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0	8000	Standard Chinese, a modular approach, resource module on numbers, tape 1.
8000	14000	This is the first tape in a series teaching the numbers. This tape covers only the numbers from 1 to 6.
14000	19000	For a preview, turn to display number 1 in your workbook and listen to the speaker count to 6.
19000	23000	Don't repeat and don't try to memorize, just listen.
23000	31000	1 2 3 4 5 6
31000	33000	Again, slightly faster.
33000	39000	1 2 3 4 5 6
39000	42000	Now turn the page to put display number 1 out of sight.
42000	46000	You may stop the tape and refer back to it later if you feel like it.
46000	52000	Also at any time, you may rewind to the beginning of the tape to listen to the speaker count to 6.
52000	57000	We'll take up the numbers from 1 to 6 in pairs. Listen to the speaker count to 2.
57000	63000	1 2 3 4
63000	66000	Listen to the difference in tone.
66000	69000	1 2 3 4
69000	72000	Listen again and try to identify the tones.
72000	76000	1 2 3 4
76000	80000	1 has the high tone. It seems to hang in the air.
80000	83000	2 has the falling tone. It sounds emphatic.
83000	86000	Try repeating after the speaker.
86000	91000	1 2 3 4
91000	93000	Again.
93000	97000	1 2 3 4
97000	99000	Again.
99000	103000	1 2 3 4
103000	109000	In class, you may come up against the fact that 1 is perverse enough to change its tone in combination with other words.
109000	112000	But it's too soon to worry about that.
112000	116000	Set alone, as in this unit, 1 is always in the high tone.
116000	121000	If you turn back to display number 1, you will see that the romanization has an initial Y.
121000	123000	Most speakers don't pronounce it.
123000	126000	Repeat after the speaker.
126000	129000	E
129000	132000	E
132000	138000	The romanization of 2 is written with an E, but most speakers say it with a broad A sound as in father.
138000	140000	Repeat after the speaker.
140000	143000	R
143000	145000	R
145000	148000	The tone curls back strongly for the final R sound.
148000	150000	Repeat.
150000	152000	R
152000	155000	R
155000	159000	Try saying 1, then repeat after the speaker.
159000	163000	E
163000	166000	E
166000	169000	Try saying 2, and then repeat.
169000	173000	R
173000	176000	R
176000	180000	Listen to me count to 2 ahead of the speaker, number by number.
180000	184000	E
184000	186000	E
186000	188000	R
188000	190000	Now you try it.
190000	195000	Try counting to 2 ahead of the speaker, number by number.
195000	198000	E
198000	200000	R
200000	203000	Again
203000	206000	E
206000	208000	R
208000	211000	Again
211000	213000	E
213000	215000	R
215000	221000	Try counting to 2 alone, then repeat.
221000	224000	E
224000	227000	R
227000	229000	E
229000	231000	R
231000	237000	It may help you remember the pronunciations of the first two numbers and even the high tone falling tone pattern.
237000	240000	If you imagine yourself spelling the end of the word number.
240000	241000	E
241000	242000	R
242000	245000	Try counting to 2 again.
245000	247000	E
247000	249000	R
249000	251000	E
251000	253000	R
253000	258000	Now try counting backwards from 2, keeping the correct tones.
258000	262000	R
262000	266000	E
266000	270000	Listen to the speaker count to 4.
270000	273000	E
273000	277000	Again, pay attention to the tones.
277000	281000	E
281000	285000	Now repeat after the speaker, number by number, as she counts to 4.
285000	291000	Notice that 三 has the high tone and 四 has the falling tone.
291000	293000	E
293000	295000	R
295000	297000	三
297000	299000	四
299000	302000	What is 3?
302000	305000	三
305000	307000	三
307000	310000	It has a relatively broad R sound.
310000	313000	Count to 4 again after the speaker.
313000	315000	E
315000	317000	R
317000	319000	三
319000	321000	四
321000	324000	What is 4?
324000	326000	四
326000	328000	四
328000	333000	Try counting to 4 ahead of the speaker, number by number.
