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第一课 Lesson 1
你好吗 How are you
教学目标 Teaching Objective
Learn how to greet people when you meet a new friend.
句型和词汇 ey vocabulary and sentences
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2. ……
语音训练 Phonetics
Initials: b, p, m, f, d, t, n, l, g, k, h
Finals: a, o, e, i, u, ü ai, ei, ui, ao, ou, iu
声调：Tones
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对话 Dialogue
A: Nice to meet you.
nǐ hǎo!
B: Nice to meet you.
nǐ hǎo!
A: What’s your name?
nǐ jiào shénme míng zi?
B: I’m called David.
wǒ jiào Dàwèi.
B: What’s your name?
nǐ jiào shénme míng zi?
A: I’m Mary.
wǒ jiào Mǎlì.
B: Nice to see you.
hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ.
A: Me too.
wǒ yě shì.
B: Goodbye!
Zài jiàn!
A: Goodbye!
Zài jiàn!
Read and answer:
1 What is the man’s name?
2 What is the woman’s name?
3 What are they talking?
4 What do they say to each other before leaving?
生词 New Words
1. pron. nǐ you
2. adj. hǎo good / well
3. v. jiào be called
4. pron. shén me what
5. adv. hěn very
6. adj. gāo xìng happy
7. v. jiàn to see, to meet
8. v. xiè to thank
9. n. míng zi name
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10. zài jiàn good–bye
11. pron. wǒ I / me
12. pron. tā he / him
13. pron. tā she / her
14. adv. yě too / also
15. v. shì to be
替换与扩展 Substitution and Extension
1.
wǒ I
tā he
wǒ men we
2. ?
nǐ bàba your father
nǐ māma your mother
语音 Phonetics
The basic structure of Chinese syllables
a
o e
Chinese syllables consist of two sections: the initials (the beginning consonant)
and the finals (the rest of the syllable). The finals a, o, e and those begin with a, o, e
may stand alone as syllables.
1. Initials and Finals
b p m f
Initials d t n l
g k h
a o e i u ü
Finals ai ei ui ao ou iu
2. Tones
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There are four tones in Chinese, as shown in the following table:
1st tone 2nd tone 3rd tone 4th tone
The tones are used to distinguish meaning of a syllable. Characters with different
tones have different meanings.
E.g.:
mā má mǎ mà
mother flax house to curse
bā bá bǎ bà
eight to pull target father
3. The Way to Mark the Tones
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The four tones are indicated respectively by the following four tone marks:
“ ”
They are marked over the main vowel.
4. Neutral Tone
bàba
māma
In common speech some syllables are pronounced at a light and short tone. Such
tone is called the neutral tone, which is indicated with no mark.
E.g. : bàba (father) māma (mother)
练习 Exercise
1. Phonetic Exercise
(1) Tones
mā má mǎ mà (mā )
bā bá bǎ bà (bà )
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nī ní nǐ nì (nǐ )
hāo háo hǎo hào (hǎo )
wō wó wǒ wò (wǒ )
(2) Neutral Tone
tóu fa( ) mèi mei( ) gē ge( ) hēi de( )
(3) Identify the Initials
ba pa da ta ga ka
bu pu du tu gu ku
bai pai dai tai gai kai
(4) Identify the Finals
fa fo ke pu
bai bei pao pou
mai mei hao hou
(5) Read and Learn
nǐ hǎo míng zi gāo xìng
tā hǎo māma bàba
2. Complete the Conversations
A: nǐ hǎo
B: __________ ____________
A: nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?
B: __________ wǒ jiào _____________.
A: hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ
B: _____________ _____________.
3. Situational Dialogue
(1)
You meet your friends and you greet each other.
(2)
You and your teacher greet each other in class.
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