Description

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Reading comprehension is an essential skill for success in academia and in the real world. Good readers have great skills to absorb what they read, analyze it, make sense of it, and answer questions about it. In the Chinese Reading Comprehension Series (汉语阅读理解), we are going to learn reading some of the famous and selected Chinese short stories (中国短篇小说精选) and answering questions for each of these stories (测测你的中文水平). These literary works often reflect certain essential aspect of social life through stories.

Kindle Edition:
www.amazon.com/dp/B087JMXM5V
Paperback Edition:
www.amazon.com/dp/B087L4KSLY

The book has 10 chapters for Mandarin Chinese reading comprehension in the following order:
Chapter 1: Xiao Wang and Coke (第一章：小王与可乐)
Chapter 2: Xiao Wang and First Love (第二章：小王与初恋)
Chapter 3: Xiao Wang's Father (第三章：小王的父亲)
Chapter 4: Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (第四章：陈胜吴广起义)
Chapter 5: Yue Fei (第五章：岳飞)
Chapter 6: To the Oak (第六章：致橡树)
Chapter 7: Xiaoming's Day (第七章：小明的一天)
Chapter 8: Xiaoping's story (第八章：小萍的故事)
Chapter 9: The Story of Zhao Xiaofei (第九章：赵小菲的故事)
Chapter 10: Luban Learning Arts (第十章：鲁班学艺)

The current book volume, Chinese Reading Comprehension 1, is a Level 2 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to 10 famous Chinese short stories. Each of the stories is accompanied with 10 multiple answer type questions. The answer keys are as well included in the book. The 1st volume in the Chinese Reading Comprehension Series (汉语阅读理解) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With over 600 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

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