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Stepping Stones Lesson Two


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2. Audio Practice

Listen to one line of the story, and then repeat it aloud. Follow the characters in the text as you listen--each character corresponds to one syllable. Practice until you can recite the line from memory. Then go on to the next line. Again, don't worry about the meaning for now.


    
zhōng
tiān
shí


日,
        
jiǔ
yuè
jiǔ
rì,


门,
        
hé,
lǎo
fāng
chū
mén,


山。
        
shàng
dōng
shān。


车,
        
xià
le
chē,


二、
米,
        
men
xiàng
dōng
zǒu
le
èr、
sān
bǎi
mǐ,


口。
        
jiù
dào
le
shān
mén
kǒu。


门,
        
jìn
le
shān
mén,


八、
路,
        
xiàng
shàng
yòu
zǒu
le
bā、
jiǔ
lù,



        
men
jiù
dào
le

 


"中
石"。
      
dōng
shān
de
zuì
gāo
diǎn
“zhōng
tiān
shí ” 。


 

Once you have memorized each line of the story, you are ready to go on to the next step.