Streetwise Mandarin Chinese with MP3 Disc: Speak and Understand Everyday Mandarin Chinese (StreetwiseSeries)
by Rongrong Liao
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 495
EAN: 9780071474894
ISBN: 0071474897
Label: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2008-10-28
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Studio: McGraw-Hill
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Summary: Great book when combined with a systematic approach to Chinese
Comment: If you're using a wonderful, integrated classroom series like "The New Practical Chinese Reader" (q.v) to learn Chinese you've got a great start. But this book (and the cd) cuts across those classroom texts to fill in gaps, offer new ways of stating things and reviewing and recombining what you already know. I've studied Chinese for two semesters + of college Mandarin and find this book pushes me like a good piece of gym equipment; sometimes a struggle, but with practice, well achievable.
My recommendation for getting the most out of the book is to...1)learn the vocabulary in the chapter first, 2) read and study the notes for both conversations, and the cultural notes for the chapter, THEN 3) listen to and read the dialogues and 4) write out and read back the exercises. (the answers are included at the end of each chapter)
My only criticism is that I wish that pinyin had been used for all the phrases in the notes section. It would make looking up the unfamiliar characters ever so much simpler, since the point of the book is not so much learning individual characters, but combinations and patterns of speech. It would've speeded the learning considerably.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book when combined with a systematic approach to Chinese
Comment: If you're using a wonderful, integrated classroom series like "The New Practical Chinese Reader" (q.v) to learn Chinese you've got a great start. But this book (and the cd) cuts across those classroom texts to fill in gaps, offer new ways of stating things and reviewing and recombining what you already know. I've studied Chinese for two semesters + of college Mandarin and find this book pushes me like a good piece of gym equipment; sometimes a struggle, but with practice, well achievable.
My recommendation for getting the most out of the book is to...1)learn the vocabulary in the chapter first, 2) read and study the notes for both conversations, and the cultural notes for the chapter, THEN 3) listen to and read the dialogues and 4) write out and read back the exercises. (the answers are included at the end of each chapter)
My only criticism is that I wish that pinyin had been used for all the phrases in the notes section. It would make looking up the unfamiliar characters ever so much simpler, since the point of the book is not so much learning individual characters, but combinations and patterns of speech. It would've speeded the learning considerably.
From the side of the Silk Route to the edge of the Great Wall, the Chinese language as spoken by everyday people . Uncover the everyday Mandarin Chinese as it's spoken on the streets and in the alleys of China. With the help of Streetwise Mandarin Chinese, you'll get clued in on the frequently used idioms, colloquialisms, and slang currently used by Chinese speakers of all walks of life. The accompanying audio recordings include thirty dialogues performed by native speakers that bring the language of the streets alive and make remembering new terminology easy.. Streetwise Mandarin Chinese with MP3 Disc is your guide to: . - Polishing your Chinese skills and testing your comprehension with engaging exercises.
- Discovering the cultural attitudes behind many expressions .
- Encountering new vocabulary through lists of essential words and phrases and a mini audio dictionary
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