Chinese Made Easy Textbook and Workbook Series - Traditional Characters
One of the best series of textbooks for teaching Chinese to kids. Chinese Made Easy uses a new approach and is designed for students who have no previous background in Chinese. Designed for students who are taking the SAT II/AP Chinese Examp.
Chinese Made Easy For Kids four levels features:
Basic Knowledge of pinyin
Basic knowledge of strokes and stroke order of Chinese Characters
Listening and Speaking Skills
A lively and free learning atmosphere of Chinese learning through rhymes, pictures, and story telling.
Tasks and activities related to primary school students
Knowledge of 500 Chinese Characters and how to write 100
Chinese Made Easy has five books and features:
Task based learning with a focus on form and function
Wide variety of texts and practice material
Up to date topics relevant to younger students
Good pacing of introduction of materials
Activities for practicing Chinese
Printed in color
Makes Chinese fun to learn
Knowledge from 1700 Chinese Characters and Several Thousand Chinese Phrases
Teacher Edition available
The author Mrs. Yamin Ma has a Masters in Education in Curriculum Design and Development from Queen's University, Canada. Her research interest lies in educational psychology, ESL, and Chinese language learning and teaching. She has taught both English and Chinese in China and Canada, and is currently teaching Chinese at an international school in Hong Kong. Her co-author Ms. Winying Li holds a post graduate diploma in Applied Linguistics from Tsinghua University, Beijing China. She also teaches Chinese at an International School in Hong Kong
Book 1 Chinese Made Easy Contents:
Greetings and
Family Members
Personal Introduction
Numbers and Dates
Countries and Languages
Occupations and Workplaces
Modes of Transport
Time
Book 2 Chinese Made Easy Contents:
Colors and Clothing
Weather and Holidays
Hobbies
Student Daily Routine
School subjects
School Facilities
Making telephone Calls
Book 3 Chinese Made Easy Contents:
Parts of the body and illness
Food and health
Shopping
Everyday articles
Stationary and gifts
Furniture and electrical appliances in the house
Life at home
Asking the way
Book 4 Chinese Made Easy Contents:
About China: it's language, geography, and food
Summer holidays
Travel
World famous cities
Family tree
Pets
Personality
Local community
Volunteer work
Book 5 Chinese Made Easy Contents:
Chinese and Western Festivals
Communications and the media
Celebrities
Young people
Law and order
Education and employment
Environment
New Technology
Healthy Life styles
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