This is Textbook 1 of Easy
Steps to Chinese (English Edition). It is composed of 5 units, each with 3
lessons, respectively introducing such topics as “pinyin, basic strokes,
numbers, greetings”, “dates, age, telephone numbers”, “family members,
self-introduction, occupation”, “time, daily routine, means of transport”,
“colours, clothing, parts of the body”.
It is a hardcover color
textbook with beautiful illustrations, practical conversations and short
passages, which help students to make simple communication in fluent and accurate
Chinese. It provides two-dimension-code file containing the recording of the
texts for students to scan and study at any time and any place.
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.
Easy
Steps to Chinese adopts a new approach to teaching Chinese as a foreign
language. It is designed for both primary and secondary school students who are
taking Chinese exams, such as GCSE/IGCSE/AS (U.K.), SAT II/AP (U.S.A.), IB
Chinese Language B Standard Level, or for those students who are starting to
learn Chinese on their own. Easy Steps to Chinese has three stages: Stage 1 –
Books 1 and 2; Stage 2 – Books 3, 4, 5 and 6; and Stage 3 – Books 7 and 8.
After completing this series, the students will acquire a vocabulary of
approximately 1,600 Chinese characters, and develop confidence in using Chinese
to communicate either orally or in written forms.
The series includes:
·Textbook with a CD
·Workbook
·Teacher’s Book with a CD
·Picture flashcards
·Word cards
The topics for each stage are:
Stage 1: Books 1-2
·Numbers·Personal
identification
·Parts of the body·Colours and clothing
·Food and drinks
·Daily
routines
·Schooling·Hobbies
·Life at home
·Means of transport
·Daily
articles·Weather
Stage 2: Books 3-6
·Appearance
·People and occupations
·School
facilities
·Weather and holidays·Pets
·Personality
·School events·Food and
sickness
·Accidents
·Shopping and travelling
·Neighbourhood·Festivals and
celebrations
Stage 3: Books 7-8·Community
·Work experience·Environment
·Customs and
traditions
·Technology and communication
·Diet and healthy life-style
·Special
occasions
·Leisure and travelling
·Education and employment
·Law and order
·Current
issues
·World issues
The features of this series: ★task-based learning ★a wide variety of texts ★practical tasks and activities ★up-to-date topics relevant to young people ★carefully pacing for gradual progress ★clearly focused aims ★regular consolidation ★both simplified and traditional script in the
vocabulary list ★a fun and effective approach ★attractive page designs