Conversational Chinese 301 (Chinese and English Edition) (English and Chinese Edition)

The idea behind CC301 are the 301 basic conversational sentences, which are (as the authors intended) pretty quick to learn. The textbook then builds on these basic sentences via substitutions, expansions, and sample conversations. I've tried a lot of textbooks and CDs and, so far, I've made the most progress using CC301. This is the 2nd ed. of CC301; currently there is a 3rd. ed. (which splits the 1st ed. book into two halves) but I've found this text book works just fine with the two 3rd. ed. CD sets (essential!) covering the 1st and 2nd halves of this 1st ed. The CDs are essential to learning the sound and correct pronunciation of the language.