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Stage 4 · Lesson 18

The cup that did not disappear

Use paired location words to explain precisely where an object is.

13 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/32 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
杯子bēi zi不bù在zài桌子zhuō zi上shàng,它tā在zài哪里nǎ lǐ?

The cup is not on the table. Where is it?

小禾
你nǐ看kàn桌子zhuō zi下xià边bian。

Look under the table.

安安
下xià边bian没有méi yǒu。我wǒ去qù门mén外wài看kàn。

It is not underneath. I will look outside the door.

小禾
不bù在zài外边wài bian,在zài房间fáng jiān里lǐ边bian。

It is not outside; it is inside the room.

安安
床chuáng前qián还hái是shì床chuáng后hòu?

In front of the bed or behind it?

小禾
床chuáng后hòu边bian。桌子zhuō zi上shàng边biān有yǒu书shū,桌子zhuō zi下xià有yǒu包bāo。

Behind the bed. Books are above the table, and a bag is underneath it.

Extension reading

安ān安ān从cóng门mén外wài走zǒu到dào房间fáng jiān里lǐ,看kàn到dào床chuáng后hòu的de杯子bēi zi。

An An walks in from outside and sees the cup behind the bed.

她tā先xiān看kàn前边qián biān,再zài看kàn后hòu边bian,最zuì后hòu找zhǎo到dào杯子bēi zi。

She looks in front and then behind and finally finds the cup.

“桌子zhuō zi”和hé“杯子bēi zi”后hòu面miàn的de“子zǐ”读dú轻声qīng shēng。

子 at the end of 桌子 and 杯子 has a neutral tone.

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.

再 zài
again; then
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