Discover China Level 2 Workbook & CD Pack

No one could claim that learning Chinese is easy. Discover China recognizes the challenges of Chinese and helps to make learning and teaching effective, meaningful and enjoyable. Discover China is specially designed for young adult and adult learners and employs a communicative approach to language learning. Emphasis is placed on pair work, group work and on a variety of speaking and listening activities to help students become confident Chinese language speakers. Discover China gives students a comprehensive, integrated and systematic introduction to the language.

KEY FEATURES

Some of the features of Discover China:

- Language in context presents key vocabulary and language points in real-life situations

- A truly communicative approach lets students learn by using the language in real-life situations, providing them with the tools they need to communicate in Chinese naturally

- Structured, effective learning based on the sequence ‘presentation, practice and production’ has activities move from controlled practice to personalized tasks

- Inductive grammar teaching encourages students to discover the language rules of Chinese for themselves by identifying the patterns in targeted language samples

- Systematic vocabulary and grammar development through topic-based practice and extension exercises. The lexical syllabus is based on levels 1-3 of the HSK Proficiency Test and the grammatical syllabus takes students up to the Vantage level (level B2) of the Common European Framework

- Meaningful and integrated character writing practice through grouping characters with common radicals — these high frequency characters are presented within the context of the unit theme

- Insights into Chinese culture through “Cultural Corner” sections linked to the unit topics, promote a deeper understanding of this remarkable country and its language, while full-colour photos throughout the book illustrate the cultural context

- Extra pair work activities for each unit, providing additional communicative speaking practice

- Supported by abundant resources including workbooks, teacher’s books, online quizzes, MP3 downloads and extra speaking activities; these allow teacher-guided learning in the classroom and self-teaching at a pace suited to individual students

COMPONENTS OF DISCOVER CHINA LEVELS 1, 2, 3 AND 4:

- Comprehensive Student’s Book + audio CD with regular review units, vocabulary extension activities, extra speaking practice and detailed grammar explanations

- Workbook + audio CD to further develop students’ reading, writing and listening skills and enhance their grammar and vocabulary knowledge

- Supportive resource website www.mydiscoverchina.com

- for students: unit quizzes, MP3 audio downloads, cumulative wordlists and further practice

- for teachers: a downloadable Teacher’s Book (PDF format), Power Points and lesson plans