Unit Eleven：似曾相识 1
1：Greetings and introductions：Review and expansion 2
FYI Personal relationships in China：Welcome to 关系／關係 2
FYI Titles galore 3
GRAMMAR BITS A little lesson on 了 le 5
2：Building a relationship by exchanging personal details 6
FYI Getting personal 7
FYI“Spelling”in Chinese 9
3：Making a brief narrative statement about yourself 10
Skills and interests 11
Sports 12
GRAMMAR BITS How an action is performed 12
FYI“Arf,arf,meow，meow”now heard increasingly in China 14
4：Asking for and providing information about a third party 16
5：Giving and deflecting compliments 19
6：Taking your leave：Review and expansion 23
Unit Rap 23
7：Reading and writing 24
Reading familiar sentences in Chinese characters 24
GRAMMAR BITS The many faces of de in Chinese 25
Reading real-life texts 29
Learning to write characters 30
Filling out a form 30
CULTURAL BITS Physical characteristics and social expectations 31
RECAP 32
Grammar 32
Vocabulary 32
Checklist of“can do”statements 34
Unit Twelve：民以食为天 35
1：Setting up a food-shopping excursion 36
FYI Food shopping in China 37
2：Naming different kinds of fruit 38
GRAMMAR BITS Commenting on the performance of an action：Review and expansion 39
3：Naming food items,flavors,and other characteristics of food 41
Flavors 41
Other qualities 41
Categories of food 42
4：Discussing vegetables 44
GRAMMAR BITS的，the little modifier that could：Review and expansion 46
5：Putting together a meal 49
6：Shopping for food in a supermarket 52
FYI Five foods to live by 53
Unit Rap 54
7：Reading and writing 54
GRAMMAR BITS More on coverbs 54
Reading familiar sentences in Chinese characters 54
GRAMMAR BITS Yet another coverb—把 56
Reading real-life texts 60
Learning to write characters 63
Making a shopping list 63
CULTURAL BITS Shopping for food 63
RECAP 64
Grammar 64
Vocabulary 66
Checklist of“can do”statements 68
Unit Thirteen：家常便饭 69
1：Offering and accepting invitations 70
FYI Paying for a meal 71
GRAMMAR BITS Verb+measure word+object 72
GRAMMAR BITS给／給：Review and expansion 75
FYI Gift-giving-送礼物／送禮物 76
2：Declining an invitation 77
3：Arriving at someone's home and starting a meal 78
FYI What to expect in a home-cooked Chinese meal 82
4：Encouraging guests to eat up,toasting,and saying you're full 83
FYI Food and Chinese culture 86
Unit Rap 86
5：Reading and writing 86
Reading familiar sentences in Chinese characters 86
GRAMMAR BITS Adding“flavor”to your Chinese verbs：Review and expansion 90
Reading real-life texts 91
Learning to write characters 95
Writing e-mail messages 95
CULTURAL BITS Eating at the home of a friend 95
RECAP 96
Grammar 96
Vocabulary 97
Checklist of“can do”statements 98
Unit Fourteen：味美价廉 99
1：Deciding on a place to eat 100
FYI Regional Chinese cuisines 102
2：Getting seated and ordering drinks 104
GRAMMAR BITS Taking advantage of adverbs 106
FYI A balanced diet through a balanced meal order 108
3：Ordering dishes 108
FYI Chinese menus for the uninitiated 110
4：Ending a meal 112
FYI Eating in a Chinese restaurant 113
Unit Rap 114
5：Reading and writing 114
Reading familiar sentences in Chinese characters 114
Reading real-life texts 119
Learning to write characters 121
Writing a descriptive note 121
CULTURAL BITS Eating in a Chinese restaurant 121
RECAP 122
Grammar 122
Vocabulary 122
Checklist of“can do”statements 124
Unit Fifteen：休闲娱乐 125
1：Some leisure activities 126
GRAMMAR BITS Verb complements 128
2：Keeping active during Off-hours 129
FYI Basketball?Sure!But cricket-fighting? 131
3：Planning leisure activities 132
GRAMMAR BITS The many faces of：在vs．再 134
FYI Planned or spontaneous activities? 137
Unit Rap 138
4：Reading and writing 138
