Chinese Made Easy, recognized as one of the best Chinese learning materials worldwide, is made for you by Hong Kong’s prestigious Joint Publishing Co Ltd. (est. 1948).Simplifiedand TraditionalChinese versions areboth availableFor more information or services, please email to:publish@or visit: /cheasy INTRODUCTIONThe series of Chinese Made Easy consists of 5 books, designed to emphasize the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. The primary goal of this series is to help the learners use Chinese to exchange information and to communicate their ideas. The unique characteristic of this series is the use of the Communicative Approach adopted in teaching Chinese as a foreign language. This approach also takes into account the differences between Chinese and Romance languages, in that the written characters in Chinese are independent of their pronunciation.125 431COURSE DESIGNG rammatical rulesThe textbook covers texts and grammar withparticular emphasis on listening and speaking.The style of texts varies according to thecontent. Grammatical rules are explained innote form, followed by practice exercises.There are several listening and speakingexercises for each lesson.T extbook: oralcommunication skillsThe textbook plays an importantrole in helping students develop oralcommunication skills through oral tasks,such as dialogues, questions and answers,interviews, surveys, oral presentations,etc. At the same time, the teachingof characters and character formationare also incorporated into the lessons.Vocabulary in earlier books will appearagain in later books to reinforce memory.2W orkbook: readingmaterialsThe workbook contains extensivereading materials and varied exercisesto support the textbook.T eacher,s book:testing languageskillsThe teacher’s book provides keys to the exercises in bothtextbook and workbook, and it also gives suggestions, suchas how to make a good use of the exercises and activities inorder to maximize the learning. In the teacher’s book, thereis a set of tests for each unit, testing four language skills:listening, speaking, reading and writing.3COURSE LENGTHBooks 1, 2 and 3 each covers approximately 100 hours of class time, and Books 4 and 5 might need more time, depending on how the book is used and the ability of students. Workbooks contain extensive exercises for both class and independent learning. The five books are continuous and ongoing, so they can be taught within any time span.HOW TO USE Chinese Made EasyHere are a few suggestions from the authors:Some new words are usually included in listening comprehension exercises to challenge the students. We suggest that the teacher go over the questions for the exercises with the students before they actually listen to the recording.Before practising the oral exercises in the textbook, the teacher should introduce the suggested vocabulary or phrases.The teacher should encourage the students to use their dictionary skills whenever appropriate, so that the students can extend their reading skills independently.The students are encouraged to research information on the internet and use other resources for their essay writing. The word limit for each piece of essay writing is to be decided by the teacher or the students according to their ability and level.The text for each lesson, listening comprehension exercises and reading texts are on the CDs attached to the textbook. The symbol indicates the track number, for example, is Disc 1, Track 1.4This series includes:Textbook with CD WorkbookOther books in the same series:"Chinese Made Easy forKids", books 1-4 (for primary school students)Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co.,Ltd.Chinese Made Easy adopts a new approach to teaching Chinese as a second or foreign language. It is designed for young students taking GCSE/IGCSE/A-Level Mandarin Chinese Exams (UK), SAT II/AP Chinese Examinations (USA), IB Chinese Exam, Australian Mandarin exams, HSK (Mainland China), or for those students who are starting to learn Chinese on their own..Chinese Made Easy has two levels: level 1 – Book 1, 2 and 3; and level 2 – Book 4 and 5. After completing this series, learners will acquire a vocabulary of approximately 1,700 Chinese characters and several thousand phrases. The topics for each book are:book 1- Greetings - Family members - Personal introduction - Numbers and dates - Countries and languages- Occupation and work places - Modes of transport - TimeThe course features: task-based learning coupled with a focus on form and function a wild variety of texts and practice materials up-to-date topics relevant to young studentscareful pacing for gradual progress in language skills clearly focused aims for each unitregular consolidation and reinforcementpractical tasks and activities to practise use of the target language both simplified and original Chinese script in the vocabulary list language materials presented in a fun, interesting wayhighly attractive and colourful page designsThe series includes:Textbook with CDs WorkbookTeacher’s Book with CDbook 2- Colours and clothing- Weather and holidays - Hobbies- Student's daily routine- School subjects - School facilities - Makingtelephone callsbook 3- Parts of the body and illness- Food and health - Shopping- Everyday articles - Stationery and gifts- Furniture and electricalappliances in the house- Life at home - Asking the waybook 4- About China: its language,geography and food- Summer holidays - Travel- World famous cities- Family tree - Pets- Personality- Local community - Volunteer workbook 5- Chinese and Western festivals and customs - Communication and the media - Entertainment - Celebrities - Young people - Law and order - Education and employment - New technology - Healthy life styleAbout the authors:Ms. Yamin Ma has an M.Ed. in Curriculum Design and Development from Queen's University, Canada.Ms. Xinying Li holds a postgraduate diploma in Applied Linguistics from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.Both authors have teaching experience in China and abroad, and are currently teaching Chinese in an internationalschool in Hong Kong.。