This book is Volume Two of the Easy Steps to Chinese series. It includes five units (three lessons in each unit) and offers linguistic knowledge and practice focused on common everyday topics such as "countries, languages, school subjects, phone calls," "weather, seasons, illnesses," "hobbies," "vegetables, fruits, meals, eating out," "home, household items, community," and more. This volume is printed in color (with a CD). With beautiful illustrations, practical dialogues, and short articles, it enables students to communicate simply in fluent and correct Chinese.