Very Good: Spoken Chinese for Beginners vol.4 - Textbook with Supplementary Booklet and 1CD(Chinese Edition)

Liu Songhao, Song Haiyan,Ma Xiuli

ISBN 10: 7561922507 / ISBN 13: 9787561922507

Published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2007

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Language:Chinese.Author:Liu Songhao, Song Haiyan,Ma Xiuli.Binding:Soft Cover.Publisher:Beijing Language and Culture University Press.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Very Good: Spoken Chinese for Beginners vol.4 - Textbook with Supplementary Booklet and 1CD(Chinese Edition)
• Publisher: Beijing Language and Culture University Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 7561922507
• ISBN 13: 9787561922507
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Very Good: Spoken Chinese for Beginners vol. 4 has altogether 12 lessons. In coherence with the first three volumes and centering on the four characters' understanding and discussions on personal value and pursuit, it displays their distinctive personalities in vivid, humorous and simple language, thus reflecting the features that run through the book, "Classroom is the life setting", "Words reveal personalities"and "Humor is the key feature". Every lesson in this book is coherent with a storyline, which can arouse students' interests. The intriguing texts are thought-provoking. It includes 12 topics: Chinese talent shows, ways to cure insomnia, shopping (for an Mp3), watch a debate contest, what is happiness, classic movie quotes, learn to cook Chinese food, go for an interview, worship of idols (Jackie Chan), arrangement of holidays and life plan. In combination with rich culture it includes idioms (such as "killing two birds with one stone", "Lord Ye's love of dragons—professed love of what one does not really understanding or even fears"), popular sayings (such as "better to seek help from within more than without"), facial make-up in Beijing opera, he Romance of the Three Kingdoms, cultures and customs of the ethnic groups (Nakhi people in Lijiang) and the special meanings of color words in Chinese etc. The texts are thought-provoking. Students can learn 50 language points, over 200 words and make daily conversations in Chinese after learning this book. The texts are annotated in English. The supplementary booklet annotates the new words in Japanese and Korean. It also attaches the introduction to the texts, the teaching purpose(s) and two sets of exercises to facilitate teachers. An accompanying CD includes the recordings of the texts,new words and Proverb of the Lesson.