Practise above initials in words Listen and distinguish between above initials Practise above initials in a tongue twister Let’s practise…foods/drink xīlánhuā 西兰花 qiézi 茄子 xīhóngshì 西红柿 qiǎokèlì 巧克力 píjiǔ 啤酒 bīngqílín 冰淇淋 jiǎozi 饺子 Listen carefully, try to distinguish the initials q j jiǎ xiā qǐng jiǎn qí qiǎng x xǐ jī xuǎn jié qiú jùn qù xié xīn jué Let’s practise…绕口令 ràokǒulìng Xiǎo Qí hé xiǎo Jí, 小琦 Lit. little Qi Yìqǐ 和 小吉, and little Ji, xià xiàngqí, 一起 下 象棋, Lit. together play chess, Xiǎo Qí yíng le xiào xīxī, 小琦 赢了 Lit. Little Qi win Xiǎo Jí jí le 小吉 急了 Lit. little Ji anxious 笑 嘻嘻, laugh (and) giggle, kū qìqì。 哭 泣泣。 cry (and) sob. You read first…绕口令 ràokǒulìng Xiǎo Qí hé xiǎo Jí, 小琦 Lit. little Qi Yìqǐ 和 小吉, and little Ji, xià xiàngqí, 一起 下 象棋, Lit. together play chess, Xiǎo Qí yíng le xiào xīxī, 小琦 赢了 Lit. Little Qi win Xiǎo Jí jí le 小吉 急了 Lit. little Ji anxious 笑 嘻嘻, laugh (and) giggle, kū qìqì。 哭 泣泣。 cry (and) sob. Check L197 coursebook session 1, activity 1.3 for ‘initials ‘j’, ‘q’, ‘x’ Listen to L197 online Pronunciation Guide (Week 1 study Planner) Watch the video, “initials ‘j’,’q’,’x’ & ‘z’, ‘c’, ‘s’ “ where we will practise and distinguish between these six initials together Acknowledgment: The pictures in use are taken from Microsoft PowerPoint or Google images (free to use or share) Produced by Zhiqiong
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