Erya Chinese is a BLCU series of textbooks for college students majoring in the Chinese language. Communication is a subseries of Erya Chinese, focusing on listening and speaking. Targeted at the speaking course for sophomores, it breaks through the traditional mode of textbook compilation, with the task-based teaching concept observed throughout the books and the design of the books complying with the steps of teaching. It is characterized by practical content, abundant activities, excellent texts and pictures and a combination of watching, listening and speaking.
This is Book 2 of Communication, dealing with 9 topics in 9 units, namely “Health Care and Bodybuilding”, “Love and Marriage”, “Harmonious Family”, “Computer and Internet”, “Outstanding Figures”, “Choice of Career”, “Job Interview”, “Meeting Challenges” and “The Movie ‘Flowers in the Cloud’”. The main body of each unit is made up of two smaller topics and a visual-audio-oral section.
All the new words in the book are provided with English translation, every task is supported by full-color pictures, and the design of the book caters to individual needs. An MP3 CD and the listening script and answers to exercises are included in the book for free.

Ms. Zhao Lei is an associate professor in the College of Chinese Studies, Beijing Language and Culture University. Ms. Zhao research interests lie in the field of teaching Chinese as a foreign language and focus on speaking and listening. She has published textbooks such as Intermediate Chinese Listening & Speaking, International Business Chinese and Course of Chinese Characters and many academic papers on task-based teaching.