Reference:Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)

Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed), by Cheng & Tsui, is one of the leading foundation-level (A1) textbooks in the United States. It is not available for purchase in mainland China. The following information pertains specifically to the 3rd edition.

Grammar Points by Table of Contents

1. Lesson One
   • The Verb 姓 (xìng)
   • Questions Ending with 呢 (ne)
   • The Verb 叫 (jiào)
   • The Verb 是 (shi)
   • Questions ending with 吗 (ma)
   • The Negative Adverb 不 (bu)
   • The Adverb 也 (ye)
2. Lesson Two
   • The Particle 的 (de) (I)
   • Measure Words (I)
   • Question Pronouns
   • 有 (you) in the Sense of "to Have" or "to Possess"
   • 有 (you) in the Sense of "to Exist"
   • The Usage of 二 (er) and 两 (liang)
   • The Adverb 都 (dou, both; all)
3. Lesson Three
   • Numbers (0, 1-100)
   • Dates and Time
   • Pronouns as Modifiers and the Usage of the Particle 的 (de)
   • The Sentence Structure of 我请你吃饭 (Wǒ qǐng nǐ chīfàn)
   • Alternative Questions
   • Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (I)
   • The Adverb 还 (hái, also, in addition)
4. Lesson Four
   • Word Order in Chinese
   • Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (II)
   • The Conjunction 那(么) (na{me} ), then, in that case
   • 去 (qu, to go) + Action
   • Questions with 好吗 (hao ma)
   • The Modal Verb 想 (xiang, want to, would like to)
   • Verb+Object as a detachable compound
5. Lesson Five
   • 一下 (yi xia) and (一)点儿 ({yi} dianr) Moderating the Tone of Voice
   • Adjectives as Predicates
   • The Preposition 在 (zai, at; in; on)
   • The Particle 吧 (ba)
   • The Particle 了 (le) (I)
   • The Adverb 才 (cai, not until)
6. Lesson Six
   • The Preposition 给 (gei)
   • The Modal Verb 要 (yao, will; be going to) (I)
   • 别 (bie, don't)
   • Time Expressions
   • The Modal Verb 得 (dei, must)
   • Directional Complements (I)
7. Lesson Seven
   • Descriptive Complements (I)
   • The Adverbs 太 (tai, too) and 真 (zhen, really)
   • The Adverb 就 (jiu) (I)
   • Double Objects
   • Ordinal Numbers
   • 有 (一) 点儿 (you {yi}dianr, somewhat, rather; a little bit)
   • 怎么 (zenme, how come) in Questions
   • The 的 (de) Structure (I)
   • The Use of Nouns and Pronouns in Continuous Discourse
8. Lesson Eight
   • The Position of Time-When Expressions
   • The Adverb 就 (jiu) (II)
   • 一边… 一边 (yibian… yibian)
   • Serial Verbs/ Verb Phrases
   • The Particle 了 (le) (II)
   • The Particle 的 (de) (III)
   • The Adverb 正在 (zhengzai, be doing... )
   • 除了... 以外，还... (chule… yiwai, hai... , in addition to… , also… )
   • 能 (neng) and 会 (hui) (I) Compared
   • The adverb 就 (III)
9. Lesson Nine
   • The Modal Verb 要 (yao, want to, desire to do something) (II)
   • Measure Words (II)
   • The 的 (de) Structure (II)
   • 多 (duo) Used Interrogatively
   • Amounts of Money
   • 跟/和… (不)一样 (gen/ he… {bu} yiyang, {not the} same as… )
   • 虽然… , 可是/但是… (suiran… , keshi/danshi… , although… yet… )
10. Lesson Ten
    • Topic-Comment Sentences
    • 或者 (huozhe, or) and 还是 (haishi, or)
    • 先...再...(xian...zai...,first..., then...)
    • 还是...(吧) (haishi...{ba}, had better)
    • 每...都(mei...dou..., every)
    • 要...了 (yao...le, soon)

Grammar Point References to This Book

• pp. 101 Suggestions with "ba", 66 ()
• pp. 108 The "all" adverb "dou", 53-4 ()
• pp. 14, 110, 162 Direction complement, 118 ()
• pp. 141-4 Comparing "bu" and "mei", 137-9 ()
• pp. 149-50 Topic-comment sentences, 260 ()
• pp. 14 Using the verb "jiao", 24-5 ()
• pp. 170 Verbs preceded by "gei", 154 ()
• pp. 24, 67 Questions with "ne", 49 ()
• pp. 32, 100 Structure of numbers, 70-1 ()
• pp. 42 Basic sentence order, 10 ()
• pp. 477-484 Actions in a row, 207-8 ()
• pp. 50, 114 Structure of dates, 73-4 ()
• pp. 50 Using the verb "qu", 106 ()
• pp. 58 Measure word "ge", 21-2 ()
• pp. 59 Counting money, 88-9 ()
• pp. 60 Tag questions with "ma", 144-45 ()
• pp. 83 Using the verb "xing", 22-3 ()
• pp. 83 Separable verb, 208 ()
• pp. 98 The "also" adverb "ye", 31-2 ()