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Language Lab Tongue Twisters

Silkworm & Cicada &

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Initials

Initials

1. A pinyin syllable for each character consists of three elements: a conso

nant called the "initial", a vowel called "final", and a tone mark.

2. A pinyin syllable for each character always starts with an "initial".

3. There are 23 initials in Pinyin, including y and w.4. Chinese initials:

Pronunciation of Initials

jqxzhchshrzcsw

Pronunciation of initials: j, q, x, zh, ch, sh, r, z, c, s, w

j: "jests"/j/

The articulation manner is the same as /j/ in "jests".

b d g j zh z (y)

p t k q ch c (w)

m n h x sh s

f l r

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q: "cheese""/ /"

The articulation manner is the same as / / in "cheese".

x:

The tip of the tongue is brought against the lower front teeth while the surface of the tongue is raised

close to the hard palate to form a narrow gap. The air is then forced through the gap and causes fric

tion.

zh: jeep"/d/"

The articulation manner is the same as /d/ in "jeep".

ch: "chair""ch---/ /"

The articulation manner is the same as / / in "chair".

sh: "should""sh---/ /"

The articulation manner is the same as / / in "should".

r:

The tip of the tongue is raised close to the front of the hard to form a narrow gap. Vocal cords vibrate

with the air being forced through the gap.

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z: "zero""/z/"

The articulation manner is the same as /z/ in "zero".

c: "Yangtze""/ts/"

The articulation manner is the same as /ts/ in "Yangtze".

s: "see""/s/"

The articulation manner is the same as /s/ in "see".

Pronunciation Practice:

jinzh (architecture) chdo (be late) jish (to finish)

xixi (rest, break) zhsho (at least) xuxio (school)

zijin (goodbye) xushng (student) qqi (balloon)

zx (carefully, attentive) jisho (to introduce) xixie (thank you)

xngq r (Sunday) qun ji rn (whole family)

Write the initials for the word you hear in audio clip:

a. ________ b. ________ c. ________ d. ________

e. ________ f. ________ g. ________ h. ________

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Above/Start & Below/Finish

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to start + school = to

go to school

above/to start + shift/

duty = to go to work /

to start work

to finish + lesson =

to finish class

below + side = under, beneath

to finish + shift/duty = to

finish work

below + noon = afternoon

above + noon = morning

below + rain = to rain

to start + lesson = to go to class

above + side = on, above

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Practice

1. Complete the words according to the English:

( ) to go to class ( ) to go to work

( ) to finish class ( ) to finish work

( ) morning ( ) on, above

( ) afternoon ( ) under, beneath

2. Complete the following sentences by translating the underlined words into Chinese:

a) He goes to class in the morning, but he doesn't go to class in the afternoon.

__________ __________

b) Tomorrow class starts at 9:00 am, and finishes at 10:00 am.

__________ __________

c) My book is on the table, and your book is under the chair.

__________ __________

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This is a silkworm,

That is a cicada.

A silkworm is hiding behind the leaves,

A cicada is singing in the woods.

Silkworm & Cicada

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New words

Exercise:

1.Read aloud:

c ch

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ng

n ng

n ng ng

ch c

ch c

2. Fill in the right initials and finals:

cicada silkworm to hide to sing

Shu

Bio

Zoshang ho

Nho

Go

Xio

Nio

Wnshang ho

Nmn ho

Hn go

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You Are Late Today!

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Exercise:

1. Please translate the following English terms into Chinese.

2. Look and say.

__________ __________

__________

__________ __________

a) on

c) in front of

b) under

d) behind

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