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

Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1, 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.

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) (II)
   • 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 xa) 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)