A Note to the Learner                              3  (3)
Acknowledgments                                    6  (2)
  Orientation                                      8  (13)
      About This Course                            8  (2)
      Organization and Use                         10 (2)
      An Overview of the Chinese Language          12 (3)
      Suggested Strategies for Learning Spoken     15 (4)
      Chinese
      A Note for Students of Chinese Heritage      19 (1)
      A Note for International Students            19 (1)
      A Note for Independent Learners              19 (2)
  Pronunciation and Romanization                   21 (45)
      Introduction                                 21 (2)
      Initials                                     23 (4)
      Finals                                       27 (7)
      Tones                                        34 (6)
      The (r) Suffix                               40 (2)
      Transcriptional Conventions                  42 (2)
      Contrastive Pronunciation Exercises          44 (14)
      English-Chinese Contrastive Pronunciation    58 (4)
      Exercises
      Content-based Pronunciation Exercises        62 (2)
      Pronunciation Supplements                    64 (2)
  Classroom Expressions                            66 (288)
      Abbreviations                                70 (1)
    Unit 1 Greetings and Useful Phrases            71 (30)
      Part 1 "Where Are You Going?"                72 (7)
      Part 2 "Long Time No See!"                   79 (6)
      Part 3 Chance Encounter on the Street        85 (7)
      Part 4 Visiting an Acquaintance at Her       92 (7)
      Home
      Review and Study Guide for Unit 1            99 (2)
    Unit 2 Introductions                           101(36)
      Part 1 Asking About Name and Nationality     102(8)
      Part 2 Introducing a Roommate                110(8)
      Part 3 Inquiring Formally as to Name and     118(10)
      Place of Work
      Part 4 A Self-introduction                   128(7)
      Review and Study Guide for Unit 2            135(2)
    Unit 3 Numbers, Dates, Time, and Money (I)     137(30)
      Part 1 "How Many Students in Your Class?"    138(6)
      Part 2 Inquiring About Age                   144(7)
      Part 3 Purchasing a Tea Cup                  151(8)
      Part 4 Buying a Train Ticket                 159(6)
      Review and Study Guide for Unit 3            165(2)
    Unit 4 Numbers, Dates, Time, and Money (II)    167(28)
      Part 1 Inquiring About Opening and           168(6)
      Closing Times
      Part 2 Personal Information                  174(8)
      Part 3 Second Trip to China                  182(6)
      Part 4 Asking About Population               188(5)
      Review and Study Guide for Unit 4            193(2)
    Unit 5 Locating Persons, Places, and Things    195(30)
      Part 1 Searching for Mary Wang               196(7)
      Part 2 Conversation at a Noodle Stand        203(6)
      Part 3 "Where Are You Staying?"              209(7)
      Part 4 New Computer                          216(7)
      Review and Study Guide for Unit 5            223(2)
    Unit 6 Biographical Information (I)            225(28)
      Part 1 Conversation with a Six-year-old      226(6)
      Part 2 Chat at the Chiang Kai-shek           232(8)
      Memorial
      Part 3 Chat at the Chiang Kai-shek           240(5)
      Memorial (cont.)
      Part 4 Chat at the Chiang Kai-shek           245(5)
      Memorial (cont.)
      Review and Study Guide for Unit 6            250(3)
    Unit 7 Biographical Information (II)           253(28)
      Part 1 More Questions About One's Family     254(5)
      Part 2 "You Can Speak Chinese!"              259(9)
      Part 3 The Nosy Professor                    268(6)
      Part 4 Conversation with a Waitress          274(5)
      Review and Study Guide for Unit 7            279(2)
    Unit 8 Getting Around Beijing (I)              281(26)
      Part 1 "How Do I Get to the Beijing          282(7)
      Hotel?"
      Part 2 Calling for a Taxi to the Airport     289(4)
      Part 3 Calling for a Taxi to the Airport     293(5)
      (cont.)
      Part 4 Calling for a Taxi to the Airport     298(7)
      (cont.)
      Review and Study Guide for Unit 8            305(2)
    Unit 9 Getting Around Beijing (II)             307(20)
      Part 1 Lost in Beijing                       308(5)
      Part 2 By Bus and Street Car to the          313(3)
      Summer Palace
      Part 3 By Bus and Street Car to the          316(5)
      Summer Palace (cont.)
      Part 4 By Bus and Street Car to the          321(4)
      Summer Palace (cont.)
      Review and Study Guide for Unit 9            325(2)
    Unit 10 Weather                                327(27)
      Part 1 A Weather Forecast                    328(7)
      Part 2 Beijing Weather                       335(5)
      Part 3 Taiwan Weather                        340(6)
      Part 4 Talking About the Weather in Your     346(6)
      Hometown
      Review and Study Guide for Unit 10           352(2)
Word Classes of Spoken Chinese                     354(11)
Chinese-English Glossary                           365(8)
English-Chinese Glossary                           373(8)
Index of Grammatical and Cultural Topics           381