Editorial Reviews
Book Description
The Integrated Chinese Level 2 Workbook contains exercises to accompany the
material introduced in the Level 2 Textbook and audio CDs. This acclaimed,
best-selling series is successful because it "integrates" all four language
skills--listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Integrated Chinese helps
you understand how the Chinese language works grammatically, and how to use
Chinese in real life—how to understand it on the street, speak it on the
telephone, read it in the newspaper, or write it in a report. The materials
within Integrated Chinese’s set of textbooks, workbooks, character
workbooks, and audio CDs are divided into sections of listening, speaking,
reading and writing. Two types of exercises are used: traditional exercises
(fill-in-the-blank, sentence completion, translation) to help learners build
a solid grammatical foundation, and communication-oriented exercises
(speaking drills, discussion topics, etc.) to prepare them to function in a
Chinese language environment. Frequently, authentic materials written for
native Chinese speakers and realia (newspaper clippings, signs, tickets,
etc.) are used. Notes on language use and Chinese culture are found
throughout the textbooks. In Level 2, simplified and traditional characters
are combined in one book.
Product Details
- Paperback
- Publisher: Cheng & Tsui (January 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN: 0887272762
- Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.5 x 10.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds.
- Average Customer Review:
based on 2 reviews.
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Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review
helpful:
Need to Format, May 31, 2002
Reviewer: A reader
The content is excellent. I like how they present chinese idioms. This
workbook contains many disturbing technical errors. The simplified and
traditional versions of the passages do not always contain the same
characters (certain characters are deleted for no apparent reason). Some
of the simplified characters were not simplified properly. There is not
enough room to complete answers. The text is too small. It is hard for
people learning chinese to learn a particular character when it so small. |
0 of 2 people found the following review
helpful:
A superior course to fluency in Chinese, May 9, 2000
Reviewer: A reader
The Integrated Chinese series is an excellent textbook. When combined with
the audio lessons and practical application, it becomes a full college
level course in language learning. The series combines a balanced amount
of new vocabulary and grammar patterns. Plenty of examples and dialogues
are used to illustrate the use of new vocabulary and grammar. At level 2,
the book integrates the traditional and simplified Chinese characters as
well. |
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