Talk About Your Day: Mandarin Daily Routines Workbook

By the end you can

• Tell the time and say when you get up, eat, work and sleep
• Walk someone through your day step by step with 先…然后… (first… then…)
• Compare your weekdays and weekends, and ask friends about theirs

What’s inside

• Unit 1: Learn: What Time Is It? · Practice: Telling the Time
• Unit 2: Learn: Morning, Noon and Night · Practice: When Do You Do It?
• Unit 3: Learn: Your Morning Routine · Practice: Morning Routine Practice
• Unit 4: Learn: Off to Work and Class · Practice: Getting to Work
• Unit 5: Learn: First This, Then That · Practice: Put Your Day in Order
• Story 1: Lin Hao's Busy Monday · Practice: Reading Check: Lin Hao's Monday
• Unit 6: Learn: Your Evening Routine · Practice: Evening Routine Practice
• Unit 7: Learn: Days of the Week · Practice: What Day Is It?
• Unit 8: Learn: Weekdays vs Weekends · Practice: Weekday or Weekend?
• Story 2: Xiaoyu's Lazy Saturday · Practice: Reading Check: Xiaoyu's Saturday
• Reference: Routine Verbs at a Glance
• Review: A Day in the Life

Who it’s for

Beginners who know a little Mandarin and want to use it in real conversations.

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