Developing Chinese Fluency - Workbook - Softcover

Zhang, Phyllis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9814296236 ISBN 13: 9789814296236

Publisher: Cengage Learning Asia, 2010

Synopsis

Developing Chinese Fluency Workbook serves as a handy reference to help students review and retain key points of each lesson. It is designed to be used together with the Online Workbook. The Online Workbook enhances the learning experience by combining multimedia materials with interactivity and ease of access of information. The printed Workbook grants access to the Online Workbook through an access key that is printed inside the book. The Workbook offers two main categories of exercises: Aural-Oral Drills allow students to have aural/oral repetitive practice of new vocabulary items, native speech patterns and question-and-answer prompts. Fluency Enhancement offers a variety of activities such as chunking, typing, listening/reading, fluency drilling and writing to reinforce vocabulary, and improve speed, accuracy and fluency. Unit 1: Describing Objects ?????? Lesson 1: Colors and Shapes?????? Lesson 2: Forms of Objects????? Lesson 3: Describing Visual Impressions??????? Lesson 4: Describing a Scene or Space???????? Unit 2: Talking About Products ?????? Lesson 1:Types of Products????? Lesson 2: Materials and Specifications?????? Lesson 3: Product Information??????? Lesson 4: Comparing Products????? Enrichment Unit 1: Products and Culture ????? Unit 3: Describing People ?????? Lesson 1: Physical Features????? Lesson 2: Apparel and Attire????? Lesson 3: Describing Impressions of a Person????? Lesson 4: Portraying a Person????? Unit 4: Introducing People ?????? Lesson 1: Industry and Profession?????? Lesson 2: Identity and Position?????? Lesson 3: Hobbies, Skills and Education????????? Lesson 4: Work Experience????? Lesson 5: Introducing a Person's Profile??????? Enrichment Unit 2: People and Society ???? Unit 5: Talking About Nature ?????? Lesson 1: Nature and Weather????? Lesson 2: Natural Disasters????? Lesson 3: Climate and Personal Feelings?????? Lesson 4: Disaster Report????? Lesson 5: Comparing Climates and Reporting Natural Disasters ????...

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Unit 1: DESCRIBING OBJECTS ??????. Lesson 1: Colors and Shapes ?????. Lesson 2: Forms of Objects ????. Lesson 3: Describing Visual Impressions ??????. Lesson 4: Describing a Scene or Space ???????. Unit 2: TALKING ABOUT PRODUCTS ??????. Lesson 1:Types of Products ????. Lesson 2: Materials and Specifications ?????. Lesson 3: Product Information ??????. Lesson 4: Comparing Products ????. Enrichment Unit 1: Products and Culture ?????. Unit 3: DESCRIBING PEOPLE ??????. Lesson 1: Physical Features ????. Lesson 2: Apparel and Attire ????. Lesson 3: Describing Impressions of a Person ????. Lesson 4: Portraying a Person ????. Unit 4: INTORDUCING PEOPLE ??????. Lesson 1: Industry and Profession ?????. Lesson 2: Identity and Position ?????. Lesson 3: Hobbies, Skills and Education ???????? Lesson 4: Work Experience ???? Lesson 5: Introducing a Person's Profile ?????? Enrichment Unit 2: People and Society ????. Unit 5: TALKING ABOUT NATURE ??????. Lesson 1: Nature and Weather ????. Lesson 2: Natural Disasters ????. Lesson 3: Climate and Personal Feelings ?????. Lesson 4: Disaster Report ????. Lesson 5: Comparing Climates and Reporting Natural Disasters ?????????. Enrichment Unit 3: Climate and Environment ?????. Unit 6: TALKING ABOUT GEOGRAPHY ??????. Lesson 1: Geographic Environment ????. Lesson 2: Natural Resources ????. Lesson 3: Characteristics of a Place ????. Lesson 4: Introducing an Area ????. Enrichment Unit 4: Tapping into Natural Resources ??????. Unit 7: TALKING ABOUT CITIES ????. Lesson 1: In the City ????. Lesson 2: Urban Characteristics ????. Lesson 3: Changes and Development of a City ???????. Lesson 4: Introducing Cities ????. Enrichment Unit 5: Development and Challenges ?????.

About the Author:

Dr. Phyllis Zhang is Associate Professor and Director of the Chinese Language Program at George Washington University. A native Chinese speaker, Dr. Zhang received a Doctorate of Education in Applied Linguistics from Columbia University in New York. She is the author of DAVID AND HELEN IN CHINA: AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE IN MODERN CHINESE (Yale University Press 1999, 2003) and DEVELOPING CHINESE FLUENCY (intermediate to advanced; Cengage Learning Asia 2010), and NI WO TA/ DEVELOPING CHINESE FLUENCY: AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE (Cengage Learning, 2015). She also is a certified tester of Chinese language proficiency by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning Asia
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 9814296236
• ISBN 13: 9789814296236
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140