A-Z for Mandarin Ab Initio offers help with:
up-to-date vocabulary and idiomatic language suitable for those working at AB level
suggested phrases to support preparation for the individual oral assessment
improving overall fluency in written and spoken Mandarin
model phrases focusing on grammatical or language features to encourage students to transfer language between topics and showcase what they know to the examiner.
Contents
Essential vocabulary and key phrases organised in topics to reflect the five prescribed themes of the IB diploma
Identities
Experiences
Human ingenuity
Social organization
Sharing the planet
Useful words - which includes generic language (time, colours, quantities, etc) to be used across different topics, and suggestions to help with preparation for the written exam and oral assessment.
Can be used alongside any IB Mandarin AB textbook.
This book uses simplified Chinese characters.