Familiarize yourself with the pinyin spellings for the following sounds. Listen carefully to the differences between the tones. Practice by repeating the sounds aloud.

Some of the pinyin spelling introduced in this lesson may seem strange. Pay particular attention to and .

The pinyin final or as a syllable by itself does not sound anything like the English spelling.

Read and record the following words and phrases.

When you have finished upload your audio file using the appropriate dropbox assignment. You can record the assignment directly into the dropbox as an alternative to using a separate recording application.