Speak Chinese Overnight Level One


Book Description

We have created a revolutionary way to help you learn to speak Chinese. Our incredible new method has literally cracked the code of learning Mandarin for English speakers, simply because our entire curriculum was written from an English speaker’s perspective. We believe this method will help you overcome the difficulties often experienced during the attempt at learning the Chinese language. Our state-of-the art program is well organized, complete and is written in a step-by-step format. You simply have to follow the instruction of each course and you will learn how to speak Mandarin Chinese easily and eventually fluently. Getting the Best Results Possible ! Once you master the basics of Mandarin, you can then move on to more advanced work perfect for traveling and business trips. If you are a professional who travels to China on a regular basis or deals with Chinese business markets, our books will help you with grammar, real estate sales, retailers, hospitality workers and even how to speak Chinese in a Chinese restaurant.You will learn how to converse using perfect grammar and will obtain perfect sentence structure while speaking Mandarin




So Easy! Cook and Speak Chinese


Book Description

Everyone loves Chinese food. How fun it would be to learn Mandarin while learning to cook! The cooking method is explained in a manner allowing one to speak and cook authentic dishes at the same time. From this book, you will … Learn to cook Chinese food at home Learn Chinese cooking and Mandarin at the same time Learn how to order Chinese dishes at a Chinese restaurant using Mandarin By studying this section, you will know how to communicate Chinese cooking methods and ingredients in Mandarin. There are detailed recipes written in English at the back of this book. Learn to speak and cook Chinese in an easy and fast way. Cook and enjoy your Chinese food!




Easy Chinese for Retailers


Book Description

For those who are in the Retail Industry If you are working in the Retail Industry you might be amazed at the increase in Chinese tourists or customers in your business. “Easy Chinese for Retailers” will help you learn Chinese language related to this professional field and use these language skills to serve your clients. “Easy Chinese for Retailers” covers Retail Industry related to vocabulary, advanced grammar, sentence structure, and a brief introduction to the preference of Chinese tourists in each lesson. You will learn Chinese language related to this professional field and use these language skills to serve your Chinese clients This book contains a brief introduction to the preference of Chinese customers in each lesson.




Easy Chinese for Real Estate Sales


Book Description

For those are in the Real Estate Industry If you are working in the real estate industry you might be amazed at the increase in Chinese buyers in your business. “Easy Chinese for Real Estate Sales” will help you learn Chinese language related to this professional field and use these language skills to serve your clients. “Easy Chinese for Real Estate Sales” covers Real Estate Industry related to vocabulary, advanced grammar, sentence structure, and a brief introduction to the preference of Chinese buyers in each lesson.




CHINESE PHRASES AND GRAMMAR MADE EASY


Book Description

What are you going to learn from this book? Expand your Chinese words and learn grammar basics at the same time Apply your newly learned grammar skills to everyday mandarin conversations. Acquire clear sentence structure and a basic foundation for speaking Mandarin. Lesson One Pronoun (1) Singular & Plural Pronoun-possessive Chinese words related to family, work place, school, and social life Lesson 2 Pronoun (2) Review: when, who, where, what, how many and how much Learn: when, what time, why, how (ways of feelings), and how old Lesson 3 Adjective Learn color, size, and volume For example: (1) I want a medium size coffee (2) He has 3 red apples. Lesson 4 Comparative and Superlative This apple is the biggest. The color is the blackest. My car is the most expensive. Lesson 5 Preposition & Direction Learn to ask & tell the position and direction. For example: (1) The flower is inside the box (2) Please drive east. Lesson 6-8 Tense Past, present, perfect, and future tense I have eaten pizza. I had eaten pizza. I already ate pizza. I am going to eat pizza. I want to eat pizza. Lesson 9-10 Ways of asking questions and common answers You will get trained and be familiar with the colloquial conversation in these two lessons.




Active Grammar Level 1 without Answers and CD-ROM


Book Description

A three-level series of grammar reference and practice books for teenage and young adult learners. Active Grammar Level 1 covers all the grammar taught at A1-A2 (CEF) level. The book presents grammar points in meaningful context through engaging and informative texts, followed by clear explanations and useful tips that highlight common mistakes usually made by low-level learners. Exam-style exercises provide plenty of challenging practice and encourage students to apply their own ideas creatively to grammar learning. A large number of contrastive revision exercises in the book and on the CD-ROM allow students to assess and monitor their progress at regular intervals. This version without answers and CD-ROM is suitable for classroom use and self-study.




Intermediate Mandarin Chinese Speaking & Listening Practice


Book Description

"A breath of fresh air… Its dual track for spoken and written language finally gives American students a chance to develop oral proficiency without being slowed down by the character writing… An ideal textbook for any program that seeks to advance rapidly in spoken Chinese and to fully prepare the students for their encounter with China. --Dr. Jingqi Fu, Associate Professor of Chinese, St. Mary's College of Maryland"




e-Lower Secondary Levels English Model Compositions


Book Description

This book is a great resource of IDEAS for common composition topics. And to show how these ideas can link to become a continuous story, a MODEL COMPOSITION on the same topic is included for reference. The varied topics are written in different styles, intended to present different text types. Each topic begins with ideas in short phrases for the paragraphs in a composition. Interesting words used are printed in bold, and these words are explained in the “Vocabulary” box at the bottom of every IDEA page. A complete composition on the same topic is presented showing how the ideas are linked and how the paragraphs flow. Students can learn how to present their ideas in short descriptive phrases when working on their drafts. The model compositions also show the various techniques and ways of linking ideas and sentences. By reading more, a student will be able to express himself clearly and write better compositions. Students will find this book useful as a learning resource for composition writing.




Learning Chinese


Book Description

The acquisition of Mandarin Chinese, one of the most important and widely spoken languages in the world today, is the focus of this innovative study. It describes the rise of Chinese as a global language and the many challenges and opportunities associated with learning it. The collaborative, multiple-case study and cross-case analysis is presented from three distinct but complementary theoretical and analytic perspectives: linguistic, sociocultural, and narrative. The book reveals fascinating dimensions of Chinese language learning based on vivid first-person accounts (with autobiographical narratives included in the book) of adults negotiating not only their own and others' language and literacy learning, but also their identities, communities, and trajectories as users of Chinese.




Night Heron


Book Description

Set in China, and ripped from today's headlines, comes a pulse-pounding debut that reinvents the spy thriller for the 21st century. A lone man, Peanut, escapes a labor camp in the dead of night, fleeing across the winter desert of north-west China. Two decades earlier, he was a spy for the British; now Peanut must disappear on Beijing's surveillance-blanketed streets. Desperate and ruthless, he reaches out to his one-time MI6 paymasters via crusading journalist Philip Mangan, offering military secrets in return for extraction. But the secrets prove more valuable than Peanut or Mangan could ever have known. . . and not only to the British.