1、d y k 第一课 Lesson 1,n ho 你 好,A General Introduction of China,In China, common names for China is Zhong Guo or Zhong hua: 中国/中华 Han 汉 and Tang 唐 are common names given for the Chinese ethnicity. E.g. Chinatown is called TANG REN JIE (唐人街）in Chinese. The official name is Peoples Republic of China (PRC)
2、 中华人民共和国,Names of China,Chinas Geographic Location in the World,In the east of the Eurasian Continent, to the west of Pacific Ocean,1.3 Billion 9.6 million square kilometres,Chinas Territory,Great Wall 长城,Tianan Men Square 天安门广场,Chinas Population,Largest population in the world By 2005, Chinas popul
3、ation has reached 1.3 billion At present, Chinas population exceeds 1.3 billion. Chinese people constitute about 22% of the worlds population.,目录 CONTENTS,4.w 我,5.hn很,1.n 你,2.ho 好,3.m吗,生词 New words,课文 Text,写汉字 Write characters,你,很,好,Why should I learn Pinyin?,Chinese characters are developed from an
4、cient symbols. Chinese characters are mute for beginners. 拼音(pin1 yin1) will help you to know how to pronounce each character. If you already know how to read all the Pinyin, literally you can learn to read Chinese by yourself.,Horse,Evolution and Styles,Chinese language has very few possible syllab
5、les (approximately 400), and about 1700 different sounds if the tones are included.,For this reason, there may be more characters with the same sound expressing different meanings.,Each character only has one syllable. And each syllable has three parts: Initial, Final, and Tone.,Initials for lesson
6、today:,b,p,m,f,Finals for lesson today:,a,o,e,The combinations of the initials and finals.,语音 Pronunciation,The Chinese putonghua has four basic tones. Different tones may express different meanings, e.g. The 1st tone: The 2nd tone: The 3rd tone: The 4th tone: ,汉语普通话有四个基本声调。声调不同，表达的意义不同。 第一声: 第二声： 第三声： 第四声：,语音 Pronunciation, , , ,两个第三声音节连读时，前一个要读成第二声。例如：,n ho ,When a 3rd tone is immediately followed by another 3rd tone, the former is pronouced as the 2nd tone,eg.,语音 Pronunciation,n ho,语音 Pronunciation,
