Modern Chinese - Chinese for Beginners
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Chinese(simplified) with Pinyin and English comments. 315 pages. Large page size.
The book is written and published for learners overseas by the authority of the Chinese teaching - BLCU (Beijing Language and Culture Univeristy) Press and Sinoligua. Used as one of BLCU's main textbooks. The course is intended for beginners learning Chinese as a foreign language. It's the latest edition of this popular book.
The course is intended for beginners learning Chinese as a foreign language. The compilers' aim has been to make the course practical, precise and interesting. As it is for beginners, the coursebook contains the material which is most necessary and which can be used immediately by the student in daily life. The language points are arranged so that easy ones come before difficult ones and simple forms come before complicated forms.
The following is a brief description of each section of the lessons in the coursebook.
1. New Words: The whole book presents approximately 1,200 words, an average of 15 in each lesson.
2. Text: The texts cover a wide range of typical situations in students' social life and compus life.
3. Phonetics: Students using this textbook will get thorough training in phonetics.
A. Initial and finals: The characteristics in producing Chinese compound finls are emphasized in this book.
B. Tones: The four tones constitute a special obstacle for beginning students of Chinese.
C. Stress and intonation: This textbook gives considerable attention to the characteristics of Chinese stress and intonation and provides a number of relevant drills.
4. Grammar: This textbook includes the basics of Chinese grammar.
5. Exercises: Exercises and drills on phonetics, grammar and sentence patterns are provided.
Total of 55 lessons (each has text which isn't listed below):
Lesson 1: Phonetics: The basic structure of Chinese syllables; thones; the way to write the tone-marks.
Lesson 2: Phonetics: The neutral tone; the 3rd tone + the neutral tone.
Lesson 3: Phonetics: Pronunciation characteristics of the compound finals ai, ei, ao, ou; the compound finals iu and ui; the nasal fina ong; the half-third tone; two third-tone syllables in succession.
Grammar: Subject and predicate; the interrogative pronoun shei; questions using ma; personal pronouns as attributive.
Lesson 4: Phonetics: Pronunciation characteristics of the compound finals ua and uo and the nasal compund finals uan and ian; retroflexed finals.
Lesson 5: Phonetics: The tone change of thenegative adverb bu. Grammar: The adverbs bu and ye; the interrogative pronound shenme.
Lesson 6: Phonetics: The compound fina ie Grammar: The structural particolored.
Lesson 7: Phonetics: the syllables bo, po, mo, and fo; the final iang. Grammar: the verb you.
Lesson 8: Phonetics: the tone change of yi; the final uang. Grammar:measure words
Lesson 9: Phonetics: the finals ue and uan Grammar: affirmative-negative qustions.
Lesson 10: Phonetics: changes in pronunciation of the model particle a. Grammar: reading numbers.
Lesson 11: Phonetics: prounuciation of the letter a.
Lesson 12: Phonetics: pronunciation of the letter e. Grammar: the optative verbs hui and keyi.
Lesson 13: Phonetics: prounuciation of the letter i. Grammar: locality nouns; expressing existence.
Lesson 14: Phonetics: summary of compund finals according to their featues in prouunciation. Grammar: the prepositional phrase as adverbial.
Lesson 15: Phonetics: summary of Chinese initials and finals. Grammar: counting from 10 to 99; elliptical questions using ne.
Lesson 16: Phonetics: word stress. Grammar: how to tell the names of the year; time words as adverbial.
Lesson 17: Phonetics: sentence stress. Grammar: the structure of a sentence expressing the date or the time of the day.
Lesson 18: Phonetics: intonation(1); stress in sentences expressing sums of money. Grammar: counting Chinese money.
Lesson 19: Phonetics: intonation(2); stress in SVO sentences. Grammar: the conjunction (haishi).
Lesson 20: Phonetics: intonation(3). Grammar: counting from 100 to 100,000.
Lesson 21: Phonetics: tnotnation(4); the stress and unstressed (ji); stres of sentences indicating age, height and weight. Grammar: approximate numbers; how to tell age, height and weight.
Lesson 22: Phonetics: intonation (5). Grammar: and; the pronouns; the modal particle.
Lesson 23: Phonetics: intonation(6). Grammar: expressing actions in progress.
Lesson 24: Phonetics: intonation(7). Grammar: indicating and ordinal number; the verbs and used to indicate the result of an action.
Lesson 25: Phonetics: intonation(8); stress in a sentence with an adjectival predicate. Grammar: sentences with adjectival predicates; the locality nouns.
Lesson 26: Phonetics: contrastive stress. Grammar: nominal sonstructions.
