Twelve Zodiac 十二生肖 Oral History Project London Chinatown.

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1 Twelve Zodiac 十二生肖 Oral History Project London Chinatown

2 Do you know the animal signs in 12 zodiac?
vs. Western Star signs

3 Western Star Signs

4 The Legend of 12 zodiac Audio Story

5 Can you put them in correct order? 猴 马 羊 兔 鼠 蛇 龙 鸡 虎 猪 牛 狗

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7 鸡 虎 兔 羊 鼠 蛇 猴 龙 马 狗 牛 猪

8 鸡 虎 Answer Sheet 兔 羊 鼠 蛇 猴 龙 马 狗 牛 猪

9 Use measure words 只，条，头，匹 to fill in the blanks：
1、Jerry 是一（ ）老鼠，而Tom 是一（ ）猫 。 2、农场里养了三（ ）牛，六（ ）兔子、五（ ）羊、十 （ ）鸡和两（ ）猪。 3、有人说动物园跑了一（ ）老虎，其实不是，是跑了一 （ ）猴子。 4、小王养的狗生了三（ ）小狗。 5、你看见山上有一（ ）白马吗？

10 ANSWER（答案）： 1、Jerry 是一（只）老鼠，而Tom 是一（只）猫 。 2、农场里养了三（头）牛，六（只）兔子、五（只）羊、十 （只）鸡和两（头 ）猪。 3、有人说动物园跑了一（只）老虎，其实不是，是跑了一 （只）猴子。 4、小王养的狗生了三（ 条 / 只）小狗。 5、你看见山上有一（ 匹 ）白马吗？

11 善良 shàn liáng 热 情 rè qíng 威 猛 wēi měng 忠 心 zhōng xīn 冷 静 lěng jìng
老 实 lǎo shí Typical characteristics of each animal sign 机 灵 jī ling 开 朗 kāi lǎng 勤 劳 qín láo 温 顺 wēn shùn 威 风 wēifēng 灵 巧 líng qiǎo

12 Game Time

13 wáng yáng bŭ láo 亡羊补牢 A man who raised sheep once noticed there was a hole in the walls of his sheepfold. But he neglected to repair it. A few days later, several sheep were missing. His friend advised him: "It is not too late to mend the sheepfold." "Wang Yang Bu Lao" or "Mending the sheepfold after the sheep have been stolen" advises us that even though we have suffered a loss, it is never too late to take steps to prevent further losses.

14 mǎ dào chéng gōng 马 到 成 功 lóng mǎ jīng shén 龙 马 精 神

15 不但…而且… [猴子]不但[灵巧], 而且[聪明]。 [兔子]不但[善良], 而且[机灵]。
bú dàn ér qiĕ 不但…而且… hóu zi líng qiăo cōng míng [猴子]不但[灵巧], 而且[聪明]。 tù zi shàn liáng jī líng [兔子]不但[善良], 而且[机灵]。

16 Match of the 12 earthly branches and the 12 animals:

17 Twelve Earthly Branches and Ten Heavenly Stems
Twelve earthly branches and ten heavenly stems are also used to count. They can be used to measure hours of a day as well as directions.

18 我叫[海伦]，[二零零三]*年出 生，生肖属[羊]，今年[九]岁。 Want to know me more?
wŏ jiào hái lún ér líng líng sān nián chū 我叫[海伦]，[二零零三]*年出 shēng shēngxiāo shǔ yáng jīn nián jiǔ suì 生，生肖属[羊]，今年[九]岁。 * 二零零三 can be written in digital numbers as 2003

19 Acknowledgement: London Chinatown
Produced as part of the London China Town Oral History Project with materials from CMHA and Ming-Ai (London) Institute. Lesson plan designed by Ming-Ai (London) Institute. Oral History Project London Chinatown

20 THANK YOU Oral History Project London Chinatown

21 Picture References: London Chinatown
Oral History Project London Chinatown