ThisisanewtextbookpreparedbytheBeijingLanguagesInstituteandintendedforforeignlearnersinacourseofmodernChineseatuniversitiesorsecondaryschools.Thebeginninglevelconsistsoftwovolumeswith50lessonsandavocabularyof1,000basicwords.
ThesituationsprovidedinthistextbookcentrearoundtwoforeignstndentswhostudyChinesefirstintheirowncountry(BookⅠ)andtheninChina(BookII).Priorityisgiventoeverydayexpressionsconcerningclothing,food,housing,communication,entertainment,socialintercourse,etc.AndthelearnersmayalsogetsomeusefulbackgroundinformationregardingChinasculture,history,localcustomsandpresentdayconditions.
BasicChinesephoneticsandgrammararedeltwithinawaythatbestsolvesthespecificdifficultiesofforeignlearners.Eachlessonissupplementedwithawideandvariedselectionofexercises.