Lesson 27: Phonetics: stress in sentences with sp phrases as predicate. Grammar: nomnal sonsturctions using di; structure of sentences with sp phrases as predicate.
Lesson 28: Phonetics: thestressed and unstressed Grammar: usage of prepositions.
Lesson 29: Phonetics: intonation of questions. Grammar: questions using.
Lesson 30: Phonetics: stres in sentences expressing sth. which is aobut to happen. Grammar: ways to express sth. whhich is about to happen.
Lesson 31: Grammar: summary of the usages of le.
Lesson 32: Grammar: a pattern showing two things occurring in succession; the particle le expressing change; structure of exclamatory sentences.
Lesson 33: Grammar: how to indicate periods of time; how to express howlong an action lasts.
Lesson 34: Grammar: the usage; the difference between.
Lesson 35: Grammar: the constructin; thepreposition.
Lesson 36: Grammar: sentences with an sp phrase as predicate; the verbal measure word.
Lesson 37: Grammar: showing the direction of an action; a usage of here and there.
Lesson 38: Grammar: come and go showing the direction of an action.
Lesson 39: Grammar: post- and adjectives expressing a comment on an action.
Lesson 40: Grammar: verbs and verb phraseas as attributive.
Lesson 41: Grammar: collocation of verbs and prepositions.
Lesson 42: Grammar: the verbal suffix; the verbal measure words.
Lesson 43: Grammar: the verbal suffix.
Lesson 44: Grammar: the structural particle; the -sentence(1)
Lesson 45: Grammar: the verbal suffix (2).
Lesson 46: Grammar: the -sentence (2)
Lesson 47: Grammar: v+de+rc expressing potentiality.
Lesson 48: Grammar: v+de+(RC)+come/go expressing the possibility of a result.
Lesson 49: Grammar: sentences of comparison.
Lesson 50: Grammar: in sentences using 'bi' to express the degree of difference; to specify the difference in sentences using 'bi'.
Lesson 51: Grammar: adverbial incomparative sentences.
Lesson 52: Grammar: the sentence of comparison: the -phrase used before the post- adjective.
Lesson 53: Grammar: the consturuction; the pronoun.
Lesson 54: Grammar: the preposition expressing passivity.
Lesson 55: Grammar: theprepositions and expressing passivity.
ISBN-10: 7-5619-1117-3 or 7561911173; ISBN-13: 9787561911174
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The book is written and published for learners overseas by the authority of the Chinese teaching - BLCU (Beijing Language and Culture Univeristy) Press and Sinoligua. Used as one of BLCU's main textbooks. The course is intended for beginners learning Chinese as a foreign language. It's the latest edition of this popular book.
The course is intended for beginners learning Chinese as a foreign language. The compilers' aim has been to make the course practical, precise and interesting. As it is for beginners, the coursebook contains the material which is most necessary and which can be used immediately by the student in daily life. The language points are arranged so that easy ones come before difficult ones and simple forms come before complicated forms.
The following is a brief description of each section of the lessons in the coursebook.
1. New Words: The whole book presents approximately 1,200 words, an average of 15 in each lesson.
2. Text: The texts cover a wide range of typical situations in students' social life and compus life.
3. Phonetics: Students using this textbook will get thorough training in phonetics.
A. Initial and finals: The characteristics in producing Chinese compound finls are emphasized in this book.
B. Tones: The four tones constitute a special obstacle for beginning students of Chinese.
C. Stress and intonation: This textbook gives considerable attention to the characteristics of Chinese stress and intonation and provides a number of relevant drills.
4. Grammar: This textbook includes the basics of Chinese grammar.
5. Exercises: Exercises and drills on phonetics, grammar and sentence patterns are provided.
Total of 55 lessons (each has text which isn't listed below):
Lesson 1: Phonetics: The basic structure of Chinese syllables; thones; the way to write the tone-marks.
Lesson 2: Phonetics: The neutral tone; the 3rd tone + the neutral tone.
Lesson 3: Phonetics: Pronunciation characteristics of the compound finals ai, ei, ao, ou; the compound finals iu and ui; the nasal fina ong; the half-third tone; two third-tone syllables in succession.
Grammar: Subject and predicate; the interrogative pronoun shei; questions using ma; personal pronouns as attributive.
Lesson 4: Phonetics: Pronunciation characteristics of the compound finals ua and uo and the nasal compund finals uan and ian; retroflexed finals.
Lesson 5: Phonetics: The tone change of thenegative adverb bu. Grammar: The adverbs bu and ye; the interrogative pronound shenme.
Lesson 6: Phonetics: The compound fina ie Grammar: The structural particolored.
