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Level 3 Lesson 32.3 – Conversation & Story

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HSK 3+ Conversational Practice

In this part of the lesson, we will be practicing the vocabulary and grammar that we've learned in Lesson 32.1 and Lesson 32.2. There are two separate conversational practice:

  1. CONVERSATION → 《今年你回家过春节吗?》
  2. STORY TELLING →《北方小城》

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Learn
    1. Listen and repeat along with the video
  2. Practice daily - the most important part for achieving fluency
    1. Spend 10-30 minutes per day reading the lesson materials aloud (with or without the video)
    2. Practice conversations and stories from previous lessons too

1. CONVERSATION

Jīn Nián Nǐ Huí Jiā Guò Chūnjié Ma?
《今年你回家过春节吗?》
This Year (Do) You Return Home To Go-pass(/) Spring-Festival?

❖  QUESTIONS 问题 Wèntí

  1. Gēge dào guówài shàng dàxué duō jiǔ le?
    哥哥到国外上大学多久了?
    (For) how long (has) the big brother arrived overseas-country to attend college?
  2. Gēge nàlǐ xiànzài měi tiān duōshao dù?
    哥哥那里现在每天多少度?
    (There where) the big brother (is) (-) how many degrees (is it) every day?
  3. Gēge wèishénme yǒu qián gěi fù mǔ mǎi lǐwù?
    哥哥为什么有钱给父母买礼物?
    Why (does) the big brother have money (to) buy gifts for (his) parents?

 

❖  TEXT 课文 Kèwén

ENGLISH

*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.

弟弟 Little Brother 哥哥 Big Brother

弟弟:Big-brother, you arrived overseas-country to attend college (has been) over one “ge” (of) month (already), life (-) (you have) got-used-to?

哥哥:(I have) got-used-to (it), “whatever” all (have) got-used-to. I (in the) daytime in school attend-class, evening in coffee-house do-(part time)-job, weekend time with classmates together climb mountain, play ball, interesting-(to the degree:)-extremely.

弟弟:School cafeteria (do you) have-the-potential-to-be-able-to eat-(with the result of)-getting-used-to (the food)?

哥哥:Not very having-the-potential-to-be-able-to eat-(with the result of)-getting-used-to (the food), but (the) cafeteria being-away-from (the) teaching-building (is) close, (it is) pretty convenient, so I often at there eat.

哥哥:(The) place (that) I live exists (a) kitchen, sometimes I also with (my) roommates together at home make “a little bit” (of) simple Chinese-food.

弟弟:There (where) you (are) (is the) weather good?

哥哥:Now summer (has) finished-going-pass (it) already arrived autumn, (it is) not cold (and) not hot, every day (it is) about 20 degree, pretty comfortable.

哥哥:I saw (the) news saying (that in) Shanghai this several days (it) went-down several “chang” (of) big rain, you ask dad (in) rain(y) days (do) not drive (the) car. (The) outside (of the) residential-community (of our) home-inside “exactly” is (the) subway-station, (it is) that convenient, sit(/take) (the) subway!

弟弟:Me and mom already told him, dad (in) this several days (did) not drive car. Big-brother, you not are-at home, dad mom and me all pretty miss you. This year (do) you return home to go-pass(/) spring-festival?

哥哥:(I will) return, how (do I) not return? Not only this time (I) intend to return, also next time too (I) intend to return, every year (on) Spring Festival I all intend to come-back.

哥哥:I do-(part time)-job saved some money, (I) plan to (at the) time (of) coming-back for dad (and) mom buy one “ge” (of) present, but you first (do) not tell them!

弟弟:Okay, they surely will (be) especially happy.

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2. STORYTELLING

Běifāng Xiǎo Chéng
《北方小城》
North Small City

❖  QUESTIONS 问题 Wèntí

  1. Zhè zuò běifāng xiǎochéng jiào shénme míngzi?
    这座北方小城叫什么名字?
    What name is this “zuo” (of) small city called? 
  2. "Huāguǒ Shān" yǒu duō gāo?
    “花果山”有多高?
    How high is “Huaguo(/Flowers and Fruits) Mountain”?
  3. "Huāguǒ Shān" shang yǒu duōshao zhǒng shuǐguǒ?
    “花果山”上有多少种水果?
     How many kinds (of) fruits (does it) "exist" (on) “Huaguo(/Flowers and Fruits) Mountain” surface?

 

❖  TEXT 课文 Kèwén

ENGLISH

*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.

North Small City

This is one “zuo” (of) northern small city. (The) city though (is) small, but (the) air (is) fresh, (and the) environment (is) quiet, one year(’s) four seasons all have good weather. People (who had) “ever” come (here) all would like here. (In the) spring, (the) flowers opened(/bloomed), (the) birds are singing songs on (the) sky-surface; (in the) summer, rain-water (is) plentiful, (the) fish are swimming in (the) river-inside; (in the) autumn, (it) blows wind, (the) red leaves are dancing (in the) wind-center; (in the) winter, (it) is snowing, (the) children do(/play) games together with (the) snowman. (At the) city-outside (there) exists one “zuo” (of) famous “Huaguo(/Flowers and Fruits) Mountain”, (its) height (is) about 1000 meters, (and it) is (a) good place (that) people (on the) weekends go-trip. (It has) arrived autumn, (on the) “Huaguo(/Flowers and Fruits) Mountain” surface (there) exists over 10 types (of) fruits, (they are) big (and also) sweet.

(You) intend to ask where this “zuo” (of) small city is-at? Here “exactly” is my home(town)-Yin(/Silver) City. Welcome you come to Yin(/Silver) City, come to my home(town).

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