This book is Volume Six of the series Easy Steps to Chinese. With five units (three lessons in each unit), it introduces contents closely related to the daily life of senior secondary students, such as “school, curriculum and learn Chinese”, “go to Beijing, study abroad, celebrate Chinese New Year”, “charity bazaar, challenge, camping”, “young man, pressure, worries”, “new technologies, health, environment protection”.

Starting this book, the textbook and exercise book are combined into one. In each lesson, there is one text, two or three reading materials, various exercises supplemented by brief explanations of grammatical points and introductions to the writing styles. It is more close to various overseas Chinese examinations, such as GCSE, AP and IB in terms of content and form.

This volume is full-color printed (with one CD). With beautiful illustrations, practical conversations and short articles, it enables the students’ simple communication in fluent and accurate Chinese.

Yamin Ma, B.A. in English Language and Literature, and M.A. in Education, is currently a Chinese teacher in Island School, Hong Kong. Ma has gained years of experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and she actively keeps up with the trends of AP Chinese Test in U.S. and the IB Chinese Test in Europe. Her research covers English language teaching, Chinese language teaching and educational psychology. She has read and published a number of papers in international conferences.