Introduction


There are two main contents in the App, one for "Textbook" and the other for "Learning Tasks."

● Textbook

Click "Textbook" on the main menu to enter this page, and choose the lesson you want by clicking on it.

  1. Home: Back to the list of lessons.
  2. Menu: Go to any unit/section in each lesson.
  3. Previous Page: Go to the previous page.
  4. Next Page: Go to the next page.
  5. Index: Search for all expressions in the book, get pinyin pronunciation guides and English translations, and find the lessons they are used in.
  6. Menu Show/Hide: Show or hide this menu bar.

You can click the text or the play button to listen to the audio.

You can type in English, pinyin or Chinese to search for all expressions in the book, and find the lessons they are used in.

● Learning Tasks

There are eight learning tasks in each lesson.

● Type of practice questions


> Practice Activities (organized by three vocabulary lists in the lesson)


Vocabulary Practice :
Drag the answer to the corresponding blank space.

Structure Practice :
Read the phrases in characters and unscramble characters into one correct sentence by dragging the words above the line.

Reading Practice :
Read the dialogue/paragraph and decide whether the statement in green is true or false, then click the button.

Interview Practice :
Read a set of four questions around a topic and then scramble appropriate answers to make the whole dialogue meaningful.

> Performance Tasks (for the whole lesson)

Listening Tasks :
There are two kinds of methods to answer the questions. One is listen to the audio and then check on the correct box. The other is choose the correct statement of three after listening to the audio.

Every other lesson will have “Picture Story” or “Email Writing.”

Picture Story :
Read the sentence strips and then number them into the right sequence to make the whole story meaningful to match the pictures.

Email Writing :
Read the incoming email and drag the appropriate word above the line to complete the response.

Cultural Presentation :
Read the paragraph about Chinese culture topic and decide whether the statement in green is true or false, then click the button.

Authentic Reading :
According to the pictures provided and decide whether the statement is true or false, then click the button.