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New Practical Chinese Reader, Vol. 4 (2nd Ed.): Textbook (with MP3 CD or QR Scan) (English and Chinese Edition) Paperback – MP3 Audio, 5 April 2013
Chinese edition by
Liu Xun
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This is the second edition of Textbook 4, which comes with an MP3 CD or a QR Scan to access the audio material. This textbook has eleven lessons (Lessons 39 to 50) that will help the reader immediately use Chinese. Attention is paid to the instruction of pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and discourse, and a gradual increase in difficulty. The textbook offers tremendous flexibility, so it s suitable for users at different starting points and with different goals. The textbook also has cultural notes.
- ISBN-107561934319
- ISBN-13978-7561934319
- Edition2nd
- PublisherBeijing Language and Culture Univ. Press
- Publication date5 April 2013
- LanguageEnglish, Chinese
- Print length336 pages
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About the Author
New Practical Chinese Reader is a new series of textbooks designed for native English speakers to learn Chinese. It consists of 70 lessons in six volumes, covering beginning to intermediate levels for three years of instruction. It has been compiled under the guidance of the new the HSK Guideline and in consultation with NOTCFL Syllabus. The objective of this series is to develop the student's ability to communicate in Chinese through the study of language structure, language function, and related cultural knowledge along with the training of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
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- Publisher : Beijing Language and Culture Univ. Press; 2nd edition (5 April 2013)
- Language : English, Chinese
- Paperback : 336 pages
- ISBN-10 : 7561934319
- ISBN-13 : 978-7561934319
- Best Sellers Rank: 405,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 711 in Chinese as a Second Language
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- 28,510 in Textbooks
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- TaddoReviewed in the United States on 13 February 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book For Native English Speakers To Learn Chinese
Verified PurchaseThis is an excellent series with almost real live dialogs. The dialogs have a good sense of humor and tone, like Book 2 Chapter 17 B where 宋华.watches 林娜 try on 旗袍 (qipao, a classic Chinese dress) for two hours. The book comes with a CD and you can also watch the dialogs acted out on YouTube. I had to laugh at how well the foreigners spoke Chinese (better than most native speakers), I am very slow. The vocabulary is valuable and the exercises build on words you have had. Now with Pleco and Google Translate apps you can quickly find words you forgot in the book. I think this is one of the best Chinese study books for English speakers you can get. It does use simplified characters, and I suppose for some it might be more helpful if you could get the books in traditional characters (I find them a pain in the @ss). I have not used the workbooks, but man, I already spend a lot of time studying Chinese! We are just starting Book 4. Like anything else, you get out of it what you put in, but this resource will reward your had work.
- Bernard BReviewed in Canada on 28 July 2020
1.0 out of 5 stars No translation. No pinyin. Too exhausting to use.
Verified PurchaseVery disappointing. Pretty useless. Frustrating.
No English translation. No pinyin.
I am looking at lots of characters that I have no clue how to pronounce and that are not in the glossary. (I am beginner / intermediate .) I have to hand draw them into Google translate which uses wasted time and effort.
Explanations of some grammatical points are good (and in English). But here again the examples are without translation.
Very slow progress. Finally gave up after two days. Too exhausting.
I understand this used to be a textbook for some courses. Perhaps it might be ok with a teacher holding your hand every step of the way. But even then it would not be my cup of tea.
My progress with other textbooks is many times faster.
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PierreReviewed in France on 11 February 2024
4.0 out of 5 stars Utile pour apprendre le mandarin
Verified PurchaseBon choix
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RiccardoReviewed in Italy on 10 May 2024
1.0 out of 5 stars Libro non rilegato
Verified PurchaseIl libro è giunto rilegato molto male o non rilegato.
Chiedo che mi sia inviato nuovamente RM
RiccardoLibro non rilegato
Reviewed in Italy on 10 May 2024
Chiedo che mi sia inviato nuovamente RM
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