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

New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) by Jerry Schmidt

New Practical Chinese Reader, by Beijing Language and Culture University Press, is one of mainland China's most popular comprehensive textbook series, and is also available for purchase abroad in multiple languages. Book 2 is equivalent to A2 difficulty.

Compiled under the sponsorship of the China National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOTCFL) and in consultation with the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) Guidelines, the New Practical Chinese Reader (NPCR) series is designed to help native English speakers easily learn Chinese. Based on the time-tested Practical Chinese Reader (PCR), the revised and updated NPCR combines the grammatical strengths of the old PCR with contemporary material and more emphasis on learning to use Chinese in everyday conversation.

NPCR consists of 70 lessons in six volumes, covering beginning to intermediate levels, for three years of instruction. Features include balanced training in speaking, pronounciation, grammar, and vocabulary; gradual increases in difficulty, and a cyclical approach to learning with constant review of language structures, functions, and cultural knowledge; an abundance of practice material suitable for students to use inside and outside the classroom; and a new, systematic approach to the teaching of Chinese characters.

Grammar Points by Chapter

1. Lesson Fifteen
   • 情态补语 (1) : The complement of state (1)
   • 助词 "了" : 肯定事情的完成与实现 Particle "了" : Confirming the completion or realization of something
   • 动词的重叠 Reduplication of the verb
   • 100到10,000的称数法 Numeration for numbers from 100 to 10,000
2. Lesson Sixteen
   • 简单趋向补语 The simple directional complement
   • "把" 字句 (1) The "把" sentence (1)
   • 时量补语 (1) The time-measure complement (1)
3. Lesson Seventeen
   • "的" 字短语 (1) The "的" Phrase (1)
   • 用介词 "比" 表示比较 (1) Comparison using the preposition "比" (1)
   • 数量补语 The complement of quantity
4. Lesson Eighteen
   • 结果补语 The resultative complement
   • "把" 字句 (2) The "把" sentence (2)
   • "是" 字句 (2) The "是" sentence (2)
5. Lesson Nineteen
   • "跟...... (不) 一样" 表示比较 Using "跟... (不) 一样" to make a comparison
   • 时量补语 (2) The time-measure complement (2)
   • 连动句 (2) : 表示工具方式 Sentences with serial verb phrases (2) : means or manner
6. Lesson Twenty
   • 汉语句子的六种基本成分 The six basic functional components of a Chinese sentence
   • 动词谓语句 (1) Sentences with a verbal predicate (1)
7. Lesson Twenty-one
   • "是... 的"句 The construction "是... 的"
   • 方位词 Location words
   • 表示存在的句子 Sentences indicating existence
8. Lesson Twenty-two
   • 过去的经验或经历 Past experience
   • 动量补语 The action-measure complement
   • 虽然... 但是/ 可是... The construction "虽然... 但是/ 可是... "
9. Lesson Twenty-three
   • 动作即将发生 An action that is going to take place in a short time
   • 复合趋向补语 The complex directional complement
   • 无标志被动句 Notional passive sentences
10. Lesson Twenty-four
    • 情况的变化 (1) Changed circumstances (1)
    • 动作的进行 The progressive aspect of an action
    • 不但... 而且... The construction "不但... 而且... "
11. Lesson Twenty-five
    • 动作或状态的持续 The continuous aspect of an action or a state
    • "被" 字句 The "被" sentence
    • 结果补语"到"、"在" The resultative complements "到"、"在"
    • 如果... 就... The conditional construction "如果... 就... "
12. Lesson Twenty-six
    • 动词谓语句 (2) Sentences with a verbal predicate (2)
    • 动作的态 The aspects of an action
    • 几种补语 (1) Various kinds of complements (1)