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 Chapter

1. Lesson One
   • The Verb 姓 (xing)
   • Questions ending with 呢 (ne)
   • The Verb 叫 (jiao)
   • 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)
   • Interrogative 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)
   • 都 (dou, both; all)
3. Lesson Three
   • Numbers (0, 11-100)
   • Dates and Time
   • Pronouns as Modifiers and the Usage of 的 (de)
   • Pivotal Sentences
   • Alternative Questions
   • Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (I)
   • 还有 (hai you, also, too, in addition) + Noun
4. Lesson Four
   • Word Order in Chinese
   • Affirmative + Negative Questions (II)
   • 那(么) (na{me} ) as a Cohesive Device
   • 去 (qu, to go) + Verb
   • Questions with 好吗 (hao ma)
   • The Auxiliary Verb 想 (xiang, to want 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 Used as Predicates
   • 在 (zai, at; in; on)
   • The Particle of Mood 吧 (ba)
   • The Particle 了 (le) (I)
   • The Adverb 才 (cai)
6. Lesson Six
   • The Preposition 给 (gei)
   • The Auxiliary Verb 要 (yao, will; be going to) (I)
   • 别 (bie, don't)
   • Time Expressions
   • The Auxiliary Verb 得 (dei, must)
   • Directional Complements (I)
7. Lesson Seven
   • Descriptive Complements (I)
   • 太 (tai, too) and 真 (zhen, really) ]]
   • The Adverb 就 (jiu) (I)
   • Double Objects
   • Ordinal Numbers
   • 有一点儿 (you yidianr, 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
   • 就 (jiu) (II)
   • 一边… 一边… (yibian… yibian… )
   • Serial Verbs/ Verb Phrases
   • More on 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 Auxiliary Verb 要 (yao) (II)
   • Measure Words (II)
   • 的 (de) Structure (II)
   • 多 (duo) Used Interrogatively
   • Amounts of Money
   • 跟/和… (不)一样 (gen/ he… {be} 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)