Introduction to Standard Chinese Pinyin System
The purpose of this textbook is to introduce Pinyin, the phonetic alphabet of standard Chinese to beginners.
This textbook consists of ten lessons. Lesson 1 provides a brief introduction to the standard Chinese phonetic system. Lesson 2 to 9 are designed to teach you how to pronounce each sound through the learning of the Pinyin system-----21 initial consonants and 36 simple or compound vowels. Each lesson (except Lesson 2) consists of three sections. Section 1 introduces the phonetic symbols and their ways pronunciation. And it compares the similarities and differences between Chinese and English in pronouncing a particular sound when it becomes relevant. Section 2 presents classroom exercises including a series of pronunciation activities such as sound and tone recognition, discrimination and pronunciation practice.
Section 3 provides exercises such as Chinese tongue twisters or poems for further practicing the introduced sounds in meaningful contents. Lesson 10 gives a brief introduction of the phonetic spelling rules for writing Chinese syllables and tone changes in the context of intonation patterns. The last part of the textbook, an Appendix, introduces classroom expressions which is helpful to learners for class practice. In addition to the textbook, a workbook provides after-class exercises for each lesson. Both the textbook and the workbook are accompanied by a CD, to enable learners to practice repeatedly.
Contents
Introduction
Lesson 1 Chinese Pinyin
Lesson 2 Simple Vowels: a o e er īu ü
Initial Consonants: b p m f
Exercises
Lesson 3 Initial consonants: d t n l g k h j q x
Exercises
Tongue Twister: A Goose and a R rabbit
Lesson 4 Initial Consonants: z c s zh ch sh
Exercises
Tongue Twister: Four and Ten
Lesson 5 Tones
Exercises
Tongue Twister: Grandpa Sets up a Stall
Lesson 6 Compound Vowels: ai ei ao ou ia ie ua uo üe
Exercise
Tongue Twister: Lanlan and Nannan
Lesson 7 Compound Vowels: iao iou(iu) uai uei(ui)
Exercises
Poem: Welcome Rain on a Spring Night
Lesson 8 Front Nasal Simple or Compound Vowel: an en in ün ian uan üan uen(un)
Exercises
Poem: A Snow Scene
Lesson 9 Back Nasal Simple or Compound Vowel: ang eng in gong iang uang iong ueng
Exercises
Tongue Twister: A Boat and a Bed
Lesson 10 Chinese Syllables
Exercises
Poem: Night Thoughts
Appendix Useful Classroom Expressions
Answer Key
References
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