Product Description
DIGITAL - Cambridge IGCSE® Chinese as a First Language Coursebook Cambridge Elevate Edition (2 Years)
Format: Digital
Take an active approach to first language Chinese with activities that reinforce language learning and expand vocabulary and idioms. This Cambridge Elevate edition focuses on building students’ reading and writing skills through real Mandarin Chinese texts about different topics, such as Chinese philosophers and sport.
It also provides opportunities to develop essential life skills including creative thinking, communication and problem solving. At the end of the course, students should be able to critically analyse literary work written in Chinese and demonstrate a strong writing ability.
Suggested answers to the questions in this digital resource are in the teacher’s book.
Features:
Personalise Cambridge Elevate editions to your needs – set homework, link to the web and share annotations with your class.
To give students a taste of authenticity, this coursebook is based on real-life contexts with extracts from newspapers, magazines, online materials and other publications from Mandarin Chinese-speaking communities.
Eight topics – including Chinese philosophers, historical figures and social relationships – immerse students in Chinese culture and language.
Exam-style questions and clearly stated learning objectives promote self-assessment and independent study.
Cambridge Elevate is simple to navigate for both students and teachers – find notes quickly with highlights and bookmarks.
Simple and easy to use, link directly into Cambridge Elevate from Moodle, Blackboard and any other VLE.
Access a library of Cambridge books anywhere, anytime whether online or offline (via the app). For more information, please visit elevate.cambridge.org/support.
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Contents:
Introduction
How to use this book
Acknowledgements
Topic 1. Social relationships:
1.1. Narrative
1.2. Argumentative
1.3. Directed writing and Classical Chinese
Topic 2. Home town:
2.1. Narrative
2.2. Argumentative
2.3. Directed writing and Classical Chinese
Topic 3. Historical and heroic figures:
3.1. Narrative
3.2. Argumentative
3.3. Directed writing and Classical Chinese
Topic 4. Natural landscapes and travelling:
4.1. Narrative
4.2. Argumentative
4.3. Directed writing and Classical Chinese
Topic 5. Virtues and attitudes to studying:
5.1. Narrative
5.2. Argumentative
5.3. Directed writing and Classical Chinese
Topic 6. Chinese philosophers
6.1. Narrative
6.2. Argumentative
6.3. Directed writing and Classical Chinese
Topic 7. Happiness: leisure, arts and sports:
7.1. Narrative
7.2. Argumentative
7.3. Directed writing and Classical Chinese
Topic 8. Everyday life
8.1. Narrative
8.2. Argumentative
8.3. Directed writing and Classical Chinese.
Introduction
How to use this book
Acknowledgements
单元一. 谁言寸草心:
1.1. 描述与叙述
1.2. 议论与讨论
1.3. 指导写作及文言文
单元二. 此心安处是吾乡:
2.1. 描述与叙述
2.2. 议论与讨论
2.3. 指导写作及文言文
单元三. 千古风流人物:
3.1. 描述与叙述
3.2. 议论与讨论
3.3. 指导写作及文言文
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