This is Textbook 4 of Easy Steps to Chinese (German Edition), including a total of five units, with three lessons in each, talking about “appearance, occupations, personality”, “daily routine, household chores, pets”, “schools, examinations, school events”, “delicious food, festivals, eating out” and “neighbourhood, travelling, accidents” respectively. It is a full-color book (1 CD included) with beautiful illustrations, practical conversations and short texts, enabling students to use Chinese fluently and accurately in simple communication.

Yamin Ma, B.A. in English Language and Literature, and M.A. in Education, is currently a Chinese teacher in Island School, Hong Kong. Ma has gained years of experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and she actively keeps up with the trends of AP Chinese Test in U.S. and the IB Chinese Test in Europe. Her research covers English language teaching, Chinese language teaching and educational psychology. She has read and published a number of papers in international conferences.