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Stage 4 · Lesson 17

When the room loses power

Name devices and ask someone to turn them on or off or close an object.

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

小禾
房间fáng jiān里lǐ没有méi yǒu电diàn,电脑diàn nǎo不bù能néng用yòng了le。

There is no power in the room, so the computer cannot be used.

安安
手机shǒu jī还hái可以kě yǐ用yòng。你nǐ有yǒu电话diàn huà吗ma?

The mobile still works. Do you have a phone?

小禾
有yǒu。这些zhè xiē东西dōng xi都dōu很hěn有yǒu用yòng。

Yes. These things are very useful.

安安
电diàn来lái了le!请qǐng打dǎ开kāi电脑diàn nǎo。

The power is back! Turn on the computer.

小禾
电视diàn shì要yào打dǎ开kāi吗ma?这zhè台tái电视diàn shì机jī是shì新xīn的de。

Shall we turn on the television? This television set is new.

安安
先xiān不bù用yòng,关guān电视diàn shì吧ba。

Not yet. Turn the television off.

Extension reading

小xiǎo禾hé关guān上shàng门mén,安ān安ān打dǎ开kāi书shū。

Xiao He closes the door, and An An opens a book.

电话diàn huà在zài桌子zhuō zi上shàng,手机shǒu jī在zài包bāo里lǐ。

The phone is on the table, and the mobile is in the bag.

有yǒu电diàn的de时候shí hou,电脑diàn nǎo和hé电视diàn shì机jī都dōu能néng用yòng。

When the power is on, the computer and television can both be used.

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
台 tái
measure word for machines
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