Chinese+Pronunciation

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[|Chinese Pronunciation Guide] - Pronunciation exercises and tip sheets (with Real Player audio files) user:chericem1

=Pinyin & Tones=

[|China-8.com Chinese Lesson: Pinyin Tones] - Super video that has an attractive Chinese woman saying each of the 4 tones with different consonant combinations. Each one appears on the screen, along with a highlighted diagram of the correct vocal inflection. user:chericem1

[|Chinese Pinyin in 6 Minutes] - A colorful, cute, culturally authentic animated video completely in Chinese. It takes viewers through the various consonant groups, then vowels, then the tones. After each grouping, it repeats them so viewers can repeat. user:chericem1

[|Dual Tone Drills] - A self-checking, interactive website that allows students to listen to a word and mark whether they heard first, second, third, or fourth tones for each of the two characters that were pronounced. user:chericem1

[|Tone Drill] - A self-checking, interactive website that allows students to listen to a word and mark whether they heard first, second, third, or fourth tones. user:chericem1

[|Learn Chinese PinYin (1)] - In this YouTube video, which is entirely in Chinese, elementary-aged children take turns introducing the various vowels, then the video cuts to a picture of an adult mouth forming the vowel as the letter is traced beside it. Very helpful user:chericem1

[|Pinyin and Tone Practice]- A website that helps reinforce the four tones in Chinese and has a practice activity. user:sherm118

[|Pinyin Practice] - Interactive, well-scaffolded practice activities and self-quizzes user:chericem1

[|PinYin Song] - Filmed at an amusement park--repeats over and over again for 6 minutes. Similar to the animated video, but the video highlights each letter as it is pronounced user:chericem1

- Online, self-checking listening activities for the tones of Mandarin. Teacher can obtain an account and edit the activities. Very nice interface

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