333000	336000	E
336000	339000	R
339000	341000	三
341000	343000	四
343000	346000	Again
346000	349000	E
349000	351000	R
351000	353000	三
353000	356000	四
356000	361000	What are the two odd numbers?
361000	363000	E
363000	365000	三
365000	372000	Notice that both have the high tone.What are the two even numbers?
372000	376000	R
376000	387000	Notice that both have the falling tone. Try counting to 4 alone, remembering that the tones alternate.
387000	388000	E
388000	389000	R
389000	390000	三
390000	392000	四
392000	395000	E
395000	397000	R
397000	400000	四
400000	405000	Try counting backwards from 4 ahead of the speaker.
405000	408000	四
408000	411000	三
411000	414000	R
414000	417000	E
417000	425000	Try counting backwards from 4 alone.
425000	426000	四
426000	427000	三
427000	428000	R
428000	433000	E
433000	434000	四
434000	435000	三
435000	436000	R
436000	438000	E
438000	446000	Now straighten out and count forwards to 4 again.
446000	447000	E
447000	448000	R
448000	449000	三
449000	453000	四
453000	454000	E
454000	455000	R
455000	456000	三
456000	458000	四
458000	462000	If you're still not satisfied with the vowel sound, you're pronouncing for 四.
462000	466000	Remember that the lips are spread as if for the E sound, but the tongue is pulled slightly back.
466000	469000	Listen then, repeat.
469000	473000	四
473000	475000	四
475000	483000	You might glance back to display number one to remind yourself of the tricky romanization for this vowel.
483000	487000	Exercise one in your workbook is a dictation exercise.
487000	490000	The speaker will dictate each number digit by digit.
490000	496000	Numbers such as telephone numbers and serial numbers are often read off digit by digit in Chinese as they are in English.
496000	501000	So are your dates, which we say in pairs, 1492 and so forth.
501000	506000	The answer to each dictation problem is given underneath the corresponding blank.
506000	511000	You would learn nothing by copying the answer, so cover it up with your file card while you're taking down the dictation.
511000	516000	Then slide the card down to reveal the answer and check your work while the speaker repeats.
516000	517000	Let's begin.
517000	518000	A
518000	522000	一
522000	526000	三
526000	529000	R
529000	535000	四
535000	540000	一三二四
540000	543000	B
543000	546000	四
546000	549000	一
549000	551000	三
551000	555000	二
555000	561000	四一三二
561000	564000	四
564000	566000	二
566000	569000	一
569000	571000	四
571000	576000	三
576000	579000	二一四三
579000	582000	D
582000	587000	四
587000	589000	一
589000	593000	二
593000	598000	四三一二
598000	601000	一
601000	604000	三
604000	606000	二
606000	609000	一
609000	611000	四
611000	612000	三
612000	613000	R
613000	614000	一
614000	616000	四
618000	620000	Now let's reverse the process.
620000	623000	Exercise 2 is a list of numbers.
623000	626000	Read each one off ahead of the speaker digit by digit.
626000	631000	Then try reading the whole number digit by digit and repeat after the speaker.
631000	634000	Listen to me do the first one as a model.
634000	636000	A
636000	638000	一
638000	639000	一
639000	641000	二
641000	643000	四
643000	644000	四
644000	646000	三
646000	648000	三
648000	649000	一
649000	650000	二
650000	651000	四
651000	653000	三
653000	654000	一
654000	655000	二
655000	656000	四
656000	657000	三
657000	658000	一
658000	659000	二
659000	660000	四
660000	662000	三
662000	664000	Now do A yourself.
664000	667000	A
667000	671000	一
671000	675000	二
675000	678000	四
678000	683000	三
683000	684000	一
684000	685000	二
685000	686000	四
686000	690000	三
690000	693000	B
693000	696000	三
696000	698000	四
698000	701000	二
701000	706000	一
706000	707000	三
707000	708000	四
708000	709000	二
709000	712000	一
712000	715000	四
715000	718000	一
718000	721000	三
721000	724000	二
724000	729000	一
729000	730000	三
730000	731000	二
731000	734000	四
734000	737000	B
737000	739000	四
739000	741000	一
741000	743000	三
743000	746000	二
746000	750000	四
750000	751000	一
751000	752000	三
752000	757000	一
757000	760000	二
760000	762000	四
762000	765000	三
765000	769000	一
769000	770000	二
770000	771000	四
771000	772000	三
772000	775000	一
775000	779000	Now listen to the speaker count to six.
