This set of textbooks,including two volumes wih 15 units in each,is to be used by the foreign students studying in China for a short period. Volume 1 is suitable for the very beginners and Volume 2 for those with knowledge of 300 to 400 Chinese words. The textbooks have the following characteristics: 1 practical orientation: the sentences included in the books are practical and frequently used ones, which make the conversations vivid and interesting; 2 original contents: the texts choose the most popular topics in the present society,such as Opening an Account, Hairdressing and Dating, and introduce the new words that have appeared in recent years; 3 various exercises:besides the spoken and lisening exercises,here are alsthe translation exercises, which combines the basic skill training with the flexible application in different contexts.
