Introduction＆Acknowledgements To the Teacher 1
．Overview of Mandarin Pronunciation and the Mandarin Four Tones Consonants:f,l,m,n,s,h Vowels:a,i,ei,ai 1 1
．Consonants:p,t,k,b,d,g Vowels:u,ou,ao 15 2
．Consonants:z,c Vowels:an,ang,ong Two 3rd tones together 27 3
．Consonants:sh,ch,zh,r 39 4
．wu 49 5
．yi 57 6
．ji,qi,xi 67 7
．wo,en,eng 79 8
．e, yu/ü 89 9
．yun,yue,yuan,er Neutral tone Intonation＆Stress 99 10
．Introducing Yourself 119 11
．Introducing Others 131 12
．Addresses＆Locations 141 13
．Giving Directions 153 14
．Counting 163 15
．Shopping for Stationery 171 16
．Days＆Dates 183 17
．What's the Time? 193 18
．How Long Have You Lived Here? 203 19
．Post Office 213 20
．Making a Telephone Call 221 21
．At the Market 229 22
．At the Market Again 237 23
．Eating Out 245 24
．Eating Out Again 255 25
．Taking a Bus 263 26
．Going on a Trip 271 27
．Buying Daily Necessities 279 28
．Buying Clothes 285 29
．A Student Comes to Visit 293 30
．Sports＆Leisure 301 31
．Telling Others about Yourself 307 32
．Entertaining a Guest 315 33