Reading China is designed for Chinese learners at different levels. They can be used both as extracurricular reading material and as graded Chinese reading textbooks. There are three versions: Chinese-English, Chinese-Japanese and Chinese-Korean. The whole set is divided into five levels with each level subdivided into volume A and B. The texts are written to suit the readers' language levels, providing suitable challenges while remaining understandable. Though short, they are pragmatic and cover a large range of interesting topics written in diverse styles. Each book has a CD so that readers can appreciate genuine Chinese both by reading and listening and improve their proficiency effectively. Readers could learn a text by reading, analyzing and doing exercises. The Lead-in aims to provoke reflection; the Side notes, Illustrations, Language Points and Cultural Tips can remove understanding obstacles for learners while the Exercises deepen their understanding of the essays. In short, we are committed to providing a relaxing, interesting and efficient way to learn Chinese.

Reading China (Korean Edition) Panda Diplomacy(5A) is the 1st volume of the 5th level of Reading China book series. The stories chosen are simple and humorous, through which international students would know about Chinese culture, history and customs. Contents of this book include: guided reading, texts, thinking, language tips, practices and knowledge tips. The guided reading is aimed to generate students’ desires and interests to learn. The text is the key part, telling interesting things heard and happened around to show cultural differences and comparison. Thinking helps students understand reading massages. Language tips help review and consolidate the new contents learned through a practical and scientific way. Forms to practice included in this book are various to provide more accurate ways for students to evaluate the result of reading. And knowledge tips are interesting and contain all kinds of things about China.

Contents:

1　互相不明白 Mutual Misunderstandings

2　救救北京四合院 Saving Beijing’s Siheyuan

3　你适合做哪种工作 What Kind of Job Are You Suited for? 

4　“80后”房奴 “Post 80s” Slaves to Housing

5　做好事不留名 Doing Good Deeds Anonymously 

6　动物知多少 How Much Do You Know About Animals?  

7　月亮月亮 Moon Moon 

8　相亲大会 Blind Date Convention 

9　熊猫外交 Panda Diplomacy 

10　爱的力量 The Power of Love 

11　友谊第一 比赛第二 Friendship Comes Before Competition 

12　人鱼公主 The Little Mermaid 

13　阳光计划 Sunshine Plan

14　跳水女皇伏明霞 The Diving Empress Fu Mingxia

15　金猪宝宝 Golden Piggy Babies

16　生物钟 Biological Clock 

17　感恩的心 A Grateful Heart 

18　最美 The Most Beautiful  

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