Lesson 1 Workbook Listening and speaking Pronunciation and Pinyin 1. Listen and repeat Tones 1.1. The four contour tones Here is a table of the four contour tones of Mandarin, along with examples, focusing on words that are introduced in Lesson 1. Listen to the recording and repeat each word aloud. First tone (1 st tone, level tone) GAo (lfo)shc shbng ta ZhAng Second tone (2 nd tone, rising tone) xué(sheng) lái dé guó hé
2 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1 Third tone (3 rd tone, falling-rising tone) hfo lfo(shc) nh wi yg xifo hgn Fourth tone (4 th tone, falling tone) bù shì zài jiàn 1.2. Tone change for the word bù no, not Here are two-syllable words and phrases in which the tone of bù is changed to rising tone (bú). Listen and repeat each word or phrase. bù + 4 bú + 4 bù duì bú duì bù shì bú shì bù wèn bú wèn bù mài bú mài bù zuò bú zuò bù xiè bú xiè bùbì búbì bùdàn búdàn Initial Consonants b, p, m, f The following syllables begin with b, p, m, or f. Listen to the recording and repeat each syllable aloud. b bd, ba, bh, bù, bao, bang p pd, pà, pc, pj, pào, pàng m md, ma, mh, mù, máo, máng f fd, fa, fù, fáng
Lesson 1 Workbook 3 d, t, n, l The following syllables begin with d, t, n, or l. Some of them have been introduced in Lesson 1. Listen to the recording and repeat each syllable aloud. d t n l db, df, dì, dú, dào, dang tb, ta, tì, tj, tao, táng nb, nà, nh, nj, nào lb, la, lí, lù, lfo(shi) Finals Here are words that include the finals introduced in Lesson 1. Listen to the recording and repeat each word aloud. Notice that the letter i is pronounced very differently when it follows a retroflex consonant like sh than when it follows other kinds of consonants. We will focus on the various pronunciations of the Pinyin letter i in Lesson 5. Remember that the final ian rhymes with en and not with an. a ta, bàba, mama i nh, bh, mh, yc (lfo)shc, shì, chc, zhh u bù, mù, lù, she ai zài, mfi, wài, lái ao hfo, lfo(shc), bao, dào iao xifo, bifo, piào, yào ie yg, bié, dib, miè üe xué(sheng), xug, jué, què uo wi, bó, mò, fó, tud ang zhang, bang, páng, fàng eng lgng, néng, dgng ian jiàn, xian, bian, miàn 2. Listen and identify 2.1. Write the tones Listen to the pronunciation of each syllable and complete the spelling by writing in the tone that is spoken. Be careful to put the tone on the right vowel. a. yang d. xue g. gao j. ye m. wu b. liao e. zhang h. shi k. gao n. hao c. beng f. sheng i. zhang l. lao o. shi
4 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1 2.2. Which tone? Listen to the recording and circle the syllable that is spoken. The syllables in each pair differ only in tone. a. xiao xiào e. luó luò i. shbng shèng b. xué xug f. shc shì j. nà nf c. zhang zhfng g. fáng fàng k. xíng xìng d. yè yg h. tào táo l. láo lfo 2.3. Which initial? Listen to the recording and circle the syllable that is spoken. a. pí bí d. pào bào g. nán lán b. máng fáng e. lù nù h. pàn pàng c. bang pang f. niú liú i. mh lh 2.4. Finals and tones I Listen to the recording and complete each syllable by writing in the final. Be careful to put the tone mark on the correct vowel. a. m d. p g. x b. x e. n h. t c. m f. l i. d 2.5. Finals and tones II Listen to the recording and complete each syllable, writing in the final and tone. a. m d. p g. l j. n m. l b. m e. f h. b k. n n. t c. l f. f i. d l. m o. f 3. Pronunciation challenge 3.1. Tongue twisters Listen and repeat these tongue twisters until you can say them quickly three times in a row without making any errors. Practice makes perfect! a. Bàba bào bfobao. Dad holds the baby. b. MAma qí mf, Mom is riding a horse. mf màn, The horse is slow. mama mà mf. Mom scolds the horse.
Lesson 1 Workbook 5 Structure drills 1. Statement or question? (Use and Structure notes 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6) Listen to each sentence and identify it as a statement (S) or question (Q). a. ( ) e. ( ) b. ( ) f. ( ) c. ( ) g. ( ) d. ( ) h. ( ) 2. Asking questions (Use and Structure notes 1.5, 1.6) Listen to the answer and ask the corresponding question, as in the example. You will hear: TA bù shì xuésheng. During the pause you will say: TA shì xuésheng ma? You will hear the correct question: TA shì xuésheng ma? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) (h) 3. Substitution drill I (Use and Structure notes 1.3, 1.4, 1.5) You will hear a sentence in Mandarin followed by a word or phrase. Replace the subject of the sentence with this word or phrase to form a new sentence, as in the example. You will hear: WI shì xuésheng. (ta) During the pause you will say: TA shì xuésheng. You will hear the correct response: TA shì xuésheng. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) (h) (i) 4. Substitution drill II (Use and Structure notes 1.3, 1.4, 1.5) You will hear a sentence in Mandarin followed by a word or phrase. Replace the object of the sentence with this word or phrase to form a new sentence, as in the example. You will hear: WI shì xuésheng. (lfoshc) You will say: WI shì lfoshc. You will hear the correct response: WI shì lfoshc. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g)
6 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1 5. Yes and no: Short answers and long answers (Use and Structure notes 1.7, 1.9) You will hear a question and a short answer. Restate the answer as a long answer, as in the example. You will hear: Q: TA shì xuésheng ma? A: Bù shì. You will say: TA bù shì xuésheng. You will hear the correct response: TA bù shì xuésheng. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) 6. Adding yg also (Use and Structure note 1.8) You will hear a sentence. Restate the sentence, adding yg in its proper location. You will hear: TA shì lfoshc. You will say: TA yg shì lfoshc. You will hear the correct response: TA yg shì lfoshc. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) Listening for information 1. Student or teacher? Listen to each person s self-introduction and check whether he/she is a student or a teacher. teacher student a. b. c. d. e. f.
Lesson 1 Workbook 7 2. Self-introductions You will hear six people introduce themselves. Write down the information that each person provides, as in the example. a. b. c. d. e. f. You will hear: WI shì xuésheng. You will write: xuésheng 3. Student or teacher? Listen to the dialogue and identify the two people by checking the boxes in the following table. student teacher female male Reading and writing Focus on structure 1. Forming yes-no questions (Use and Structure notes 1.3, 1.6, 1.8) Here are the answers to yes-no questions. Write the questions. a. WI shì xuésheng. b. TA shì lfoshc. c. TA bù shì xuésheng.