Confidence Chinese: Living in China

Title: Confidence Chinese: Living in China

Author/Editor: Zhang Meixia; Yan Tong

ISBN: 9787040204865

Publisher: Higher Education Press

Print Time: 2009-12

Version: Chinese- English -Pinyin

Others: Paperback; 16mo; 260 Pages, CD

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Description:
Confidence Chinese is formally piloted by FCO（British Foreign & Commonwealth Office） Services, which consists of three volumes: Volume 1: Getting Started, Volume 2: Living in China, and Volume 3: Working in China. Each volume has a text and a recorded CD, The book is designed to develop listening and speaking skills for beginning level learners and can be used as a course-book for learners in universities, schools, language programs and for private learning.

Confidence Chinese Volume 2: Living in China is designed to develop learner’s listening and speaking skills for living in China. It introduces 421 new words and expressions (which learners are expected to recognize and be able to use) and nearly 500 items of extended vocabulary (useful words and expressions for reference only) These cover a range of situations such as booking a tennis court by telephone, chatting in a teahouse, or explaining things to a domestic worker at home. Many language functions are practiced in the situational dialogues including giving an introduction, making a complaint, showing certainty or uncertainty. The textbook also gives some cultural tips and introduces 95 characters for writing practice.