The first part of the Scenario Chinese course introduces students to Stories Amid Ourselves, a series of mini-plays shown on television in Beijing. These ten episodes, each lasting around five minutes, revolve around various scenarios of urban life in Beijing, with characters drawn from a wide socioeconomic spectrum. Each unit in the book includes the text of the scene, new vocabulary, grammar notes and exercises that emphasize listening and speaking, with the accompanying DVDs providing the footage for convenient study. Designed by the authors to acquaint learners with contemporary Chinese society through authentic and living language, Scenario Chinese is a perfect supplement for college Chinese classes.