Oh, China!: An Elementary Reader of Modern Chinese for Advanced Beginners – Revised Edition (The Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese Book 28) – Ebook PDF Version

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0691153086
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0691153087
• Author: Chih-p’ing Chou (Author), Perry Link (Author), Xuedong Wang (Author)

Oh, China! meets the needs of advanced beginners or “heritage learners” who already speak some Chinese but require instruction in reading and writing fundamentals before moving to the intermediate level. In this fully revised edition, state-of-the-art lessons go over the basics of standard Mandarin pronunciation and introduce students to Chinese characters. The textbook moves at a faster pace than those designed for absolute beginners and allows students to rapidly develop strong foundations in grammar and vocabulary. It contains topics that are especially relevant to heritage learners, such as growing up in a bilingual, bicultural environment, and exposes students to essential issues for understanding contemporary China today, including economic development and political relations with Taiwan.

This essential of Chinese language learning contains updated lessons, grammar notes, and exercises, and its new user-friendly format juxtaposes text and vocabulary on adjacent pages.

Table of contents:

Preface vii

Audio Content: Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation ix

List of Abbreviations x

Main Characters xi

Hanyu Pinyin Romanization System 1

1 Teacher and Students 10

2 The Books Are on the Table 22

3 I Am Very Busy Today 32

4 Beijing Roast Duck 42

5 A Picture 52

6 My Two Friends 66

7 Choosing Classes 82

8 Cannot See Clearly 96

9 To Drink Tea or Coffee 106

10 Looking for Glasses While Wearing Them 118

11 Who Ate My Stuff 130

12 The Door Is Locked, I Cannot Get In 142

13 Buy Shoes 156

14 Cannot Get up and Late for School 168

15 It’s Snowing! 176

16 Getting Fatter, What Shall I Do? 188

17 Ride a Bike 200

18 The Bike Was Stolen 210

19 Chinatown 218

20 East Asian Library 230

21 Chinese Table 238

22 Our Chinese Teachers 246

23 Individual Sessions 256

24 See a Movie 264

25 I’m Vegetarian 276

26 Speech Contest 284

27 I Have to Move 294

28 Living Off Campus Is Not as Good as Living in the Dorm 306

29 Xiao Ding and Susan 318

30 An Email to Parents 330

Pinyin Index 339

English Index 347