Basic written sentence patterns are also introduced. Beginning reading and writing of Cantonese. It contains about 800 vocabulary items and 25 new sentence structures. Emphasis on speaking and listening. Provides another 200 Chinese characters and 600 expressions.
Conversation is the core emphasis.
An additional 200 Chinese characters and about 600 expressions. It also introduces different aspects both of living in Hong Kong and of Chinese culture and history. Emphasis on basic idiomatic expressions and idioms. Adds another 900 words or phrases. After the completion of courses Script 1-3, Read Chinese Book III is used toward improving students' reading ability.