HAINZINGER, Mike — Chinese with Mike: Seasons 1 & 2. Absolute Beginner Coursebook. With Audio and Video.

London, Teach Yourself. Hodder and Stoughton, 2014. Large p/b. 256 pp. 19 x 24.5 cm, DVDS and CD-ROM. As new, appears unused. Clean and tight. Chinese with Mike is 100% new and breaks with traditional Chinese curricula. Mike's humour, mixed with his logical, step-by-step approach shields learners from the unnecessary complexities of Mandarin Chinese. Through a blend of 60 short, highly addictive video lessons on DVD, a Coursebook and audio, you'll acquire essential Chinese with confidence. Season 1 This covers pinyin, the four tones and writing system using Simplified Chinese characters, common words, phrases and typical conversations. In no time you'll be able to talk about yourself, your family, your friends, your job, your home, your dogs and cats. Season 2 If Season 2 wasn't included in the book, you wouldn't be able to tell people you can speak Chinese, you like to play basketball, or you want to eat beef fried rice. More importantly, you wouldn't even know how to ask permission to use the bathroom! .