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Colloquial Chinese 2 is designed for those who already have some knowledge of Chinese. It is ideal for refreshing and extending your grasp of Chinese grammar and vocabulary, either in preparation for travel or work.
Key features include
- revision material to help the consolidation of basics
- a range of Chinese reading texts presented in simplified characters and pinyin romanization
- lessons based on practical everyday topics and supplemented by useful cultural notes
- lots of spoken and written exercises in each lesson for practice and consolidation
- a grammar summary
- detailed answer key
- Chinese-English glossary
Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
List of contents
Unit 1 Zhongwén yTjf Zhongguó, The Chinese language and China, Unit 2 Zài Zhongguó luxfng, Travelling in China, Unit 3 Jiànkang, Health, Unit 4 Jùhul hé ymshf, Get-togethers and food, Unit 5 Gud nián, Celebrate Chinese New Year, Unit 6 Xìngqii hé àihào, Interests and hobbies, Unit 7 Jiàoyù, Education, Unit Gongzuò, Work, Unit 9 Jiaotong yu huánfing, Transport and environment, Unit 10 Diànnao hé hùliánwang, Computers and the internet, Unit 11 HunyTn yu zTnii, Marriage and children, Unit 12 Gaigé hé biànhuà, Reform and change.
About the author
Kan Qian
Summary
Colloquial Chinese 2 is designed for people who already have some knowledge of the language but want to progress a stage further. Structured to give you the opportunity to listen to and read lots of modern, everyday Chinese, it has been developed to extend your grasp of Chinese grammar and vocabulary.
