The go-to guide to Chinese-now with streaming audio of spoken Chinese that dramatically improves your pronunciation skills From reading and recognizing Chinese script to mastering vocabulary, basic grammar, and sentence structure, Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Chinese provides everything you need to build a solid foundation in this language. Ideal for students looking for reinforcement of instruction in class or from a formal textbook, this workbook provides simplified versions of Chinese characters with the pinyin transliteration, making it easy to read, and all grammar examples have English translations. Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Chinese features: *Bite-sized formats for grammar, vocabulary, script, and communication structuresmake learning a snap *150 practice exercises and review units that build comprehension*English-Chinese and Chinese [Pinyin]-English glossaries*High-frequency vocabulary lists on a variety of key topics*New to this edition: 60 minutes of streaming audio recordings for increased listening comprehension and accent improvement

Bridge to China is a new, four-part Mandarin Chinese primer series for today's North American college and high school students. The series opens with an introduction to Pinyin, the Chinese phonetic alphabet, which optimizes students' ability to speak successfully as they learn. The first two books are for beginning students and emphasize pronunciation, listening, and speaking. Book 2 also incorporates reading skills. Books 3 and 4 target intermediate Mandarin Chinese learners and place equal emphasis on speaking and reading skills. The series offers well-chosen, high-interest topics for oral activities, lively situational dialogues, important grammatical structures, and select usages of modern Chinese. It also provides entertaining, culturally informative readings, supplementary vocabulary lists, and two-way vocabulary glossaries at the end of each book. Extensively class-tested, Bridge to China integrates the 5 Cs of language learning-communication, culture, comparisons, connections, and communities. It lays a solid foundation in the target language and successfully prepares students for advanced study. This series can be used in two-year college programs, four-year high school programs, and short-term intensives.

Learn and review Chinese grammar at a glance

Of all the obstacles you face while learning a new language, grammar is one of the toughest. But now there's a way to learn the subtleties of grammar without all the headaches. "Side by Side Chinese & English Grammar" is the perfect tool to help you understand the similarities and differences between English and Chinese grammar.

By learning Chinese grammar through comparisons to your native English language, you are able to build on what you already know. You will be better able to understand and remember Chinese grammar while writing, speaking, and being tested on Chinese usage. This innovative grammar guide includes: Clear and comprehensive introductions to the parts of speech, explaining their functions and answering common questions about them Quick Check sections that summarize main ideas Appendices that identify possible grammar trouble spots, such as measure words and individual classifiers Numerous verb charts with side-by-side Chinese and English translations for easy understanding of each tense's meaning An exercise section with answer key to test and review your knowledge

"Side by Side Chinese & English Grammar" gives you a firm grasp of the structure of both languages and sets the stage for true language mastery.