’s the date today?
8. See you at eight!
9. How much is it?
10. It’s not far!
11. Let’s take the train.
12. I can dance.
13. We’re going to the Beijing opera.

Ding Anqi

Ms. Ding Anqi is a doctoral candidate on teaching Chinese as a foreign language at Renmin University, Beijing. Shes holds an MA in the subject from Nankai University, Tianjian, having completed undergraduate studies of English Language and Literature at Shandong Normal University. Ding Anqi has taught Chinese language and on teaching methodology in both academic and corporate spheres since 1996, and is presently Deputy Dean of the School of Chinese Language and Literature at Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Chen Xin

Jing Lili

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