Modern Chinese is designed for college students and adult learners. This unique program adopts a story-based approach that follows the lives of six college students whose multi-cultural backgrounds reflect today's globalized world. The scenarios are designed to provide students with the vocabulary and context to engage in real life conversations, and each lesson comes with clear and practical grammar instructions presented in an accessible format.
Modern Chinese Textbook 2A includes the following lessons:
Unit 1 天 Weather
Lesson 1: 天气 Weather
Lesson 2: 旅游和气候 Travel and Climate
Unit 2 学 Academics
Lesson 1: 申请留学 Applying to Study Abroad
Lesson 2: 加入社团 Joining a Student Club
Unit 3 住 Housing
Lesson 1: 住校与租房 Living On-Campus vs. Off-Campus
Lesson 2: 找公寓 Apartment Hunting
Unit 4 买 Shopping
Lesson 1: 网上购物 Shopping Online
Lesson 2: 退货 Returning Merchandise
Unit 5 娱 Hobbies
Lesson 1: 篮球比赛 At a Basketball Game
Lesson 2: 采访 An Interview
Unit 6 食 Cuisine
Lesson 1: 学做中国菜 Learning Chinese Cooking
Lesson 2: 逛超市 Going to the Supermarket
Unit 7 祸 Emergencies
Lesson 1: 交通意外 A Traffic Accident
Lesson 2: 自然灾难 Natural Disasters
Unit 8 行 Travel
Lesson 1: 在机场 At the Airport
Lesson 2: 中国游 Traveling in China
Appendix 附录
Lesson Text (Traditional Characters) 课文(繁体字)
Chinese - English 中英索引
English - Chinese 英中索引