1 cassette and book.
If you really want to learn Chinese but are daunted by the prospect of complicated grammar, classes and coursebooks, this is the course for you.
Elizabeth Scurfield and Song Lianyi have written a friendly introduction to Chinese that's easy right the way through. It's in two parts. The first teaches you the basic grammar you'll need, with lively dialogues, explanations and vocabulary. In the second you move on to practicing what you've just learnt in a range of real-life situations.
'Beginner's Chinese' is ideal for you because:
-There is a pronunciation section to help you get started
-Everything is explained in simple English
-There are hints throughout to make learning easy
-What you learn is useful right from the start
-There is a special unit dealing with the Chinese script
-There are plenty of varied exercises and activities
-There are lots of illustrations to help your learning
The cassette has been specially recorded to accompany the book by native Chinese speakers. It contains:
-A pronunciation
-Dialogues from the book
-Exercises in listening and speaking in each unit.
"Beginners Chinese" is never difficult or boring, so you will be able to relax and enjoy your first taste of Chinese. There are also hints throughout to making learning Chinese easy, as well as lots of information about life in China. What you learn is useful right from the start, and all the words are listed in the back of the book. There's also a key to all activities, a glossary of grammar terms and special help on sounding Chinese.
