Basic Spoken Chinese Practice Essentials
An Introduction to Speaking and Listening for Beginners (Downloadable Audio MP3 and Printable Pages Included)
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Alphabet, Travel, Asia, China, Foreign Languages, Chinese
| Author: | Cornelius C. Kubler, Yang Wang | ISBN: | 9781462914647 |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing | Publication: | November 27, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cornelius C. Kubler, Yang Wang |
| ISBN: | 9781462914647 |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Publication: | November 27, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Use this one-of-a-kind practice guide together with any Chinese book or language program, and dramatically enhance your speaking and listening skills.
No matter what book or course you're using to learn Chinese, it takes a lot of practice. Here is a wealth of effective practice activities—including more than 16 hours of audio material!—to help polish your spoken Mandarin Chinese. This book corresponds to Basic Spoken Chinese and allows you to move from complete beginner level to basic proficiency. Downloadable content features over 16 hours of audio material, as well as (printable) PDF files of hundreds of additional practice pages and exercises.
Basic Spoken Chinese Practice Essentials includes carefully designed activities to help solidify every aspect of your spoken Chinese skills, including:
- Pronunciation exercises.
- Vocabulary and Grammar summaries.
- Substitution drills.
- Transformation and Response drills.
- Role Play & Listening Comprehension exercises.
- Dictation exercises.
- Translation exercises.
The downloadable content contains:
- 16 hours of audio by native Mandarin speakers.
- Printable practice pages.
- Printable exercises and activities.
Together with or after this book, you can use Basic Written Chinese if you want to learn Chinese reading and writing. It introduces the highest-frequency characters and words in a systematic way.
About the Series Respected Chinese language expert Dr. Cornelius Kubler, who has taught diplomats, business people and students, presents a learning system that uses separate but integrated "tracks" to help you efficiently master the basics of spoken and written Chinese. The materials in the Basic Spoken Chinese series allow you to move from complete beginner level to intermediate fluency.
Use this one-of-a-kind practice guide together with any Chinese book or language program, and dramatically enhance your speaking and listening skills.
No matter what book or course you're using to learn Chinese, it takes a lot of practice. Here is a wealth of effective practice activities—including more than 16 hours of audio material!—to help polish your spoken Mandarin Chinese. This book corresponds to Basic Spoken Chinese and allows you to move from complete beginner level to basic proficiency. Downloadable content features over 16 hours of audio material, as well as (printable) PDF files of hundreds of additional practice pages and exercises.
Basic Spoken Chinese Practice Essentials includes carefully designed activities to help solidify every aspect of your spoken Chinese skills, including:
- Pronunciation exercises.
- Vocabulary and Grammar summaries.
- Substitution drills.
- Transformation and Response drills.
- Role Play & Listening Comprehension exercises.
- Dictation exercises.
- Translation exercises.
The downloadable content contains:
- 16 hours of audio by native Mandarin speakers.
- Printable practice pages.
- Printable exercises and activities.
Together with or after this book, you can use Basic Written Chinese if you want to learn Chinese reading and writing. It introduces the highest-frequency characters and words in a systematic way.
About the Series Respected Chinese language expert Dr. Cornelius Kubler, who has taught diplomats, business people and students, presents a learning system that uses separate but integrated "tracks" to help you efficiently master the basics of spoken and written Chinese. The materials in the Basic Spoken Chinese series allow you to move from complete beginner level to intermediate fluency.
