魔力汉语（上、下）初级汉语口语（英日韩文注释本）
Magic Chinese - Elementary Spoken Chinese (Vol. 1, 2)
(English, Japanese and Korean Annotation)
Edited by Yao Xiaolin, He Wei and Lin Qiqian
I: ISBN 7-301-05993-0/H.0803, 200 pages US$26.95;
2 Audio Tapes - US$3.95 each
I:  ISBN 7-301-05994-9/H.0804, 200 pages US$26.95;
1 Audio Tapes - US$3.95 each

This set of 2 volume textbooks with 15 units in each is for foreign student studying in China for a short period. Volume 1 is suitable for beginners and volume 2 is for those with knowledge of 300-400 Chinese words. The language in the text is standard colloquial modern Chinese and is presented in different contexts. Through which, the student can grasp the basic knowledge of the spoken Chinese and improve their Chinese communication ability step by step. It has the following characteristics: 1. Practical orientation: Sentences in both volumes are practical and frequently used that makes conversation vivid and interesting; 2. Original contents: The texts are chosen with the most day-to-day encountering topics in the present day society, i.e. "opening an account", "hairdressing" and "dating", and with the introduction of the newly-coined words appeared in recent years. 3. Various exercises: Beside the spoken and listening exercises, there are also translating exercises combining the basic skill training with flexible application in different contexts. Communication Tips that follow each unit offer the correlated social background. Keys to some exercises and scripts to the listening materials are also available. This book is for 50-60 course-hours, with English, Japanese and Korean annotations. Audio Tapes are available.