刘彤 易捷汉语 实用会话 Liu Tong (ed.) Easy Chinese. Speak out

北京：北京大学出版社，2004. — 6，8，356页. — ISBN 7301066368.The course is compiled and designed for learners who have studied Chinese for 3 to 6 months and who have some fundamental knowledge on pronunciation and vocabulary. Some practical situations are designed, such as traveling, shopping, visiting friends and relatives, doing laundry and dining out. Latest developments in language are taken into consideration by way of introducing some situations hardly taught in schools, such as using the EMS (Express Mail Service), Internet surfing, and going to the karaoke bar. The course will help learners understand the actual living environment in China, improve their daily conversational skills and adapt to the work and life in areas where Chinese is used. In addition to a textbook on Chinese, it may also be used as a package of "coping Chinese expressions" when foreigners are living, working, studying and traveling in China.