Startup Business Chinese, Level 1, Workbook
The Startup Business Chinese Level 1 Workbook is designed to accompany the Level 1 Textbook and contains exercises for improving learners’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a Chinese business context.
Units 1-6 begin with listening practice, and present a range of exercises testing learners’ mastery of the vocabulary, phrases, and situations introduced in the textbook. Units 7-12 continue with exercises that boost students’ conversational and translation skills and reinforce proper use of the vocabulary and sentence patterns in the textbook. A separate Listening Comprehension section at the back of the workbook presents two additional dialogues related to the topics in the textbook, followed by questions to test learners’ understanding of the conversations.
This workbook includes audio containing over 110 minutes of recordings in Windows Media Player (.wma) format to accompany the listening exercises in Units 1-6 and the conversations in the Listening Comprehension section. All the recordings are spoken by native Chinese speakers in standard Mandarin Chinese.
Exercises are in simplified Chinese characters with pinyin romanization and English throughout, so learners can choose to complete the exercises using either Chinese characters or pinyin.
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In today's highly competitive Chinese market, knowing the language and culture can mean the difference between success and failure for foreign business ventures. Designed for learners with no prior background in Chinese, Startup Business Chinese provides a strong foundation in all four language skill areas, with special emphasis on interpersonal communication skills. In addition, cultural notes throughout the series impart knowledge of Chinese social customs and business practices essential to communicating effectively in Chinese business environments.
Situational dialogues using workplace-specific vocabulary and expressions help learners feel comfortable interacting with Chinese colleagues, employees, and clients right away. Over the three-volume series, learners follow a foreign executive as he conducts a business trip to Beijing, relocates to southern China, and adjusts to life there. By Level 3, the executive and learners alike are ready to start conducting real business in Chinese, like writing memos, negotiating prices, and managing sales distribution!
Free audio downloads corresponding to all three volumes provide learners with a yardstick for pronunciation and intonation. All dialogues are presented in characters and pinyin to allow users to concentrate on their personal goals for language learning, making Startup Business Chinese a flexible resource for professionals, business majors, and anyone interested in doing business in or with China.
Level 1 is in simplified characters only, while Levels 2 & 3 include traditional characters in the textbooks' vocabulary lists.
