CONTENTSPreface

How to Say the Alphabet

Consonants

Vowels

The Four Tones

You and I

Common Salutations

Numerals and Classifiers

Days,Months,Years

Let's Talk about Peking

A Stroll in the Park

In a Coffee House

Children's Rhymes

A Letter of Thanks

Making an Appointment on the Telephone

In a Bookshop

"Your Presence is Requested..."

A Chinese Fable

Going to the Opera

Trying on a Suit

Staying in a Hotel

Buying Railway Tickets

Mrs.Lin Pays a New-Year Call

Skating

Seeing a Doctor

Vocabulary