English Title: Easy Steps to Chinese Teacher's Book 4
Chinese Title: 轻松学中文 教师用书 第4册 英文版
ISBN-10: 7-5619-2460-7, 7561924607
ISBN-13: 978-7-5619-2460-0, 9787561924600
Binding: softcover
Pages: 385
Shipping Weight: 1070g
Size: 210mm x 285mm
Language: simplified Chinese, English
Audio: Mandarin Chinese
Year of Publication: 2009
This is the accompanying teacher's book of the textbook 4 and workbook 4 of Easy Steps to Chinese. The teacher's book can also be used to accompany all other language versions of 轻松学中文 (Qingsong Xue Zhongwen) vol. 4. Scan the QR-code at the back of the book to get the audio.
It can be consulted by teachers to prepare lessons. There are answers to most exercises in the textbook and the workbook. It also includes supplementary materials for some exercises, which will provide teachers with more testing materials.
The teaching purpose and teaching focus are listed at the beginning of each unit, which will help teachers to focus on the key points when they prepare and teach lessons and achieve the teaching purpose. Listening, oral and writing examinations are designed in this book to help teachers know how well students learn each unit and develop their language communication skills. Referring to testing modes in other countries, the author tried to use these unit tests to evaluate students’ command of Chinese and their abilities to use this language.
This book can provide teaching instructions for textbooks and workbooks annotated in any other languages.
The teacher's book does have a spiral binding and does come in large oversize format.
Easy Steps to Chinese
Easy Steps to Chinese adopts a new approach to teaching Chinese as a foreign language. It is designed for both primary and secondary school students who are taking Chinese exams, such as GCSE/IGCSE/AS (U.K.), SAT II/AP (U.S.A.), IB Chinese Language B Standard Level, or for those students who are starting to learn Chinese on their own.
Easy Steps to Chinese has three stages: Stage 1 – Books 1 and 2; Stage 2 – Books 3, 4, 5 and 6; and Stage 3 – Books 7 and 8. After completing this series, the students will acquire a vocabulary of approximately 1,600 Chinese characters, and develop confidence in using Chinese to communicate either orally or in written forms.
The series includes:
Textbook
Workbook
Teacher’s Book
The topics for each stage are:
Stage 1: Books 1-2
- Numbers
- Personal identification
- Parts of the body
- Colours and clothing
- Food and drinks
- Daily routines
- Schooling
- Hobbies
- Life at home
- Means of transport
- Daily articles
- Weather
Stage 2: Books 3-6
- Appearance
- People and occupations
- School facilities
- Weather and holidays
- Pets
- Personality
- School events
- Food and sickness
- Accidents
- Shopping and travelling
- Neighbourhood·Festivals and celebrations
Stage 3: Books 7-8
- Community
- Work experience
- Environment
- Customs and traditions
- Technology and communication
- Diet and healthy life-style
- Special occasions
- Leisure and travelling
- Education and employment
- Law and order
- Current issues
- World issues
The features of this series:
task-based learning
a wide variety of texts
practical tasks and activities
up-to-date topics relevant to young people
carefully pacing for gradual progress
clearly focused aims
regular consolidation
both simplified and traditional script in the vocabulary list
a fun and effective approach
attractive page designs
