The Picture Flashcards is to be used together with Textbook 1. On the front there is an exquisite colored illustration, and on the back the important new words and practical conversations. The content is close to students' life, enabling them to easily memorize the words and simple sentences while watching the pictures. Also it facilities the teacher' s teaching in the classroom.

Yamin Ma, B.A. in English Language and Literature, and M.A. in Education, is currently a Chinese teacher in Island School, Hong Kong. Ma has gained years of experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and she actively keeps up with the trends of AP Chinese Test in U.S. and the IB Chinese Test in Europe. Her research covers English language teaching, Chinese language teaching and educational psychology. She has read and published a number of papers in international conferences.