CONTENTSPreface 3
How to Say the Alphabet 5
Consonants 6
Vowels 7
The Four Tones 8
You and I 9
Common Salutations 10
Numerals and Classifiers 11
Days,Months,Years 13
Let's Talk about Peking 14
A Stroll in the Park 16
In a Coffee House 17
Children's Rhymes 19
A Letter of Thanks 21
Making an Appointment on the Telephone 23
In a Bookshop 25
"Your Presence is Requested..." 27
A Chinese Fable 29
Going to the Opera 31
Trying on a Suit 32
Staying in a Hotel 34
Buying Railway Tickets 37
Mrs.Lin Pays a New-Year Call 39
Skating 41
Seeing a Doctor 43
Vocabulary 47