Reference:New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed)

New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) by Liu Xun

New Practical Chinese Reader is a new series of textbooks designed for native English speakers to learn Chinese. It consists of 70 lessons in six volumes, covering beginning to intermediate levels for three years of instruction. It has been compiled under the guidance of the new the HSK Guideline and in consultation with NOTCFL Syllabus. The objective of this series is to develop the student's ability to communicate in Chinese through the study of language structure, language function, and related cultural knowledge along with the training of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

Grammar Points by Chapter

1. Lesson One
   • 汉语的语序 Word order in Chinese
2. Lesson Two
   • 形容词谓语句 Sentences with an adjectival predicate
   • 用“吗”的是非问句 "Yes-no" question with "吗"
3. Lesson Three
4. Lesson Four
   • “是”字句 (1) Sentences with "是" (1)
5. Lesson Five
   • 用疑问代词的问句 Questions with an interrogative pronoun
6. Lesson Six
   • 动词谓语句 Sentences with a verbal predicate
7. Lesson Seven
   • 表领属关系的定语 Attributives expressing possession
   • 正反疑问句 V/A-not-V/A questions
   • 用“呢”构成的省略式问句 Abbreviated questions with "呢"
   • 副词"也" 和 "都"的位置 The position of the adverbs "也" and "都"
8. Lesson Eight
   • 11~100 的称数法 Numbers from 11 to 100
   • 数量词作定语 Numeral-measure words as attributives
   • “有”字句 Sentences with "有"
   • 用“几”或“多少”提问 Questions with "几" or "多少"
9. Lesson Nine
   • 年、月、日 和 星期 Expressing the date and days of the week
   • 表时间的词语作状语 Words expressing time as adverbials
   • 名词谓语句 Sentences with a nominal predicate
   • 用“……，好吗？”提问 Questions with "……，好吗？"
10. Lesson Ten
    • 介词词组 Prepositional phrase
    • 双宾语动词谓语句 (1)： "给"、送 Sentences with double objects (1): "给" and "送"
    • 形容词谓语句“很” 和 副词“很” Sentences with an adjectival predicate and the adverb "很"
11. Lesson Eleven
    • 钟点 Telling time
    • 能愿动词谓语句 (1): 会 、 能 、 可以 、 应该 Sentences with the optative verbs (1): "会""能","可以" and "应该"
    • 连动句 (1): 表示目的 Sentences with serial verb phrase (1): to indicate purpose
    • 双宾语动词谓语句 (2): 教、 问 Sentences with double objects (2): "教" and "问"
12. Lesson Twelve
    • 主谓谓语句 (1) Sentences with a subject-predicate phrase as predicate (1)
    • 选择疑问句 Alternative questions
    • 能愿动词谓语句 (2) : 要 、 想、愿意 Sentences with the optative verbs (2) : "要","想" and "愿意"
13. Lesson Thirteen
    • 助词“了” (1) The particle "了" (1)
    • 兼语句 Pivotal sentences
    • 能愿动词谓语句 (3): 可能、 会 Sentences with optative verbs (3) : "可能" and "会"
14. Lesson Fourteen
    • 四种汉语句子 Four kinds of Chinese sentences
      • 动词谓语句 Sentences with a verbal predicate
      • 形容词谓语句 Sentences with an adjectival predicate
      • 名词谓语句 Sentences with a nominal predicate
      • 主谓谓语句 Sentences with a subject-predicate phrase as the predicate
    • 常用的六种提问方法 Six common question types
      • 用“吗”提问 Question with "吗"
      • 正反疑问句 V/A-not-V/A question
      • 用疑问代词的问句 Questions with an interrogative pronoun
      • 用“还是”的选择问句 Alternative questions with "还是"
      • 用“好吗？”（或“是不是？”“是吗？”“可以吗？”）的问句 Tag questions with "好吗? ", "是不是? ", "是吗? " or "可以吗? "
      • 用“呢”的省略式问句 Elliptical question with the question particle "呢"