The author has orgnized nearly 2,000 commonly used words in spoken Chinese in 800 sentences, which fall into 30 lessons, classified according to situations and functions. Each lesson contains drills in sentences, words and phrases, dialogues and exercises, with easy reading materials about Chinese culture. The textbook is therefore a combination of the virtues of such methodologies as sentence pattern, situational and functional & cultural language. All texts are marked with Pinyin and attached with English translations, enabling the textbook to be suitable for short intensive training sessions and for self-study at primary and intermediate levels.
