Chinese Language. Self-Study Guide

This self-study guide is designed for those who are learning Chinese independently. It helps to develop the speaking skills necessary for communication and reading simple literature, as well as to master the basics of grammar: the lessons of the self-study... guide familiarize readers with the grammatical peculiarities of the language and with commonly used conversational vocabulary. By mastering it, one can easily handle any situation when communicating directly with the residents of China. For quick memorization of common speech constructions, carefully read the dialogues and accompanying lexical material, which is supplemented by transliteration (the thematic list is provided in the contents).
In each lesson of the self-study guide, you will find descriptions of lexical-grammatical categories of parts of speech, exercises for memorizing the studied material, and texts using active speech structures. For checking the completed exercises, the book provides lesson keys at the end. The lessons of the self-study guide are supplemented by a dictionary, which can be used for translating unfamiliar words encountered in the exercises. The book also contains country-specific information that will undoubtedly be useful during travel in China.