READING INTO A NEW CHINA 改 变 中 的 中 国 INTEGRATED SKILLS FOR ADVANCED CHINESE (formerly known as A New Text for a Modern China) by Irene Liu and Duanduan Li Transition Guide Get to the heart of contemporary China with Reading into a New China! This is the third incarnation of the third-year reader formerly known as A New Text for a Modern China, complete with enhanced language learning tools and coverage of the exciting changes taking place in twenty-first-century China. This combined textbook/workbook is ideally suited for students who want to understand China s rapidly changing contemporary culture while perfecting their Chinese language skills. Pbk. 9780887276279 Three features together make the book more unique than many advanced texts on the market: word frequency rankings for the HSK (the PRC s standardized test of Chinese proficiency), vocabulary building skills and reading skills. NEW FEATURES: 9 new main readings include those on contemporary social issues such as Internet culture, the health effects of environmental pollution, and divorce in China. The book also includes 11 revised and updated versions of the essays from A New Text for a Modern China. A new design makes it easier for users to pick out the wealth of relevant usage notes, important idioms, and clearly presented grammar examples. The exercise section has been greatly expanded by focusing on strategies for effective reading and writing, as well as strategies for speaking in class discussions or presentations. A new Vocabulary Building Skills exercise also helps students acquire vocabulary more efficiently. Each vocabulary list includes HSK rankings for words covered on the HSK exam. With the exercises integrated into the textbook, a separate workbook is no longer necessary. New audio CDs will also be available. The book encourages students to comprehend written texts as organized, coherent works, and reinforces crucial skills for effective communication in written Chinese. Reading into a New China is the perfect tool for building reading comprehension and stylistic skills along with relevant, timely cultural knowledge. -- Available in simplified characters with pinyin, and traditional characters in the vocabulary lists. -- Coming August 2008 Visit www.cheng-tsui.com for more information 1
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Table of Contents 1. Main Text The Population Explosion 1. China Needs Family Planning NEW 2. Is China Overpopulated? NEW 2. Main Text The 13 Billionth Little Citizen NEW The Baby Girl Who Should Not Have Been Born NEW 3. Main Text Housing 1. Buying a House and the Chinese View of Consuming NEW 2. Buying a House and the Chinese View of Family NEW 4. Main Text Education s 1. The Changes in Colleges NEW 2. The HOPE Project NEW 5. Main Text A Sunday With a Junior High Student NEW I Am a Vocational High School Student 6. Main Text Changes in College Graduates Employment NEW Employment: My Own Choice NEW 7. Main Text A College Graduate Became a Fast Food Speculator NEW Female College Graduates Seeking Employment A Difficult Situation NEW 8. Main Text Love and Marriage Three Highs, Three Lows, and Three Hands NEW 9. Main Text A Marriage-Seeking Ad And the Respondents A Matchmaking TV Program in Shanghai NEW 10. Main Text Family and Children Single Women NEW 4
11. Main Text Romance in the Golden Years Daughter Helping Mother Find a Partner NEW 12. Main Text Women Going Back to the Kitchen :Progressive or Regressive? NEW My Wife s Ups and Downs in the Labor Market 13. Main Text Single Child Family: Beibei s Marching Song The First Day of School NEW 14. Main Text The Double Single-Child Household NEW The Life of a Prince and a Princess NEW 15. Main Text The Upsurge of Divorce NEW The Unconventional View of Love and Marriage of the New Generation NEW 16. Main Text Economic Development Trends My Impression of China on My Return Trip NEW 17. Main Text Personal Investment Stocks and Real Estate My Wife, the Stock Investor NEW 18. Main Text Bird s Eye View of Consumption in Cities The Warfare Between Rong Hua Chicken and Kentucky Chicken NEW 19. Main Text Death in the Cancer Village NEW Sand Storm NEW 20. Main Text The Internet Changes China NEW The Chinese and Their Cell Phones NEW 5