Summary: We've all travelled abroad with the best of intentions when it comes to speaking the language, only to falter when it comes to the crunch. This quick and constructive course gives you the Mandarin Chinese you need to talk to the locals - and crucially, the confidence to put it into practice.As well as providing essential vocabulary and phrases, the course also aims to improve your understanding of spoken Mandarin Chinese, so that you can feel sure of yourself in two-way conversations.Based on the ten situations you are most likely to find yourself in while travelling abroad, the course builds your knowledge and understanding gradually, and is suitable for complete beginners. A booklet is included, with the dialogues and their English translations. A glossary of the words and phrases used also provides you with a handy phrasebook while you travel.By the end of this course, you will be at Level A2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions. Can communicate in simple and routine tasks.
We've all travelled abroad with the best of intentions when it comes to speaking the language, only to falter when it comes to the crunch. This quick and constructive course gives you the Mandarin Chinese you need to talk to the locals - and crucially, the confidence to put it into practice.As well as providing essential vocabulary and phrases, the course also aims to improve your understanding of spoken Mandarin Chinese, so that you can feel sure of yourself in two-way conversations.Based on the ten situations you are most likely to find yourself in while travelling abroad, the course builds your knowledge and understanding gradually, and is suitable for complete beginners. A booklet is included, with the dialogues and their English translations. A glossary of the words and phrases used also provides you with a handy phrasebook while you travel.By the end of this course, you will be at Level A2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions. Can communicate in simple and routine tasks.
TEN REALISTIC CONVERSATION SCENARIOS - the words and phrases you'll needNO GRAMMAR - make progress fast, without learning boring rules or unnecessary vocabularyNO NEW SCRIPT TO LEARN - booklet uses romanized transliterationALL-AUDIO COURSE - use anywhereLOTS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR PRACTICE AND REPETITION - improve your confidenceHELP IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS SAID BACK TO YOU - strategies for understanding what you hear, so you can have true, two-way conversations and not be thrown by the replies you get
Table of Contents: CDs 1 and 2Getting a taxi and renting a bicycleHaving a coffee and having a mealBooking a room and booking a tableChanging money and going to the marketAsking for directions and going to a local attractionTaking a train and getting a busVisiting the local attractionsBeing ill and sorting out problemsGoing shopping and buying souvenirsMaking friends and keeping in touch with friendsCD 3: Strategies and practice in understanding
About the Author(s): Elizabeth Scurfield is a founding member of the Chinese Department at the University of Westminster, London. Song Lianyi is Lecturer in Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London.
Readership: adults with little or no knowledge of Japanese; adults wanting extra audio material for practice
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