Complete Mandarin Chinese (Learn Mandarin Chinese with Teach Yourself)

Learn to read, write, speak and understand Mandarin Chinese

Zhaoxia Pang, Ruth Herd

• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781473608658
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Languages
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Complete Mandarin Chinese is a comprehensive book and audio language course that takes you from beginner to intermediate level.The all-new edition of this successful course has been fully rewritten by top Chinese teachers to incorporate the most essential language you'll need to communicate in Chinese with confidence. New learning features will support you in your mastery of the four skills as well as your understanding of Chinese characters. Do you want to develop a solid understanding of Mandarin and communicate confidently with others?
Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations, and extensive practice and review, Complete Mandarin Chinese will equip you with the practical skills you need to use Mandarin in a variety of realistic settings and situations, developing your cultural awareness along the way. What will I achieve by the end of the course?
By the end of Complete Mandarin Chinese you will have a solid intermediate-level grounding in the four key skills - reading, writing, speaking, and listening - and be able to communicate with confidence and accuracy. Is this course for me?
If you want to move confidently from beginner to intermediate level, this is the course for you. It's perfect for the self-study learner, with a one-on-one tutor, or for the beginner classroom. It can also be used as a refresher course. -Maps from A1 to B1/B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages
-HSK references and vocabulary benchmarking
-24 learning units plus verbs reference, word glossary and revision section
-Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns to make the language stick
-Teaches the key skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking
-Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner
-Culture notes - learn about the people and places of China
-Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims
-Authentic listening activities - everyday conversations give you a flavour of real spoken Mandarin Chinese
-Test Yourself - see and track your own progress*Complete Mandarin Chinese maps from Novice Low to Advanced Low level proficiency of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and from A1 Beginner to B1/B2 Intermediate level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) guidelines. It also contains the vocabulary needed for the HSK (Chinese proficiency test).The audio for this course is available for free on library.teachyourself.com or from the Teach Yourself Library app.Also available: Get Started In Beginner's Mandarin Chinese (ISBN 9781444174809). Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• About the authors
• Acknowledgements
• How the book works
• Learn to learn
• About Mandarin
• 1 你好！你好吗？ Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ hǎo ma? Hello! How are you?
• 2 你做什么工作？ Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò? What do you do?
• 3 你叫什么名字？ Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? What’s your name?
• 4 我请你喝茶。 Wǒ qǐng nǐ hē chá. I’ll treat you to a cup of tea.
• 5 你有什么爱好？ Nǐ yǒu shénme àihào? What’s your hobby?
• 6 你家有几口人？ Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén? How many are there in your family?
• 7 你早上几点起床？ Nǐ zǎoshang jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng? What time do you get up in the morning?
• 8 多少钱？ 怎么卖？ Duōshao qián? Zěnme mài? How much? How is it sold?
• R1: Review for units 1–8
• 9 你的生日几月几号？ Nǐ de shēngrì jǐ yuè jǐ hào? When is your birthday?
• 10 你可以陪我去买衣服吗？ Nǐ kěyǐ péi wǒ qù mǎi yīfu ma? Can you come clothes shopping with me?
• 11 小区旁边儿有地铁站吗？ Xiǎoqū pángbiānr yǒu dìtiězhàn ma? Is there an underground station near the estate?
• 12 租房子 Zū fángzi Renting a place to live
• 13 他坐高铁来北京。 Tā zuò Gāotiě lái Běijīng. He is coming to Beijing by high-speed train.
• 14 北京的秋天很舒服。 Běijīng de qiūtiān hӗn shūfu. Autumn in Beijing is very pleasant.
• 15 去烤鸭店怎么走？ Qù kǎoyādiàn zěnme zǒu? How do I get to the roast duck restaurant?
• 16 我觉得不舒服。 Wǒ juéde bù shūfu. I don’t feel well.
• R2: Review for units 9–16
• 17 时间过得太快了！ Shíjiān guò de tài kuài le! How time flies!
• 18 工作和休息都重要。 Gōngzuò hé xiūxi dōu zhòngyào. Work and rest are both important.
• 19 我想开个账户。 Wǒ xiǎng kāi ge zhànghù. I would like to open a bank account.
• 20 我们得好好儿地吃顿饭。 Wǒmen děi hǎohāorde chī dùn fàn. Let’s have a proper meal.
• 21 他们正在旅游呢。 Tāmen zhèngzài lǚyóu ne. They are travelling now.
• 22 中国的传统节日 Zhōngguó de chuántǒng jiérì Traditional Chinese festivals
• 23 入乡随俗 Rù xiāng suí sú When in Rome do as the Romans do
• 24 中国大，方言多 Zhōngguó dà, fāngyán duō China, a big country with many dialects
• R3: Review for units 17–24
• Answer key
• Mandarin Chinese Pinyin chart
• Reviews
• Copyright