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ISBN: 978-2-916947 -10-5 Published by ABC MELODY, Paris, France www.abcmelody.com © abc melody 2008 All rights reserved. This publication is copyright. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any process, electronic or otherwise, without permission in writing from the publisher or authors. Neither may information be stored electronically in any form whatsoever without such permission. Printed in China.

Music, programming & production: Stephane Husar Lyrics : PENG Ya-Yun Mixing & mastering : Juan Sebastien Jimenez Bass, double bass : Juan Sebastien Jimenez Voices : MA Jun, Laure Limsakoune, Jacques Ding, PENG Ya-Yun Graphic Design: Jeanne-Marie Monpeurt, Rob Young Cover Illustration : Mark Sofilas Inside pictures : Adam Thomas, Coco Wang

Welcome to the fun world of ABC MELODY! SING & LEARN CHINESE is a unique collection of 10 original songs that introduce children to the Chinese language & culture through music and pictures. It's as easy as ABC :

A Look at the

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B Listen to the songs, C Sing along in Chinese and dance! Each song is presented with the lyrics in Chinese characters, in Pinyin (Romanised characters) and with an illustrated vocabulary list so that children can easily identify the theme of the song and learn elements of the language straight away. English translationsof the songs are included at the end of the booklet. Music styles are varied and introduce children to rhythm and movement. Instrumental versions are included on the CD for fun karaoke sessions at home or in the car. And parents can learn too ! Have fun!

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English translations of songs 1- THE PINYIN SONG

3 - WHAT COLOUR DO YOU UKE ?

b p m f d t n I The red ship g k h 'wu wu wu' (sound of the siren) j q x Pinyin, pinyin, The yellow bus let's sing the Pinyin song! 'ba ba ba' (sound of the honk) zh ch sh r The green train z c s 'long long long' i u ii (sound of the wheels) Pinyin, pinyin, let's sing the Pinyin song! Red, yellow, green What colour do you like? a 0 e ai ei ao ou The black bicycle an en ang eng er 'ding ding ding' Pinyin, pinyin, (sound of the bell) let's sing the Pinyin song! The white aeroplane 'xiu xiu xiu' (sound of propellers) LLO! The blue car Hello! 'bu bu bu' My name is Xiaoming (sound of the engine) Hello! I live in Beijing Blacl<, white, blue What colour do you lil
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5 - WHAT IS YOUR STAR SIGN? I was born in the year of the rat I was born in the year of the ox I was born in the year of the tiger I was born in the year of the rabbit Rat, ox, tiger, rabbit

1,2,3,4 What is your sign? I was born in the of the dragon I was born in the of the snake I was born in the of the horse I was born in the

Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday On Fridays Grandma takes a walk On Saturdays The elder sister and the younger one sing And on Sundays The whole family dances!

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8 - THE OLYMPIC GAMES let's go to Xian Running, swimming, it's great! There are the teams from China, France and Russia We are all good friends let's go to the Olympic Games! The Olympics are great Gymnastics, judo, it's great! There are the teams from Australia, Japan and the United States We are all good friends

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5,6,7,8 What is your sign? I was born in the year of the monkey I was born in the year of the rooster I was born in the year of the dog I was born in the year of the pig Monkey, rooster, dog, pig

9, 10, 11, 12 What is your sign?

6 - THE WEEK SONG On Mondays Dad plays the guitar On Tuesdays

June, July, August It is Summer It is Summer The sun shines Spring, Summer Autumn, Winter September, October, November, It is Autumn It is Autumn It rains December, January, February It is Winter It is Winter The snow falls Spring, Summer...

let's go to the Olympic Games! The Olympics are great High jump, basket-ball, It's great! There are the teams from Mali, Germany and Brazil We are all good friends let's go to the Olympic Games! The Olympics are great

and visit the Terracotta Warriors let's go to Xian and eat beef nooddles let's go to Xinjiang and see the big desert let's go to Xinjiang and eat mutton skewers

let's go, let's go! / let's go, let's go ! let's go and visit Chin •

10 - THE TEACHER SAID The teacher said: Touch your head! The teacher said: Touch your nose! The teacher said: Touch your eyes! The teacher said: Touch your mouth!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Head, nose Clap your hands! Eyes, mouth Clap your hands!

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The teacher said: Touch your ears! 9 - LET'S GO TO CHINA! The teacher said : let's go to Beijing Touch your arms! and visit the Great Wall The teacher said: let's go to Beijing Touch your legs! and eat Peking Ducl< The teacher said: let's go to Sichuan Touch your feet! and see the pandas let's go to Sichuan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and eat a Chinese fondue Ears, arms let's go, let's go ! Clap your hands! let's go, let's go ! legs, feet let's go and visit China! Clap your hands!