Integrated Chinese Volume 1 Workbook Pdf

[Albertina Drybread]

Im a Mainland European who recently started self-studying Mandarin Chinese because I will start working in Taiwan next year. I am generally fine with new language acquisition (3-lingual upbringing as a child, 7 languages spoken now) and had some "passive" exposure to Mandarin through travel and trade.

I picked up "Integrated Chinese 1.1.", Traditional Characters version, after reading about it on a few language blogs and have worked through a few chapters of the book. Alas, I feel that it's a bit slow-paced and it seems to have too few grammar exercises. After reading further online reviews (Amazon, Goodreads, etc.), the sentiment seems that it's a good textbook for university/teacher-assisted learning but less so for individual study, and that the rest of the series is also quite poor in exercises (and even lacks a proper Answer Key!).

When I get into the flow, I usually work through textbooks/exercises really fast, but now I'm a bit unsure whether to continue with Integrated Chinese or change to something else - especially considering that each volume (textbook/workbook) of Integrated Chinese is pretty expensive!

You need to input some details to show you have paid for the book, then you have access to more exercises, flashcards and some more paid digital things. Also do you have the workbook? This has more grammar exercises and other exercises.

I did access the companion website, but found no exercises except for people who have bought a Teacher's Workbook. I'm a bit unwilling to spend more for every additional volume/book (and thought there might be something really more comprehensive?).

I really liked the book Taiwan today ( -tsui.com/browse/textbooks-language-learning/taiwan-today). It has an answer key for the exercises, so it's great for self study, and there's a couple of chapters dedicated to the differences of Taiwanese Mandarin compared to the Chinese standard. I don't know you level of Chinese, Taiwan today is around the intermediate level (in the link above you'll find a sample of the book, you can have a look at it and see how difficult it seems to you!).

You may want to check out "A Contemporary Course in Chinese". This textbook series was developed in by the Mandarin Training Center (MTC) at ShiDa University in Taipei. It replaces the well established, but outdated "Practical Audio Visual Chinese" textbook series (also written by the MTC). The first book in the series starts at the beginner level, and the last book in the series ends at an advanced-intermediate level (or possibly early-advanced level, I don't recall).

Published by Cheng & Tsui, this series consists of four different volumes, covering you up to the equivalent of HSK 4. All texts come with pinyin, and all texts come with both simplified and traditional characters.

The Cheng & Tsui series come with accompanying workbooks, which provide a great way to reinforce all the content covered in the textbook. Their latest edition is also available as a web app version of the textbooks for those wishing to study the materials online.

Published by Beijing Language & Culture University Press, this series comes with the choice of traditional or simplified Chinese character versions. There are six volumes in total that effectively cover everything from HSK 1 to HSK 6.

The New Practical Chinese Reader series covers more content than Integrated Chinese by Cheng & Tsui, but some students do not find the content as interesting. If you've already completed the Integrated Chinese series, the higher-level New Practical Chinese Reader textbooks are a solid choice to continue your studies.

Designed for Chinese readers of intermediate to advanced levels to further improve their language proficiency, Business Chinese for Success incorporates case studies of real companies doing business in China as its teaching materials.

The book succeeds by putting business Chinese instruction in a context relevant to most people engaging in business with China in the 21st century. Readers learn contemporary vocabulary that is actually in use in China today.

The short answer is no! Textbooks can be a great tool to improve your Chinese, but they are no substitute for having real conversations with native speakers or listening to authentic Chinese language content such as Chinese songs or TV shows.

Textbooks can certainly help by providing a structured curriculum that allows you to progress in a linear manner, but it is also important to diversify your learning plan by looking for other ways to study Chinese, either online or in person.

Tania holds a BA in Arabic and Chinese from the University of Leeds, which led her to spend two years studying in Taiwan and Egypt as part of her degree. Her interests include Chinese traditional theater, international education, and programming. Tania travels to China annually and is fluent in Chinese.

The updated 4th edition series comes with 4 volumes of Textbooks, each with an accompanying Workbook and Character Workbook. The Character Workbooks in particular are super helpful when starting and the set up they have make it easy to learn the stroke order and practice making your characters legible. The Workbooks also complement the Textbooks nicely.

You can continue with this both these series until you complete them, but in general, they are ideal for the beginner who is just starting out. The beginning levels, Volumes 1-2, are what I recommend. Personally, I believe there are better options for the Intermediate and Advanced stages.

After completed the Level 2, Part 2 of the 3rd Edition Integrated Chinese series, I transferred over this Beyond the Basics. It was a big of jump in level, but a challenge that I loved. I found the Integrated Chinese books to be quite repetitive and predictable, so Beyond the Basics was the perfect next textbook.

It has nice, long passages, a huge variety of words, including useful supplementary vocabulary. A balanced range of idioms, and useful exercises integrated at the end each chapter are also super useful in increasing your vocabulary range. Each chapter has a different topic, unlike the Integrated Chinese series which is based on a set of characters and their life in school. At the intermediate level, it is definitely more interesting to speak about social issues and more practical conversations you might actually have in Chinese, if you know what I mean.

Another option you could go for is the A New China textbook, which is the textbook that comes before this next book recommendation. While I have used the next book, I have never used A New China, so I cannot vouch for its quality. Nevertheless, briefly looking at the content, it appears to be a slightly easier textbook compared to the Beyond the Basics.

This is my other textbook love, in addition to Beyond the Basics. This is called an Advanced Reader, but I would actually classify it is being at the High-Intermediate stage. It introduces the learner perfectly to the Advanced stage.

This textbook is split into two parts. The first 12 chapters are in the format of dialogues. Chapters 13 to 32 are real newspaper articles that were published in the past. This is a great way to smoothly switch into the advanced stage of Chinese.

This is a 2-volume set, the first being advertised at the Upper Intermediate level and the second at the Advanced level. To be completely honest, both should be classified as advanced. I remember taking this book around the time of Beyond the Basics and it was too difficult and overwhelming. A challenge is nice, but it needs to be a suitable one when it comes to languages like Mandarin.

If you want to improve your colloquial Chinese and, at the same time, learn more about Chinese culture, then look no further. This book is a set of 2 and provides dialogues according to common daily life scenarios. There is almost no English in these books, which is something to note, in comparison with the others mentioned.

If I had had this list when first starting to learn Chinese, I would have saved so much time and energy searching for the best resources. So, I really hope you find this useful. If you have any questions, let me know in the comments below and share this with all your friends! Invite more people to learn Chinese!

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