1.在教室 In the classroom
A: 她 是 谁？
Who is she?
B: 她 是 我 的 汉语 老师，她 叫 李月。
She is my Chinese teacher. Her name is Li Yue.
2.在图书馆 In the library
A: 你 是 哪 国 人？
Which country are your from?
B: 我 是 美国 人。你 呢？
The United States. What about you?
A: 我 是 中国 人。
I'm Chinese.
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看照片 Looking at the photo
A: 他 是 谁？
Who is he?
B: 他 是 我 同学。
He is my classmate.
A: 她 呢？她 是 你 同学 吗？
What about her? I she your classmate?
B: 她 不 是 我 同学，她 是 我 朋友。
No, she isn't. She is my friend.
听录音并跟读，注意声母发音的区别 Listen to the recording and read after it. Pay attention to the differences between the initials.
| zhī shi | chú xī | shēng rì | shàng chē |
| rèn shi | cháng shí | shì shí | chāo rén |
| rán shāo | rè nao | chū chāi | cháng chéng |
| shǒu shù | shāng chǎng | chāo shì | chōng zhí |
听录音并跟读，注意前后鼻音发音的区别 Listen to the recording and read after it. Pay attention to the differences between the alveolar and velar nasals.
| an | ang |
| ian | iang |
| uan | uang |
| en | eng |
| in | ing |
| uen | ueng |
“一”的变调 Tone Sandhi of "一(yī)" (1) ”一“在第一、二、三声音节前变成第四声 When "一" is followed by a syllable in the first, second or third tone, it changes into the fourth tone.
| yì zhāng | yì tiáo | yì zhǒng |
| one sheet/piece | one (long) piece | one type |
(2) ”一“在第四声音节前变成第二声 When "一" is followed by a syllable in the fourth, it changes into the second tone.
| yí dìng | yí kuài |
| sure, certainly | one piece |
(3)”一“单用或表示数字时不变调 When "一" is used alone or in a number, its otne doesn't change.
| dì yī | yī èr sān | xīng qī yī | shí yī | bǎi fēn zhī yī |
| first | one,two,three | Monday | eleven | one percent |
听录音并跟读，注意y、w 的用法 Listen to the recording and read after it. Pay attention to the use of y and w.
| yóu yǒng | yǒu yì | yīn yuè | yuán yīn |
| qīng wā | yǐng xīng | yīng xióng | wēi xiǎn |
| guó wài | yīn tiān | yǔ yán | wǎng wǎng |
| wǎn yàn | yé ye | yíng yǎng | wǒ men |
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