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Stage 3 · Lesson 13

An unhurried morning

Describe sleep, getting up and meals in short sentences.

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
我wǒ每měi天tiān六liù点diǎn起qǐ,你nǐ呢ne?

I get up at six every day. And you?

小禾
我wǒ六liù点diǎn半bàn起床qǐ chuáng。

I get up at half past six.

安安
起qǐ来lái以yǐ后hòu,你nǐ先xiān做zuò什么shén me?

What do you do first after getting up?

小禾
先xiān喝hē水shuǐ,再zài吃chī早饭zǎo fàn。

I drink water first and then eat breakfast.

安安
中午zhōng wǔ在zài哪里nǎ lǐ吃chī午饭wǔ fàn?

Where do you eat lunch?

小禾
在zài学校xué xiào吃chī饭fàn。晚饭wǎn fàn回huí家jiā吃chī。

I eat at school and go home for dinner.

Extension reading

安ān安ān晚上wǎn shàng十shí点diǎn睡shuì,小xiǎo禾hé十shí点diǎn半bàn睡觉shuì jiào。

An An goes to sleep at ten, and Xiao He at ten thirty.

睡觉shuì jiào前qián,两liǎng个gè人rén不bù再zài喝hē茶chá,只zhī喝hē一点儿yī diǎn ér水shuǐ。

Before bed they do not drink tea, only a little water.

早饭zǎo fàn、午饭wǔ fàn和hé晚饭wǎn fàn,都dōu要yào好hǎo好吃hǎo chī。

They make time to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner properly.

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.

以后 yǐ hòu
after; afterward
每天 měi tiān
every day
只 zhī
only
再 zài
again; then
每 měi
every
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