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Hi all I've got some ideas from another teacher. She recommends using hand gestures to teach the tones; also ask learners to write down the tones in different colours so it's visual. C. Wu Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:48:26 +0800From: [log in to unmask]: Re: character and tonesTo: [log in to unmask] tones you can try to relate the direction of a tone with a picture in your head of the idea expressed by the character. For example, Shan (1) mountain - is someone always high up above you Ping(2) level - you can think of going up to a plateau you (3) friend - is someone who is your friend when you are up or down or up again Qu4 (to go) you can think of going down to somewhere Regards, Robert Allen On 2009-1-20, at 上午12:43, Cheng-Han Wu wrote: I've re-read the Mandarin Curriculum Guide published by CiLT and here are some strategies suggested:Strategies for memorising vocabulary1. I associate the word with one that looks or sounds the same in English2. I say the words out loud or write them over and over again3. I make up sentences in my head with the word in4. I use look-cover-test-check5. I make two sets of cards, one with the characters on and the other with translations and pinyin6. I ask my friend/my parents to test me7. I teach the new words to my parents/brother/sisterthanks to Theresa and Helen who introduced me to 'VOLATS'. I'll now try these with the learners.Regards,C Wu _________________________________________________________________ Show them the way! Add maps and directions to your party invites. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/events.aspx