This series of textbooks consists of four books, which are specially designed for Chinese language classes where Total Physical Response Story Telling method is used. The books can be used for either middle school or high school learners. The focus should be on the learner's mastery of basic communication skills. The four language skills-listening, speaking, reading and writing are all reinforced through the story telling activities. The written form of the Chinese language is also introduced at an early stage but ac- cording to the natural development of the learning process, from simple Io complex. Most frequently-used words and phrases have been identified as target phrases to use as the focus of learning. They are presented in the format of mini-stories and can be used in students' personalized stories to reinforce the language skills in a variety of ways. The context of the story makes e mastery of the language much easier. This specially-designed learning environment provides students with exciting and non-threatening learning opportunities. Each book in the series will take approximately 80-100 hours of instructional time. Of course, how much time should be the best for a particular group of students should depend on how the book is used and on the ability of the particular students. To accompany this series, there will be a series of teachers'reference books, which will include guidelines for using the books effectively and suggestions of learning activities.