All Things Considered: Advanced Reader of Modern Chinese

The book is really like new and it was delivered way faster than I expected. Great!

This is a book that is placed between intermediate and advanced, it really works well as a transitional book. It's more of an advanced textbook than a pure reader though, as there are many sorts of excercises and grammar explanations. A really cool thing is that the reading passages are both in simplified script and traditional script. The same goes for the vocabulary listings.

This book was used in our 3rd year Chinese class and was one of the best books for intermediate/advanced Chinese students I've seen. I've traveled and studied extensively in China and the books there are horribly boring (probably due to censureship) This books range of topics kept the class engaged the entire semester. I really enjoyed reading it. The one downside of the book, as another critic mentioned, is that the binding is pretty horrible and was starting to come apart by semester's end.

This book progresses from traditional speech lessons to more difficult newspaper readings that have been edited to better suit the level of students. The vocabulary/crib sheets are extremely helpful as well as the exercises. The only slight drawback is that while the text is written in both traditional and simplified characters,the exercises are written only in simplified characters.

This Chinese language text is appropriate for intermediate to advanced students. It contains 32 passages divided into two sections. The first part is a series of dialogues while the second part is a collection of newspaper articles. Each lesson is followed by grammar points used in the text, with additional examples, and by exercises based on grammar and vocabulary. Both vocabulary and passages are given in simplified and traditional characters. Chinese (pinyin) and English indexes with page references are also provided.This book has many strengths and, as a student, it's one of the better Chinese language textbooks I've come across. The dialogue and article format exposes students to both spoken and written Chinese. Also, passages are long enough to familiarize one with vocabulary and grammar but not so long as to become repetitive. Occasionally subjects are recycled but in a way that reinforces vocabulary and/or demonstrates variations within the language. Probably the most refreshing asset is the scope of topics. Everything from food, travel, and etiquette to Chinese culture to social and political issues (and yes, even sex) are covered. This is one of the few books that provide relevant vocabulary and discussion for students and does not feel vocab force feeding.