Business Chinese Today is a three-level, six-title series developed to meet the learning needs of both working adults and mature students who are seeking to develop their fluency in business Chinese. This series is authored by Dr Koh Hock Kiat, director of the Confucius Institute at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and Dr Peng Zhihong, assistant director at the same institute. Both Dr Koh and Dr Hong have extensive experience in offering business Chinese courses and are very aware of the learning needs of this group of students. Business Chinese Today aims to equip learners with the essential skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) for effective communication in Chinese business settings.
Lesson 1 My Family and I 我和我家
Lesson 2 Happy Birthday 生日快乐
Lesson 3 School Holidays 学校假期
Lesson 4 A Day in My Life 我的一天
Lesson 5 Operating Hours 营业时间
Lesson 6 Eating Fruits 品尝水果
Lesson 7 The Singapore Currency 新加坡货币
Lesson 8 My Apartment 我的公寓
Lesson 9 Singapore on the Map 地图上的新加坡
Lesson 10 Average Temperature and the Four Seasons 平均气温和四季
Lesson 11 Meeting for the First Time 初次见面
Lesson 12 Lunch for Office Workers 上班族的午餐
Lesson 13 Hobbies 业余爱好
Lesson 14 Clearing Spam Mails 清除垃圾邮件
Lesson 15 Hotel Business Centres 酒店商务中心
Lesson 16 Missing an Appointment 因故失约
Lesson 17 Office Equipment and their Changes 变化中的办公设备
Lesson 18 Comparing Goods 货比三家
Lesson 19 Reserving Hotel Rooms Online 网上预定酒店
Lesson 20 Taxi and Charges 德士与收费
Lesson 21 Writing a Leave Application Note 书面请假
Lesson 22 The Golden Weeks in China 中国的黄金周
Lesson 23 Singapore Food Festival 新加坡美食节
Lesson 24 Common Questions in Job Interviews 面试常见问题
Lesson 25 Looking for Conference Venues 找会议场地
Appendix Vocabulary Index 词汇总表
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Kiat Hock Koh
Dr. Koh Hock Kiat Affiliation: Director, Confucius Institute at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Hong Zhi Peng
Affiliation: Assistant Director, Confucius Institute at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Business Chinese course designed to quickly raise Chinese language proficiency
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Modular system caters for learners of different levels with different skills
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Developed by the experienced teaching team at the Confucius Institute, NTU
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Extensive coverage of modern business related topics
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Reading passages based on real-life business/work scenarios
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Introduce commonly used business/work related vocabulary
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Vocabulary section with pinyin and English meanings to aid learning
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Listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises designed to develop language fluency
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Audio CDs for each level provide listening practice