Huanying vol.2 - Textbook

How is Volume 2 different than Volume 1?
1.. Higher level vocabulary, grammar, language structures
2. Less pinyin to encourage students to memorize pronunciation
- Volume 1 texts/dialogues included pinyin; Volume 2 and subsequent volumes' texts/dialogues will not
- Vocabulary tables, cultural content, and indexes still have pinyin
- Pronunciation Practice section was in Volume 1 only
3. Story Behind, a new subsection of Glimpse into Chinese Culture, explains one idiom in greater detail
4. Expand Your Word Power appears in each Unit Review and helps students learn new words based on what they've just learned
5. New English-Chinese vocabulary index
6. Covers 475 essential vocabulary, plus about 260 supplemental terms