Author(s): Dan Wang
Format: Mixed media product
No. of Pages: 112
Publisher: Macmillan Education
Language: English
Date Published: 2013-05-29
Dimensions: 218 x 276 x 8mm
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Edition:
Illustrations: 25 b&w photographs

Discover China Workbook 3 is an accompanying workbook to Discover China Student Book 3, designed for low-intermediate teenage-adult learners of mandarin Chinese. Workbook 3 is suitable for both in-class and self-study use. Workbook 3 features clear language objectives which correspond with the Student's Book unit structure and activities. A wide variety of vocabulary and grammar exercises, as well as extra reading and listening activities, provide practice of the core language presented in Student's Book 3. Each unit of Discover China Workbook 3 contains a list of learning objectives which provide a clear outline of the language skills and knowledge which is practiced in each activity. Also contained in each unit is additional topic-related reading and listening material which provide extra practice of key grammar and vocabulary presented in the corresponding Student Book lesson and unit. Pinyin of characters learnt in the Student Book 3 is removed from the listening and reading passages in Workbook 3. Moreover a self-assessment section at the end of each unit using "I can - " descriptors enables students to reflect on their individual progress.
The Workbook 3 pays attention to developing students' character writing skills beyond the number taught in Student Book 3. In Student Book 3, students learn to write 70 characters, and in Workbook 3 this number is increased to 370 characters.