gigi’s presentation: how to write chinese?

Gigi’s presentation:How to write Chinese?

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-w

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• 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.)!

Basic knowledge about Chinese

• NO alphabet , NO A,B,C….• Characters( In daily life, 3500 words)• Full of imagination• Simple, easy and interesting

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….

Writing Chinese is like drawing a picture.

How to draw a bird?

How to draw a mountain?

= a mountain

Guess what it means….

A Happy

B Hope

C Angry

It is your turn to write.

Do u have a paper?

The First word is….

How to write PEOPLE?

Imagine how people stand

Keep the word ‘people’.

The second word is….

How to write BIG?

Imagine when people open their arms

Keep the word ‘BIG’.

The third word is….

What thing is on the top of people? Answer …

A. SkyB. I-phoneC. Cats

How to write SKY?

Just put something on the top

Key messages about Chinese

• NO alphabet , NO A,B,C….• Characters• Full of imagination• Three Characters you have learnt• People, Big and Sky

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