Level I contains 34 lessons and will take about 14 hours to complete. Level I focuses heavily on teaching proper pronunciation. Due to the emphasis on pronunciation in this level, Chinese characters are not included in this level. Characters are first introduced in Level II. The first Chinese lesson introduces the four tones of standard Chinese. To help you focus on the tones, these Chinese lessons make use of only the simplest and most obvious consonants involved. The PDF that is included will be necessary for viewing the charts and graphs that are included as a learning aid, especially for Level I.

Level II contains 44 lessons and will take about 16 hours to complete. Before you start this Level it is recommended that you have already completed Level I. Level II deals with simple conversations needed for greetings, introductions, understanding and answering questions about yourself and your family. It also addresses what to say at the end of a conversation (leave taking). Level II includes Chinese characters that correspond to the text written in Pinyin.

Level III contains 32 lessons and will take about 12 hours to complete. Before you start this Level you should complete Level I and Level II. Level III will provide you with the skills needed to exchange money, make simple purchases and discuss your purchases.

Level IV contains 27 lessons and will take about 10 hours to complete. Before you start this Level you should have completed Levels I, II and III. Level IV will teach you the skills needed to ask for and understand directions to any place indoors and outdoors, to give simple directions, to understand and give addresses and to describe relative locations.