Ni Hao, Volume 4 Textbook (Traditional)
Ni Hao, Volume 4 is the fourth level of the Ni Hao series and is designed for students who have completed Ni Hao, Volumes 1-3. This level is ideally suited for students in high school. Topics include relationships, dating, fashion, part-time jobs, school events, and social issues.
As in other levels, Chinese characters are used extensively throughout the text and are accompanied by pinyin, which acts as a guide to pronunciation. Pinyin is gradually omitted as the student becomes familiar with the characters and vocabulary. There are four lessons in Volume 4, each with four sub-topics, followed by example sentences, vocabulary, and character lists.
Ni Hao, Volume 4 introduces more than 440 words and phrases and 140 written characters. Appendices with Chinese-English and English-Chinese “Words and Expressions” contain pinyin, English, and traditional and simplified character listings for words learned in the text. All characters learned from Ni Hao 1 to Ni Hao 4 are listed in the last appendix, arranged by the number of strokes. Students can look in the appendix to recap the pinyin and check the meaning of a particular character. This textbook is in traditional characters.
Specs
Ni Hao 4: Advanced Level (Textbook)
Preface iii
Map of China vi
Lesson 1 第一課 |
Back to school 有開學了 |
1 |
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Time flies 光陰似箭 |
1 |
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The best candidate 最佳人選 |
5 |
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Busy as a bee 忙得不可交 |
9 |
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Always on the net 天天上網 |
13
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Lesson 2 第二課 |
A friend from afar 有朋自遠方來 |
25 |
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Extremely polite 客氣的不得了 |
25 |
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In Rome do as Romans do 入鄉隨俗 |
29 |
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A hearty meal 吃得很過癮 |
33 |
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Everything is fine 一切都很好 |
37 |
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Lesson 3 第三課 |
Earning pocket money 政零花錢 |
49 |
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Feeling great 感覺真好 |
49 |
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Really unbearable 真受不了 |
53 |
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A long hesitation 猶豫了半天 |
57 |
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Not surprised at all 一點都不驚訝 |
61 |
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Lesson 4 第四課 |
Young people's world 年輕人的世界 |
73 |
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Not a big deal 沒什麼大不了 |
73 |
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Just for fun 好玩而已 |
77 |
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A little dilemma 有點兒矛盾 |
81 |
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Unpleasant happenings 不愉快的事 |
85
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Appendices |
Words and Expressions/Cumulative Character Index |
97 |
The Ni Hao textbooks feature a wide range of situational settings and vocabulary to encourage students to practice Chinese in everyday activities. Each lesson presents conversations as illustrated scripts that facilitate role-playing and help students put their communicative skills into action. Engaging additional sections clearly explain new vocabulary and language usage, character stroke order, and Chinese culture. Songs, rhymes, tongue twisters, cartoons, stories, and interesting features of Chinese characters tie the lessons together and make learning fun.
The Ni Hao series includes textbooks, workbooks, and teacher's handbooks as well as great supplements like audio CDs and games software.