Modern Chinese

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Modern Chinese is a beginner Chinese language textbook designed for college students and adult learners with no previous exposure to Chinese.This unique program adopts a story-based approach that follows the lives of six college students whose multi-cultural backgrounds reflect today’s globalized world. The themes are designed to provide students with the vocabulary and context to engage and communicate in real life conversations quickly. Each lesson comes with clear and practical grammar instructions presented in an accessible format.

Modern Chinese Textbook 1A includes the following lessons:

Unit 1 : Me 我
- Lesson 1: Meeting People 你好!
- Lesson 2: Age and Nationality 你多大?你是哪国人?

Unit 2 : Family 家
- Lesson 1: Family and Pets家人和宠物
- Lesson 2: Job and Language 工作和语言

Unit 3 : Time 时
- Lesson 1: Days of the Week and Time 星期几?
- Lesson 2: Happy Birthday! 生日快乐!

Unit 4 : Food 吃
- Lesson 1: Ordering Food 点菜
- Lesson 2: How Does it Taste? 味道怎么样?

Unit 5 : Daily Lives 住
- Lesson 1: Campus Life 校园生活
- Lesson 2: Where is it? 在哪里?

Unit 6 : Shopping 买
- Lesson 1: Shopping 买东西
- Lesson 2: Cash or Credit Card? 付现金还是刷卡?

Unit 7 : Travel 行
- Lesson 1: Travel Plans 放假的计划
- Lesson 2: To the Airport 去机场

Unit 8 : Academics 学
- Lesson 1: Taking Classes 选课
- Lesson 2: In Class上课的时候

Each textbook includes complimentary access to lesson audios, lesson animations and additional resources such as an interactive pinyin table which was specially designed for the second edition. Other new features in the second edition are the introduction of 儿话 in the lessons and alternative ways to communicate in the vocabulary section.

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1A

Item Code: WB000343
Publisher: Better Chinese
School Grade: College
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Duration: 1 year

1B

Item Code: WB000344
Publisher: Better Chinese
School Grade: College
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Duration: 1 year

2A

Item Code: WB000345
Publisher: Better Chinese
School Grade: College
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 1 year

2B

Item Code: WB000346
Publisher: Better Chinese
School Grade: College
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Duration: 1 year

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Mar 2023
This resource has religious influence.

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About BetterChinese

Developed by experienced teachers and educators, the Better Chinese curriculum is classroom-tested with proven results from the pre-school level through college. Our pedagogy at Better Chinese is based on a

* Student-Centric approach,
* Inquiry-based and story Centered framework,
* Culturally-rich and authentic content,
* Language scaffolding and review, and
* Complete teacher support.

Each series is tailored to provide students with easy-to-use, fun and comprehensive materials to make learning Chinese exciting in non-native Chinese environments. Not only will they learn the language naturally, they will also have fun and develop a keen understanding of the Chinese culture.

Through our range of multimedia products and our Online Learning System, students can easily learn Chinese in school or at home.

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