This book is compiled according to the updated syllabus. It is designed based on the guideline of the IBDP Mandarin Ab Initio courses with each unit featuring a conceptual theme. The book consists of seven units, namely, education, natural environment, festivals, health, science and technology, entertainment, and relationship. Each unit contains five topics, including identity, experience, invention, social organization and shared earth, which are stipulated in the guideline. In each topic section, there will be an audio for listening exercise and two passages for reading. The convenience of modern technology is utilized with embedded QR codes, allowing instant access to the audio exercises. All exercises are modeled after authentic exams. This book encompasses the five specified themes of “IBDP Mandarin Ab Initio” with the focus on the links between the themes and designs various teaching activities integrating different themes. It aims to help the teachers to allocate the time spent on the five specified themes more appropriately in order to enhance students’ learning efficiency.
The series includes IBDP Mandarin Ab Initio Listening and Reading and IBDP Mandarin Ab Initio Speaking and Writing. They are tailored for those who are taking the IBDP Mandarin Ab Initio courses at the elementary level and those taking international Chinese courses such as the IGCSE Chinese as a Foreign Language (0547).
