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Reproduce the four tones and recognise how they can change the meaning of words

Elaborations

noticing the tonal nature of spoken Chinese and using gestures to enhance the differentiation of tones
applying tones to diverse sounds in Chinese to express different meanings, and recognising differences between words with different tones, for example, 妈mā and 马mǎ
practising the pronunciation of syllables that are unique to Chinese, such as 女nǚ, 下 xià
working with classmates and teachers to identify initials (, b, p, m, d, t, g, k etc.) that are similar to English consonants (f, l, n, v)

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