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Stepping Stones Lesson Eight

1. Audio Immersion

Listen to the audio recording of the story at least three times, just to familiarize yourself with its sounds. Each character represents one syllable, so you can try following along as you listen. Don't worry for now about the meanings of the characters or of the story as a whole.

叶公好龙

从前有个人叫叶公，
很喜欢龙。

他家里到处都画着龙。

             后来，
             天上的真龙听说了，
             就去叶公家看他。

             真龙的头一出现在窗口，
             叶公就吓得
             面如土色不会动了

Once you've got a good feel for the sounds in this story and can follow along as you listen, you are ready to go on to the next step.