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Stage 3 · Lesson 11

Making sense of a week

Use relative days and ask when something happens.

12 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/30 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

安安
今天jīn tiān星期xīng qī三sān,明天míng tiān你nǐ有yǒu时间shí jiān吗ma?

Today is Wednesday. Do you have time tomorrow?

小禾
有yǒu。你nǐ什么shén me时候shí hou来lái?

Yes. When are you coming?

安安
明天míng tiān下午xià wǔ来lái。

I am coming tomorrow afternoon.

小禾
后hòu天tiān我们wǒ men也yě可以kě yǐ一yī起qǐ学习xué xí。

We can study together the day after tomorrow too.

安安
前qián天tiān我wǒ在zài家jiā,昨天zuó tiān我wǒ在zài学校xué xiào。

I was at home the day before yesterday and at school yesterday.

小禾
现在xiàn zài我们wǒ men先xiān看kàn课kè文wén。

Let us look at the text now.

Extension reading

从cóng星期xīng qī三sān到dào星期xīng qī五wǔ,我们wǒ men有yǒu三sān天tiān时间shí jiān。

From Wednesday through Friday, we have three days.

星期天xīng qī tiān,小xiǎo禾hé去qù看kàn家人jiā rén。日rì历lì上shàng写xiě的de是shì星期日xīng qī rì。

On Sunday Xiao He visits family. The calendar calls Sunday 星期日.

每měi个gè星期xīng qī,我们wǒ men都dōu有yǒu一yī起qǐ学习xué xí的de时候shí hou。

Every week we have time to study together.

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · An An; 林老师 · Teacher Lin; 阿文 · A Wen. These helper expressions support comprehension and are not counted in the 499 target entries.

可以 kě yǐ
may; can
每 měi
every
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