1. Gigi’s presentation: How to write Chinese?

2. Why I talk about Chinese? Mandarin Chinese is taking off in British schools (independent,2007) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education- news/language-of-the-future-why-mandarin-chinese-is-taking-off-in- schools-455913.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education- news/language-of-the-future-why-mandarin-chinese-is-taking-off-in- schools-455913.html Due to the rise of China, Western people wish to do business with Chinese people, or work in China. When you learn a foreign language, you open a new world. (Knowledge, Culture, art..etc.)!

3. Basic knowledge about Chinese NO alphabet, NO A,B,C…. Characters( In daily life, 3500 words) Full of imagination Simple, easy and interesting

4. What you can get ? In this presentation, you will learn how to write three characters And You will ALWAYS remember how to write all of them….

5. Writing Chinese is like drawing a picture.

6. How to draw a bird?

7. How to draw a mountain? = a mountain

8. Guess what it means….

9. A Happy B Hope C Angry

10. It is your turn to write. Do u have a paper?

11. The First word is….

12. How to write PEOPLE? Imagine how people stand

14. Keep the word ‘people’. The second word is….

15. How to write BIG? Imagine when people open their arms

17. Keep the word ‘BIG’. The third word is….

18. What thing is on the top of people? Answer … A. Sky B. I-phone C. Cats

19. How to write SKY? Just put something on the top

21. Key messages about Chinese NO alphabet, NO A,B,C…. Characters Full of imagination Three Characters you have learnt People, Big and Sky

22. Thank you