Reading familiar sentences in Chinese characters 138
Reading real-life texts 143
Learning to write characters 146
Writing a descriptive note 146
CULTURAL BITS More about daily activities 147
RECAP 147
Grammar 147
Vocabulary 148
Checklist of“can do”statements 150
Unit Sixteen：好好学习，天天向上 151
1：Discussing levels of schooling 152
GRAMMAR BITS A note on the verb毕业／畢業（graduate） 155
2：Talking about school subjects and majors 156
FYI High school majors 159
3：Discussing a school schedule 162
GRAMMAR BITS Frequency and duration 164
4：Visiting a campus 166
FYI University dormitories 168
FYI Two“commas”in Chinese 169
Unit Rap 169
5：Reading and writing 170
Reading familiar sentences in Chinese characters 170
FYI Chinese student life 175
Reading real-life texts 176
FYI The imperial examination system：Then and now 178
Learning to write characters 178
Writing a descriptive note 178
CULTURAL BITS School and school schedules 179
RECAP 179
Grammar 179
Vocabulary 180
Checklist of“can do”statements 182
Unit Seventeen：金窝银窝不如自己的草窝 183
1：Visiting someone's room 184
GRAMMAR BITS“Feasting”on adverbs 186
2：Recounting memories of a childhood home 187
FYI“Real”language is sometimes really“messy” 190
GRAMMAR BITS“Putting the cart before the horse”：More on把 192
3：Describing modern housing 194
GRAMMAR BITS Saying“very”and really meaning it! 195
FYI From communes to condos 197
Unit Rap 197
4：Reading and writing 198
Reading familiar sentences in Chinese characters 198
Reading real-life texts 202
Learning to write characters 204
Writing a descriptive note 204
CULTURAL BlTS Home Sweet Home 205
RECAP 205
Grammar 205
Vocabulary 206
Checklist of“can do”statements 208
Unit Eighteen：车水马龙 209
1：Getting around with help 210
2：Riding a bicycle 213
3：Riding the bus 216
FYI Forget the car；take the bus 219
GRAMMAR BITS Expressing then and now 221
4：Riding the city train or subway 222
FYI Culture and behavior：Queuing up 224
GRAMMAR BITS Flexing sentence muscles 224
Unit Rap 230
5：Reading and writing 230
Reading familiar sentences in Chinese characters 230
Reading real-life texts 236
Learning to write characters 240
Writing a descriptire note 240
CULTURAL BITS Moving around 241
RECAP 241
Grammar 241
Vocabulary 243
Checklist of“can do”statements 244
Unit Nineteen：海阔天空 245
1：Talking about seasons and the weather 246
FYI Weather in China 252
2：Planning an excursion 252
FYI Put Xiāngshān on your to-do list 253
GRAMMAR BITS When do you请／請qǐng and when do you叫jiào? 255
FYI Communing with nature 257
3：Going to the beach 258
FYI Chinese on the move 260
4：Traveling internationally 261
FYI Popular media 263
GRAMMAR BITS Showing your“attitude”with modal verbs 264
Unit Rap 268
5：Reading and writing 269
Reading familiar sentences in Chinese characters 269
GRAMMAR BITS Two verbal actions at the same time 272
Reading real-life texts 277
Learning to write characters 279
Writing a descriptive note 279
CULTURAL BITS Weekend excursion 280
RECAP 280
Grammar 280
Vocabulary 281
Checklist of“can do”statements 282
Unit Twenty：活到老，学到老 283
1：IS learning Chinese hard? 284
2：Is learning Chinese easy? 286
FYI Learning Chinese in the pastpresentand future 291
3：How the Chinese learn Chinese 291
GRAMMAR BITS The passive voice in Chinese；The imperative in Chinese 293
4：Some tips for continuing to learn Chinese 297
Unit Rap 300
5：Reading and writing 300
Reading familiar sentences in Chinese characters 300
Reading real-life texts 307
FYI Chinese dictionaries 312
Learning to write characters 313
Writing a descriptive note 313
CULTURAL BITS Learning Chinese 313
RECAP 314
Grammar 314
Vocabulary 315
Checklist of“can do”statements 317