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Stage 8 · Lesson 36

Tidying the classroom together

Describe how an action is done and check a tidying task.

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

林老师
桌子zhuō zi还hái没méi干gān,先xiān不要bù yào放fàng书shū。

The table is not dry yet; do not put books on it.

安安
现在xiàn zài干gān了le,也yě很hěn干gān净jìng。

It is dry and clean now.

小禾
这zhè张zhāng桌子zhuō zi坏huài了le,不bù能néng动dòng。

This table is broken; do not move it.

林老师
对duì。慢màn慢màn地de走zǒu,不要bù yào太tài快kuài。

Right. Walk slowly, not too fast.

安安
这个zhè ge动dòng作zuò对duì不bù对duì?

Is this movement correct?

林老师
不bù对duì,这里zhè lǐ错cuò了le。你nǐ看kàn着zhe我wǒ,跟gēn我wǒ做zuò。

Not quite; this part is wrong. Watch me and follow.

Extension reading

小xiǎo禾hé轻qīng轻qīng地de放fàng下xià书shū,安ān安ān慢màn慢màn地de动dòng手shǒu。

Xiao He puts the books down gently, and An An works slowly.

他们tā men站zhàn着zhe看kàn桌子zhuō zi:桌子zhuō zi干gān了le,地dì上shàng也yě干gān净jìng了le。

They stand and check: the table is dry and the floor is clean.

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
轻轻 qīng qīng
gently
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