Discover China , co-developed and co-published by FLTRP and Macmillan Publishers, is a four-level Mandarin Chinese course, specially designed for beginner to intermediate level students studying Chinese in Englishspeaking countries. Each level includes a student’s book and a workbook. It employs a communicative approach to language learning. Emphasis is placed on communication in real life contexts through a variety of activities. Vocabulary learning comes through topic-based practice and extension exercises. Student-centered grammar learning allows students to discover the rules by themselves through identifying patterns in the language samples. The high-frequency characters in character writing practice are presented within the context of the unit theme. Insights into Chinese culture through “Cultural corner” sections, linked to the unit topics, promote a deeper cultural understanding. Discover China is also supplemented by free online resources and multimedia resources, including CDs, teacher's books, assessment tasks, unit quizzes, extra character writing sheets and more.
Getting started: Experiencing Chinese
Unit1:你好!Hello!
Unit2:你是哪里人?Where are you from?
Unit3:你做什么工作?What do you do?
Unit4:他真高!He's so tall!
Unit5:这是我的电话号码。Here's my phone number.
Unit6:今天几号?What's the date today?
Unit7:八点见!See you at eight!
Unit8:多少钱?How much is it?
Unit9:不远!It's not far!
Unit10:坐火车吧。Let's take the train.
Unit11:我会跳舞。I can dance.
Unit12:我们去看京剧。We're going to the Beijing opera.