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. The course is in two levels, level one (books 1,2 & 3) and level 2 (books 4 & 5). Contents - Book 2 - Colours and clothing - Weather and holidays - Hobbies - Students daily routine - School subjects - School facilities - Making telephone calls The course features: - Task-based learning coupled with a focus on form and function - A wide variety of texts and practice materials - Up-to-date topics relevant to young students - Careful pacing for gradual progress in language skills - Clearly focused aims for each unit - Regular consolidation and reinforcement - Practical tasks and activities to practice use of the target language - Both simplified and original Chinese script in the vocabulary list - Language materials presented in a fun, interesting way - Highly attractive and colourful page designs
