Easy Steps to Chinese has three stages：Stage 1-Books 1 and 2：Stage 2-Books 3，4，5 and 6：and Stage 3-Books 7 and 8．After completing this series，the students will acquire a vocabula ry of approximately 1，600 Chinese characters and developconfidence in using Chinese to communicate either orally or in written forms．

Easy Steps to Chinese adopts a new approach to teaching Chinese as a foreign language．It is designed for both primary and secondary schooI students who are taking Chinese exams，such as GCSE／IGCSE／AS(U．K．)，SAT II／AP(U．S．A．)，1B ChineseLanguage B，or for those students who are starting to learn Chinese on their own．

第一单元

 第一课 家庭

 第二课 爱好

 第三课 交友

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第二单元

 第四课 气候

 第五课 订机票

 第六课 购物

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第三单元

 第七课 学汉语

 第八课 暑期工

 第九课 开派对

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第四单元

 第十课 饮食

 第十一课 意外

 第十二课 做义工

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第五单元

 第十三课 中国

 第十四课 春节

 第十五课 年夜饭

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