The book Sound Mandarin for English Speakers is designed for nonnative

beginners to study Chinese through mastering pinyin so as to

enable them to communicate in Chinese in a short period of time. The

book consists of 20 units, with a brief introduction to the pinyin system

of Mandarin before the first unit. A vocabulary index, grammar outline,

keys and audio scripts for exercises are also included in the book. These

materials will help the learners pronounce and construct basic sentences.

At the end of the book, there is a mini-dictionary providing a large

amount of frequently-used vocabularies used in daily life. The book is not

only for learners in class, but also ideal for self-study.