Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids: Textbook: 2A (+ СD)

Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (textbooks and workbooks are sold separately, each textbook comes with a CD). This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, self-introduction and daily expressions. Chinese culture is introduced on the last two pages of each volume together with some color stickers for practice. Each textbook comes with a CD with all the lessons and songs on it. This is Volume 2a (Textbook) in the series, with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as brothers and sisters, friends, colors and hobbies, etc. It can be used in the first semester of Year 2 at primary school.