Lesson 7: Phonetics: the syllables bo, po, mo, and fo; the final iang. Grammar: the verb you.
Lesson 8: Phonetics: the tone change of yi; the final uang. Grammar:measure words
Lesson 9: Phonetics: the finals ue and uan Grammar: affirmative-negative qustions.
Lesson 10: Phonetics: changes in pronunciation of the model particle a. Grammar: reading numbers.
Lesson 11: Phonetics: prounuciation of the letter a.
Lesson 12: Phonetics: pronunciation of the letter e. Grammar: the optative verbs hui and keyi.
Lesson 13: Phonetics: prounuciation of the letter i. Grammar: locality nouns; expressing existence.
Lesson 14: Phonetics: summary of compund finals according to their featues in prouunciation. Grammar: the prepositional phrase as adverbial.
Lesson 15: Phonetics: summary of Chinese initials and finals. Grammar: counting from 10 to 99; elliptical questions using ne.
Lesson 16: Phonetics: word stress. Grammar: how to tell the names of the year; time words as adverbial.
Lesson 17: Phonetics: sentence stress. Grammar: the structure of a sentence expressing the date or the time of the day.
Lesson 18: Phonetics: intonation(1); stress in sentences expressing sums of money. Grammar: counting Chinese money.
Lesson 19: Phonetics: intonation(2); stress in SVO sentences. Grammar: the conjunction (haishi).
Lesson 20: Phonetics: intonation(3). Grammar: counting from 100 to 100,000.
Lesson 21: Phonetics: tnotnation(4); the stress and unstressed (ji); stres of sentences indicating age, height and weight. Grammar: approximate numbers; how to tell age, height and weight.
Lesson 22: Phonetics: intonation (5). Grammar: and; the pronouns; the modal particle.
Lesson 23: Phonetics: intonation(6). Grammar: expressing actions in progress.
Lesson 24: Phonetics: intonation(7). Grammar: indicating and ordinal number; the verbs and used to indicate the result of an action.
Lesson 25: Phonetics: intonation(8); stress in a sentence with an adjectival predicate. Grammar: sentences with adjectival predicates; the locality nouns.
Lesson 26: Phonetics: contrastive stress. Grammar: nominal sonstructions.
Lesson 27: Phonetics: stress in sentences with sp phrases as predicate. Grammar: nomnal sonsturctions using di; structure of sentences with sp phrases as predicate.
Lesson 28: Phonetics: thestressed and unstressed Grammar: usage of prepositions.
Lesson 29: Phonetics: intonation of questions. Grammar: questions using.
Lesson 30: Phonetics: stres in sentences expressing sth. which is aobut to happen. Grammar: ways to express sth. whhich is about to happen.
Lesson 31: Grammar: summary of the usages of le.
Lesson 32: Grammar: a pattern showing two things occurring in succession; the particle le expressing change; structure of exclamatory sentences.
Lesson 33: Grammar: how to indicate periods of time; how to express howlong an action lasts.
Lesson 34: Grammar: the usage; the difference between.
Lesson 35: Grammar: the constructin; thepreposition.
Lesson 36: Grammar: sentences with an sp phrase as predicate; the verbal measure word.
Lesson 37: Grammar: showing the direction of an action; a usage of here and there.
Lesson 38: Grammar: come and go showing the direction of an action.
Lesson 39: Grammar: post- and adjectives expressing a comment on an action.
Lesson 40: Grammar: verbs and verb phraseas as attributive.
Lesson 41: Grammar: collocation of verbs and prepositions.
Lesson 42: Grammar: the verbal suffix; the verbal measure words.
Lesson 43: Grammar: the verbal suffix.
Lesson 44: Grammar: the structural particle; the -sentence(1)
Lesson 45: Grammar: the verbal suffix (2).
Lesson 46: Grammar: the -sentence (2)
Lesson 47: Grammar: v+de+rc expressing potentiality.
Lesson 48: Grammar: v+de+(RC)+come/go expressing the possibility of a result.
Lesson 49: Grammar: sentences of comparison.
Lesson 50: Grammar: in sentences using 'bi' to express the degree of difference; to specify the difference in sentences using 'bi'.
Lesson 51: Grammar: adverbial incomparative sentences.
Lesson 52: Grammar: the sentence of comparison: the -phrase used before the post- adjective.
Lesson 53: Grammar: the consturuction; the pronoun.
Lesson 54: Grammar: the preposition expressing passivity.
Lesson 55: Grammar: theprepositions and expressing passivity.
ISBN-10: 7-5619-1117-3 or 7561911173; ISBN-13: 9787561911174
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