The ideal Chinese course for absolute beginners
Condition: LIKE NEW: This book is almost as new, with no damage nor defects. There no markings, inscriptions or signatures of any kind, pages are clean and vibrant.
Published in 2015 as part of the BBC Talk language-learning series, the course was designed specifically for absolute beginners wanting practical conversational Mandarin without formal classroom study.
The package includes:
a 144-page full-colour course book,
and two audio CDs totaling roughly 120 minutes of listening material.
The course focuses on everyday spoken Mandarin for:
travel,
business,
social interaction,
and basic communication situations.
Topics include:
greetings,
introductions,
ordering food,
shopping,
transport,
asking directions,
and conversational essentials.
A major feature of the Talk series is its beginner-friendly approach:
step-by-step lessons,
simplified grammar explanations,
pronunciation guidance,
listening exercises,
and interactive repetition activities.
The book uses:
English explanations,
Pinyin transliteration,
and Chinese characters together,
making it accessible even to learners with no prior Mandarin exposure.
Reader feedback generally describes it as:
approachable,
practical,
well-structured for self-study,
and particularly useful for spoken confidence rather than deep academic language study.
For resale purposes, the most important value factor is whether:
both original CDs are present,
the audio still functions,
and the workbook pages remain unmarked.
