Beginner 100 Chinese Words: A series of 10 stories-Vol 1 comes with Pinyin, Simplified Chinese characters and English translation on every page. The DRIP Method(TM) is used to help anyone 4+ onwards who wants to learn Mandarin Chinese as a second language to learn 100 words within 3 months. The DRIP Method(TM) stands for: Discover by learning; Remember by seeing and repeating; Implement by applying to real life; and Pride in self for achieving milestones. Discover Every week, you are introduced to about 10 new words. The 10 new words are explained at the beginning of each Chapter. You can play the online audio recording to know how to pronounce the words correctly. By the 10th chapter, you will learn 100 Chinese words. Remember After learning the 10 new words and reading the related Chapter, put the related Chapter word strips (found at the back of the book) in a visible place (wall, refrigerator, etc.) to help you review and repeat them daily. Online flashcards should be printed out to help you review them on a go as well. Implement Suggestions are given at the beginning of each Chapter to help you form new sentences with the new words so you recognize how they are being used. Pride You can reward yourself weekly for reaching your milestone achievement. Weekly reward can come in monetary or non-monetary form. It just depends on what excites and motivates you. The whole cycle repeats every week with 10 incremental words added each time. Subsequent chapters build on the previously learned words so you will not forget them. In 3 to 6 months, you can learn to read and use all 100 words. When you find that you can read these stories by yourself, you will have a sense of achievement which is part of 'Pride' stage. The 10 stories include: Chapter 1 Da Ming Chapter 2 Da Ming's family Chapter 3 Love Chapter 4 Comparing Chapter 5 Whose house Chapter 6 The little bird flies Chapter 7 Da Ming's good friend Chapter 8 Finding the foal Chapter 9 Go out to play Chapter 10 Why?