Chinese Stories for Language LearnersDo you know that the most effective and fun way of learning Mandarin Chinese is through story reading and listening? Do you also know that the key to building up vocabulary is through reading broadly and extensively?
Start your learning journey with a rich variety of Chinese stories from ancient to modern China. Learn from 25 fun stories with expanded learning content, written and selected specially for elementary-level students (HSK1-3). A bilingual book of Chinese folk tales, idioms, fables, proverbs, myths, historical and modern fun stories.
With this book, you will:
- Build up and expand essential Chinese vocabulary
- Master 50 Chinese sentence patterns with examples in context
- Uncover the original stories of Chinese traditional festivals
- Discover life lessons and wisdom from China's greatest classics
- Learn witty Chinese idioms and proverbs and their original stories
- Gain powerful Chinese cultural knowledge and insights
This is a unique learning journey full of fun stories. Each story is structured to assist your learning whilst making it entertaining and memorable! Enjoy and learn with:
- Bilingual story in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, and English
- Chinese-only version of the story for self-assessment
- Key Vocabulary list to help you learn and review
- Sentence Patterns with examples in context
- Engaging activities or exercises to help you to reflect
- Learning Tips and Culture Corner to enhance your understanding
- FREE AUDIO, recorded by native speakers, to help with listening and speaking
This book will serve as your best friend in this exciting Chinese learning adventure.
Be bold, dream big, and believe in yourself!
This is the first installment in LingLing's Chinese Stories for Language Learners series, a graded series progressing from elementary to advanced levels, specially created for learners who love learning Chinese language and culture through rich, engaging stories.
For the best results and a smooth learning experience, we highly recommend collecting all volumes in the series. Your commitment to consistent learning will lead to remarkable progress.
LingLing is a native Mandarin-speaking educator from China who is now based in the UK. She holds an MA in Communication and Language and has more than ten years of teaching experience.She founded the learning brand LingLing Mandarin in 2020 with a mission to create engaging books and resources that help learners master Chinese and gain deeper insights into Chinese culture in an enjoyable and meaningful way.Outside of her professional work, LingLing enjoys reading, practising Chinese calligraphy, and playing the guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument. She is also a devoted dog lover and lives in England with her husband.
