Step Up with Chinese《成长》is a pioneering, standards-based introductory Chinese textbook series designed by North American educators in collaboration with Chinese language specialists at the Beijing Language and Culture University. Highly learnerfriendly and task-centered, Step Up develops all four language skills while incorporating the ACTFL 5Cs. Students will learn all the necessary material to engage others in meaningful communication and gain a better understanding of the Chinese culture. This second edition features updated content, new images, and an additional vocabulary index that facilitates Chinese word search via English keywords. This series consists of three levels covering three to four years of instruction. Each level includes a Textbook, a Workbook and a Teacher’s Guide. Each Textbook offers ten thematic-based lessons. The accompanying Workbook features a wide variety of different types of exercises to enhance students’ proficiency in all four language skills. The Teacher’s Guide can be downloaded from the program’s companion website (http://stepup.cengageasia.com) which also offers a pinyin pronunciation guide, interactive vocabulary flashcards, mp3 files, and additional practices. Step Up makes an excellent course material for high school students as well as highly-motivated middle school students who have had little or no prior exposure to the Chinese language.
Introduction 1 Pinyin 拼音
Introduction 2 Chinese Characters 汉字
Lesson 1 Nice to meet you! 你好！
Lesson 2 Getting to know you 你是哪国人？
Lesson 3 What time is it? 现在几点？
Lesson 4 What’s today’s date? 今天几号？
Lesson 5 My family 我们一家人
Lesson 6 My family pet 我家的宠物
Lesson 7 My school 我的学校
Lesson 8 My busy schedule 天天都很忙
Lesson 9 My interests, my dreams 我的爱好
Lesson 10 It tastes so good! 好吃！
Appendix 1 Vocabulary Index (English – Chinese)
生词索引（英汉）
Appendix 2 Vocabulary Index (Chinese – English)
生词索引（汉英）
Appendix 3 Key Sentence Patterns 主要句型
Appendix 4 Map of China 中国地图
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Lucy Chu Lee
Lucy Chu Lee is a veteran teacher at Livingston High School in New Jersey, teacher director at Rutgers and William Paterson University and past president of the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS).
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Lucy Chu Lee
Affiliation: Livingston High School, New Jersey Lucy Lee is a veteran teacher at Livingston High School in New Jersey, teacher director at Rutgers and William Paterson University and past president of the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS).
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Lixia Chen
Chen Lixia is the director of Confucius Institute at the Beijing Language & Culture University.
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Xia Li Chen
Affiliation: Beijing Language & Culture University Lixia Chen is the director of Confucius Institute at the Beijing Language & Culture University.
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Includes topics relevant to secondary students’ everyday experience
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Breaks down lesson into manageable chunks to help students progress from “bite-size” stages to more lengthy and complex tasks
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Spiraling design helps students build upon existing knowledge and facilitates the gradual mastery of skills
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Offers a variety of communicative classroom activities to help students achieve target language goals
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Interweaves Chinese cultural information into the texts, visuals and activities
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Reinforces language learning by making connections to other content areas
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Includes topics relevant to secondary students’ everyday experience
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Breaks down lesson into manageable chunks to help students progress from “bite-size” stages to more lengthy and complex tasks
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Spiraling design helps students build upon existing knowledge and facilitates the gradual mastery of skills
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Offers a variety of communicative classroom activities to help students achieve target language goals
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Interweaves Chinese cultural information into the texts, visuals and activities
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Reinforces language learning by making connections to other content areas
Cengage eBook: Step up with Chinese 1, Workbook 12 Months
9788000042060