This set of four audio CDs includes all the dialogues, vocabulary, and pronunciation exercises from each lesson of the Integrated Chinese third edition textbook, as well as the listening exercises from each lesson of the Integrated Chinese third edition workbook. The CDs also include the detailed introduction to Chinese phonetics and pronunciation from the textbook. This is a completely new set of recordings for the third edition. Each CD set also comes with free access to downloadable bonus tracks: alternate slower versions and dialogues with pauses.
May be necessary companion to the textbook …but quality is very poor. Volume of the speakers fluctuates, sound quality is very poor, and the occasional vocabulary word being read by a different speaker lead to my dissappointment. It is far too expensive considering these quality flaws. But, this CD is necessary if you are using the Integrated Chinese textbook to study on your own, as it will provide the proper pronounciation using the words and dialogues in the textbook (the textbook itself is excellent). There are home-made podcasts…
Integrated Chinese Level 1 cd’s The cd’s are good but the speakers tend to speak fast. It’s hard when starting to keep up. They include everything they say they have in the books.