Stage 4 · Lesson 19

Which entrance shall we meet at?

Identify left, right and middle positions and choose a group of objects.

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

Listen, read, and retell

Pinyin Meaning

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

Conversation

小禾

安ān安ān，你nǐ在zài这边zhè biān还hái是shì那边nà biān？

An An, are you on this side or that side?

安安

我wǒ在zài中zhōng间jiān，左zuǒ边bian是shì书店shū diàn，右yòu边bian是shì商店shāng diàn。

I am in the middle, with a bookshop on the left and a shop on the right.

小禾

我wǒ在zài书店shū diàn旁páng边biān，往wǎng右yòu走zǒu就jiù看kàn到dào你nǐ了le。

I am beside the bookshop and will see you if I walk right.

安安

这些zhè xiē书shū是shì你nǐ的de，那些nà xiē是shì老师lǎo shī的de吗ma？

Are these books yours and those the teacher's?

小禾

对duì。你nǐ要yào看kàn哪些nǎ xiē？

Yes. Which ones would you like to see?

安安

我wǒ要yào左zuǒ边bian这些zhè xiē，不bù看kàn右yòu边bian那些nà xiē。

I want these on the left, not those on the right.

Extension reading

小xiǎo禾hé先xiān向xiàng左zuǒ看kàn，再zài向xiàng右yòu看kàn。

Xiao He looks left and then right.

两liǎng家jiā店diàn的de中zhōng间jiān有yǒu一yī个gè门mén，门mén旁páng边biān有yǒu桌子zhuō zi。

There is a door between the two shops and a table beside it.

“中zhōng”在zài“中zhōng间jiān”里lǐ，也yě表示biǎo shì居jū中zhōng的de位置wèi zhì。

中 in 中间 also conveys a middle position.

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.

位 wèi: polite measure word for people
再 zài: again; then

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