2. Lesson two Introduce yourself 27/01/2012 1 Qiaochao Zhang q.zhang9@aston.ac.uk

3. Lesson objectives 27/01/2012 Qiaochao Zhang q.zhang9@aston.ac.uk 2 In this lesson we will learn… to say name, nationality and age to count numbers from 1 to 99 to write ten numbers in characters

4. Do you still remember how to greet each other? 27/01/2012 Qiaochao Zhang q.zhang9@aston.ac.uk 3

5. What is your name? Nĭ jiào shénme? My name is … Wǒ jiào …

6. Listen to the recording 27/01/2012 Qiaochao Zhang q.zhang9@aston.ac.uk 5

7. What is your nationality? Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? I am British. Wǒ shì yīng guó rén.

8. Zhōng guó rén Yīng guó rén Zhōng guó Yīng guó F ǎ guó Měi guó F ǎ guó rén Měi guó rén

9. Listen to the sentences 27/01/2012 Qiaochao Zhang q.zhang9@aston.ac.uk 8 Test yourself

10. Numbers 1 to 10 27/01/2012 Qiaochao Zhang q.zhang9@aston.ac.uk 9 liù jiŭ

11. Can you say the following numbers in Chinese? 27/01/2012 Qiaochao Zhang q.zhang9@aston.ac.uk 10 24, 36, 53, 68, 99, 75

12. How old are you? Nǐ duō dà le? I am 11. Wǒ shíyī.

13. Can you talk about yourself? Can you find out other persons’ personal details? 27/01/2012 Qiaochao Zhang q.zhang9@aston.ac.uk 12 For example My name is… I am British/Chinese/… I am 15/12/… years old. What is your name? What is your nationality? How old are you?

14. Listen to the recording and answer the questions in Chinese 27/01/2012 Qiaochao Zhang q.zhang9@aston.ac.uk 13 1. What is the speaker’s name? 2. What is her nationality? 3. How old is she?

15. Check your answers 27/01/2012 Qiaochao Zhang q.zhang9@aston.ac.uk 14 1. Wǒ jiào Qiaochao. 2. Wǒ shì Zhōng guó rén. 3. Wǒ èr shí wŭ.

16. Learn to write characters from one to ten 27/01/2012 Qiaochao Zhang q.zhang9@aston.ac.uk 15

17. Conclusion 27/01/2012 Qiaochao Zhang q.zhang9@aston.ac.uk 16 Today we have learned to say ‘my name is…’ ‘I am Chinese/…’ ‘I am 12/…’ to ask questions such as what is your name? what is your nationality? how old are you? to count from 1 to 99 to write from 1 to 10 in characters.