779000	780000	一
780000	781000	二
781000	782000	三
782000	783000	四
783000	784000	五
784000	786000	六
786000	790000	Repeat after the speaker, number by number.
790000	792000	一
792000	794000	二
794000	797000	三
797000	799000	四
799000	802000	五
802000	805000	六
805000	808000	What is five?
808000	810000	五
810000	813000	五
813000	817000	Count to six after the speaker again.
817000	819000	一
819000	820000	二
820000	823000	三
823000	825000	四
825000	827000	五
827000	830000	六
830000	833000	What is six?
833000	835000	六
835000	839000	六
839000	844000	Repeat after the speaker say five six and try to identify the tones.
844000	846000	五
846000	848000	六
848000	850000	Again
850000	851000	五
851000	853000	六
853000	866000	Five has the low tone. Be sure to take it down as low as you can go. Six has the falling tone, the same as two and four. Try saying five six and repeat after the speaker.
866000	869000	五
869000	871000	六
871000	873000	五
873000	876000	六
876000	891000	Turn back to displaying number one. Notice that five is romanized with an initial w. This w may be weak or silent like the y in e. Repeat after the speaker.
891000	894000	五
894000	897000	五
897000	899000	六
899000	901000	六
901000	905000	六
905000	913000	六
913000	914000	六
914000	917000	六
917000	918000	六
918000	919000	六
919000	920000	六
920000	920800	六
920800	922000	六
922000	923000	六
923000	939000	One way to sneak up on it is to say the yo, as in Leo the lion, then shift the stress over onto the O, Leo, and then speed it up and say it as one syllable with only a trace of the E sound, Leo, like this.
939000	949000	Leo, Leo, Leo. Try it.
949000	962000	Now try repeating after the speaker. Leo, Leo, again. Leo, Leo.
962000	970000	Turn the page so that you are no longer looking at the display. Try saying five six ahead of the speaker.
970000	983000	五, Leo. Try counting to six ahead of the speaker, number by number.
983000	1007000	一,二,三,四,五,六. Try counting to six alone and repeat.
1007000	1025000	一,二,三,四,五,六. Try giving the odd numbers we've had so far and repeat.
1025000	1036000	一,三,五. Try giving the even numbers and repeat.
1036000	1041000	二,四,六.
1041000	1059000	Notice that two four six all have the same tone. This gives a sort of rhythm to the first three pairs of numbers. Try counting to six and then repeat, paying attention to the tone pattern.
1059000	1080000	一,二,三,四,五,六.
1080000	1108000	Now try counting backwards from six, number by number, ahead of the speaker.六,五,四,三,二,一.
1108000	1118000	Now count to six forwards again and repeat.
1118000	1129000	一,二,三,四,五,六.
1129000	1137000	Exercise three in your workbook is another dictation exercise. Be sure to cover your answers while you're taking down dictation.
1137000	1139000	Let's begin.
1167000	1193000	五,四,六,三,五,四,六,四,一,六,五,
1193000	1200000	一,六,五,三,
1200000	1224000	五,四,六,五,二,四,六,
1224000	1232000	三,五,六,
1232000	1239000	二,五,六,
1239000	1244000	二,五,
1244000	1254000	Exercise four is another reading exercise. Read off each number digit by digit ahead of the speaker. Then read off the whole number and repeat after the speaker.
1254000	1278000	二,五,三,一,五,
1278000	1288000	五,三,六,
1288000	1295000	二,五,三,六,
1295000	1301000	二,四,
1301000	1313000	一,六,四,五,
1313000	1321000	一,六,四,五,
1321000	1331000	二,五,六,
1331000	1335000	四,
1335000	1341000	二,五,六,
1341000	1364000	一,六,一,三,五,
1364000	1374000	This is the end of Numbers Tape 1.