Parallel title in Chinese. "This workbook to accompany Level 1 of Startup business Chinese : an introductory course for professionals"--Page 4 of cover. "Exercises are in simplified Chinese characters with pinyin romanization and English"--Page 4 of cover. "All recordings are spoken by native Chinese speakers in standard Mandarin Chinese"--Page 4 of cover. Supplementary audio downloads available at www.cheng-tsui.com/downloads.

Exchanging names -- Exchanging greetings -- Meeting the company manager -- Getting to know the company staff -- Marital status and family -- Family members and relatives -- Company type -- Company size -- Inquiring about someone's whereabouts -- Inquiring after someone's profession -- Setting up an appointment -- Rescheduling an appointment -- Visiting a company for the first time -- Introducing products and plants -- Dining invitations -- Dining etiquette -- Nightlife -- Cultural events -- Asking directions from taxi drivers -- Asking directions from pedestrians -- Places for purchasing gifts -- Gifts for others -- Showing gratitude -- Good-byes and future plans.