THIS STUDENT'S HANDBOOK IS FOR LANGUAGE LABORATORY INSTRUCTION IN MANDARIN CHINESE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE MATERIAL CONSTITUTES THE FIRST LEVEL OF A 4-YEAR SEQUENCE TO BE USED BY NINTH-GRADE STUDENTS. FIFTEEN UNITS ARE PLANNED FOR TWO SEMESTERS' INSTRUCTION. THIS TEXT CONSISTS OF (1) A BRIEF ENGLISH EXPLANATION OF THE SITUATION, (2) A CUE SHEET, (3) DIALOGS, (4) SUMMARY OF THE CONTENTS OF THE UNIT, (5) THE SOUNDS, (6) VOCABULARY, (7) STRUCTURAL PATTERNS, (8) NOTES, (9) DRILLS OF FLUENCY, REPETITION, SUBSTITUTION, REPLACEMENT, RESPONSE, AND DIRECTED CONVERSATION, (10) DIALOG EXPANSION, (11) NARRATION, (12) RHYMES, AND (13) PROGRESS EVALUATION. (FOR THE TEACHER'S HANDBOOK SEE ED 010 454.) (GC)