First Step: Workbook for Modern Chinese

by Chih-p'ing Chou, Jing Wang, Jun Lei

Overview

This workbook is a companion volume to First Step, the elementary Chinese textbook. Featuring both traditional and simplified characters along with pinyin and English translation, the workbook includes comprehensive exercises and character writing sheets with information on the stroke orders of newly introduced characters. Perforated pages facilitate student use and easy handling of homework, and the workbook also includes more than 120 color illustrations. Listening exercises that help students learn to identify and pronounce the tones used in contemporary spoken Chinese are paired with free online audio files, accessible on smartphones, tablets and laptops.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780691159980
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	04/06/2014
Series:	The Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese , #35
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Chih-p'ing Chou is professor of East Asian studies at Princeton University and director of the university's Chinese language and Princeton in Beijing programs. Jing Wang is senior lecturer in Chinese at Princeton. Jun Lei is a former lecturer in Chinese at Princeton.

Table of Contents

Users's Manual

Hanyu Pinyin Romanization System 1

1 Teacher and Students 3

2 The Books Are on the Table 15

3 I Am Very Busy Today 27

4 Beijing Roast Duck 39

5 A Picture 53

6 My Two Friends 67

7 Choosing Classes 77

8 Cannot See Clearly 89

9 To Drink Tea or Coffee 99

10 Looking for Glasses While Wearing Them 111

11 Who Ate My Stuff 121

12 The Door Is Locked, I Cannot Get In 133

13 Buy Shoes 145

14 Cannot Get up and Late for School 157

15 It’s Snowing! 169

16 Getting Fatter, What Shall I Do? 181

17 Ride a Bike 193

18 The Bike Was Stolen 203

19 Chinatown 211

20 East Asian Library 223

21 Chinese Table 233

22 Our Chinese Teachers 241

23 Individual Sessions 251

24 See a Movie 259

25 I’m Vegetarian 267

26 Speech Contest 275

27 I Have to Move 285

28 Living Off Campus Is Not as Good as Living in the Dorm 293

29 Xiao Ding and Susan 301

30 An Email to Parents 309