An Intensive Chinese Course - Words and Phrases provides 16 lessons on commonly used words and phrases that are useful in daily life. It is appropriate for students who have already mastered 2,000 Chinese words. This book helps students to learn more vocabulary, and enhances their usage of previously learned vocabulary, so that students can apply them in daily life. Each lesson consists of New Vocabulary, Word Usage, Short Essay, Conversation Excercises, Listening and Answer Exercises, and Reading and Answers. Lessons include: 1) Course selection of new students; 2) The school has strict attendance; 3) It's dull, but I can stand; 4) Writing a thesis; 5) They plan to spend a night in the desert; 6) Writing a summary; 7) He dreamt that a dog bit him; 8) Organizing various kinds of games; 9) I sleep at least six hours a day; 10) Wishing to improve his English; 11) The restaurant has hired two chefs; 12) He may apply for a scholarship; 13) He should be hospitalized for observation; 14) If you are ill, go to the hospital immediately; 15) Don't drive after drinking; 16) He has applied the knowledge he has learned. Each lesson introduces new vocabulary in Chinese, Pinyin and English. Recommended to be used in conjunction with the audio cds. This series also includes Elementary Writing, Listening, Characters and Reading, and Sentence Patterns.
Paperback, Simplified Chinese Characters, English & Pinyin, 326 Pages, 7.25'' x 10.25''