Pinyin Practice Books: Initials and Finals are supplementary materials of Chinese Treasure Chest Volumes 1, 2, and 3. With a focus on introducing the initial and final sounds, they provide useful pinyin and vocabulary practices for young learners and beginners of all ages. Pinyin Practice Book: Initials contains 63 worksheets and Pinyin Practice Book: Finals contains 68 worksheets. These fun activities will keep learners engaged as they develop literacy skills. The words and illustrations for each sound will appeal to the interest of young learners. The activities are designed to enable language learners to read words, identify sounds, and acquire substantial knowledge of the new language system. In time, they will be able to consolidate this information into patterns that lead to fluency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Chinese.
Initials
• b
• p
• m
• f
• d
• t
• n
• l
• g
• k
• h
• j
• q
• x
• zh
• ch
• sh
• r
• z
• c
• s
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Marisa Fang
Originally from Taiwan, lead author Marisa Fang graduated from Fu Jen University. She then received her M.S. degree in New York. Marisa has enjoyed a successful career in teaching ESL and Chinese to students from elementary through university for more than 20 years. Although she retired in 2013, she continues to be active in the teaching community as a lecturer and teacher trainer in the U.S. and China. Marisa currently serves as a Board Director of Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York (CLTA-GNY) and Guest Teacher Adviser to the College Board.
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Marisa Fang
Originally from Taiwan, lead author Marisa Fang graduated from Fu Jen University, majoring in Spanish. She then received her M.S. degree in New York and taught ESL for four years before becoming a Chinese teacher. She is also Board Treasurer of the Chinese Language Teachers’ Association of Greater New York, co-author of Chinese Treasure Chest Volumes 1 and 2 (Cengage Learning, 2008, 2010), Chinese 123 – I Sing Along (2009), Flying with Chinese (2007 - Now), and Chinese Culture for Children (2004, 2005).
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Helen Jung
Helen Jung received her B. Ed. from University of Wolverhampton, U.K. and her M.A. from SUNY at Stony Brook, U.S. She began her teaching career in Hong Kong and currently teaches Chinese in the Plainview-Old Bethpage public schools in New York. With 28 years of experience working with young children, Helen is well-versed in stimulating students’ interest in Chinese learning. She takes great pleasure in creating innovative lessons that integrate technology with language learning to inspire and challenge her students.
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Helen Jung
Helen Jung has over 17 years of teaching experience in both Hong Kong and New York. She received her M.A. degree from SUNY at Stony Brook. Her professional interest lies in creating game-like activities to make learning meaningful and fun. She currently teaches Chinese as a foreign language in public schools on Long Island. She is the co-author of Chinese Culture for Children (Far East Book Company, 2004-2005).
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Rosemary Firestein
Rosemary began studying Chinese as an undergraduate student at Temple University. She then spent two years as an exchange student at Nankai University in Tianjin, China. She received her M.ED degree in Foreign Language Education from Temple University's Graduate School. Rosemary taught ESL and Chinese in the Philadelphia public schools for 13 years. She now teaches Chinese as a foreign language to American students in a public school on Long Island.
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New Vocabulary – Each initial sound and final sound introduces new vocabulary to deepen learners’ understanding of the sound.
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Coloring Activities – All worksheets contain lively illustrations for learners to color. This keeps learners engaged as they develop literacy skills.
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Short Reading Passages – This activity contains short readings with full pinyin annotation to help students develop reading skills.
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Cut and Paste Activities – This activity helps learners attach meaning to the words while reading.
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Free Audio Files – Audio recordings of all initial and final sounds, vocabulary, and reading passages are available on http://http://emarketing.cengageasia.com/SG3384 (Initials) and http://emarketing.cengageasia.com/SG3385 (Finals).
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New Vocabulary – Each initial sound and final sound introduces new vocabulary to deepen learners’ understanding of the sound.
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Coloring Activities – All worksheets contain lively illustrations for learners to color. This keeps learners engaged as they develop literacy skills.
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Short Reading Passages – This activity contains short readings with full pinyin annotation to help students develop reading skills.
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Cut and Paste Activities – This activity helps learners attach meaning to the words while reading.
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Free Audio Files – Audio recordings of all initial and final sounds, vocabulary, and reading passages are available on http://http://emarketing.cengageasia.com/SG3384 (Initials) and http://emarketing.cengageasia.com/SG3385 (Finals).
Cengage eBook: Chinese Treasure Chest: Pinyin Practice Book - Initials (SC) 12 Months
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