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Stage 4 · Lesson 20

A neighborhood map

Use compass directions and ask how to reach a place.

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
地dì图tú上shàng,这个zhè ge地dì方fang在zài哪里nǎ lǐ?

Where is this place on the map?

小禾
在zài学校xué xiào东dōng边bian。地dì图tú上shàng边biān是shì北běi,下xià边bian是shì南nán。

It is east of the school. The map is north-up, with south at the bottom.

安安
书店shū diàn在zài东dōng,商店shāng diàn在zài西xī,对duì吗ma?

The bookshop is east and the shop is west, right?

小禾
对duì。西xī边biān有yǒu山shān,南nán边biān有yǒu树shù,北běi边bian有yǒu医院yī yuàn。

Yes. There are hills to the west, trees to the south and a hospital to the north.

安安
我们wǒ men怎么zěn me去qù那个nà ge地点dì diǎn?

How do we reach that location?

小禾
从cóng学校xué xiào门mén口kǒu往wǎng东dōng走zǒu。

Walk east from the school gate.

Extension reading

这zhè块kuài地dì不bù大dà,东dōng边bian和hé西xī边biān都dōu有yǒu路lù。

This piece of land is small, with roads on its east and west sides.

安ān安ān记jì住zhù这个zhè ge地点dì diǎn,再zài看kàn地dì图tú找zhǎo别bié的de地dì方fang。

An An remembers this location and uses the map to find other places.

这zhè张zhāng地dì图tú的de方fāng向xiàng已yǐ经jīng说shuō清qīng楚chǔ,换huàn一yī张zhāng地dì图tú时shí还hái要yào先xiān看kàn方fāng向xiàng。

The orientation of this map is specified; check orientation again when using a different map.

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.

张 zhāng
measure word for sheets, photos, and tables
已经 yǐ jīng
already
方向 fāng xiàng
direction
北 běi
north
南 nán
south
再 zài
again; then
清楚 qīng chǔ
clear
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