Ximen Bao, the Governor of Ye Bridge Graded Chinese Series Level Starter: 150 Words Level HSK1 Reading Book

For students who study Chinese as a foreign language ,it 's crucial for them to enlarge the scope of their reading to improve their comprehension skills .The " Bridge"Graded Chinese series is designed to provide a collection of interesting and useful Chinese reading materials .This series grades each volume by its vocabulary level and brings the learners into every scene through vivid storytelling.The series has the following features:

1 A gradual approach by grading the volumes based on vocabulary levels .

The following table indicates the corresponding " Bridge"level.HSK and CEFR levels, the vocabulary amount ,and number of characters.

Level

Starter

1

2

3

4

5

6

HSKCEFR Level

HSK1CEFR LevelA1

HSK1-2CEFR LevelA1-A2

HSK2-3CEFR LevelA2-B1

HSK3CEFR LevelA2-B1

HSK3-4CEFR LevelB1

HSK4CEFR LevelB1-B2

HSK5CEFR LevelB2-C1

Vocabulary

150

300

500

750

1000

1500

2500

Character

1000

2500

5000

7500

10,000

15,000

25,000

2 Intriguing stories on various themes.

The series features ening stories known for their twists and turns as well as deeply touching plots.The s will find it a joyful experience to read the stories.The topics are selected from Chinese mythology ,legends ,folklore,,literary claics, biographies of renowned people people and historical tales. Such widely ranged topics would exert an invisible,yet formative ,influence on s' understanding of Chinese ture and history.

3 Reasonably structured and easy to use.

For each volume of the " Bridge"series ,apart from a Chinese story ,they also provide an introduction to the main characters in Chinese and English ,new words with English explanations and sample sentences ,and an English nslation of the story .followed by comprehension exercises and a vocabulary list to help users read and understand the story and improve their Chinese reading skills. The exercises are mainly presented as objective questions that take on various forms with moderate diffity.Moreover,keys to exercises are also provided.The series can be used by teachers in cla or by students for s-study.

Basic Information :Title: Ximen Bao, the Governor of Ye

Level Starter :150 words level

Publisher: Sinolingual Co.,LtdISBN:9787513810227

Page: 35

Language: simplified Chinese ,English

Product dimensions:21x14.5x0.4cm/ 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.2 in

Folio: 32 opening

Ximen Bao is appointed governor of a p named Ye . He finds that each year, the local officials , dignitaries , and a witch select a girl from an ordinary family and throw her into the river to "marry" the river god. They claim that if they fail to do so . the river will flood . Ximen Bao decides to look into this matter...