{"product_id":"complete-modern-chinese-grammar-beginner-to-intermediate-9781909601055","title":"Complete Modern Chinese Grammar: Beginner to Intermediate","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA word from the author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Having spent years trying to learn Chinese the traditional way, I quickly realised that the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e logic behind it was not suitable for me. Therefore, as a teacher I have spent the last 5 years \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e designing a series of Chinese grammar books that allow a native-born English speaker to go \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e from English grammar to Chinese, rather than the traditional way of starting from Chinese \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e grammar and then relating it to English grammar. In this way, a native-born English speaker, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e who thinks in English, can learn to translate from English to Chinese using this style of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is this book for?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is for anyone wishing to learn how to use Chinese for speaking, reading and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e writing. The information contained within this book is enough to pass HSK 3, but the book \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e itself is designed to get non-native speakers to use Chinese effectively on a day-to-day \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e basis. You might want to send messages, write emails, conduct in-depth conversations, or \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e give presentations in Chinese. If so, then the beginner to intermediate edition provides all the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e grammar needed to communicate with native Chinese people about everyday issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to use the book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book is divided into 140 units, and after every 7 units there is a summary page that can\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e be used to review what has been studied. With this book, students will start learning simple\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e nouns, then simple sentences and finally finishing on intermediate level structures. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e tenses that are taught are 'present simple, present continuous, future simple and past\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e simple'. In other words, by the end of the book, students should be able to talk and write\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e about the past, present and future. In fact, there is enough information contained within\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e that students should be able to live and work in China without fear of making any mistakes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e or not being able to communicate an everyday idea or opinion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Christian Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909601055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.44d","brand":"Paul C. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38017695776949,"sku":"9781909601055","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a902f2a0-ed3e-4549-9ecc-98d056f8cbba.jpg?v=1609166183","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/complete-modern-chinese-grammar-beginner-to-intermediate-9781909601055","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}