50 Chinese Coffee Breaks: Short activities to improve your Mandarin Chinese one cup at a time

50 Chinese Coffee Breaks: Short activities to improve your Mandarin Chinese one cup at a time

Transform your down time into 'do time'.

The most successful language learners create a habit of studying a little bit, often. With 50 Chinese Coffee Breaks, you can easily improve your Mandarin Chinese by combining it with your relaxing daily coffee - from a 5-minute espresso to a 15-minute latte.

Organised by 5, 10 and 15 minutes, these 50 varied and lively activities - from anagrams and idiom challenges to recipes and quotations - are created for high-beginner to intermediate adult and young-adult learners. The activities are carefully designed to keep you motivated and build your skills in key areas.

• Reading comprehension
• Writing skills
• Grammar confidence
• Phrasal verbs practice
• Vocabulary development
• Cultural awareness

By practising Mandarin Chinese in a fun and relaxed way - in the time you have - you will find time to achieve your language-learning goals. So, pick up your preferred drink and this practical book. Soon, studying will be the most pleasant and productive part of your busy day.

For 15 years Coffee Break Languages has helped millions of people to learn a language in a way that fits into their everyday life: while walking the dog, working out at the gym, or on their coffee break!

Teach Yourself has collaborated with Coffee Break Languages to bring their brilliant method to a wider audience by producing their first-ever printed product. All the activities are written by long-time teachers of the language in Coffee Break's characteristically friendly and conversational style. It's the perfect complement to your studies.

The activities are levelled for high-beginner to low-intermediate learners: CEFR A2-B1 and ACTFL Intermediate-low/mid.