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Stage 2 · Lesson 9

People at the playground

Describe groups of people by gender and age using appropriate words.

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
这里zhè lǐ有yǒu很hěn多duō小朋友xiǎo péng yǒu。

There are many children here.

小禾
那个nà ge男nán孩hái儿ér是shì我wǒ弟弟dì di,那个nà ge女nǚ孩hái儿ér是shì我wǒ妹妹mèi mei。

That boy is my younger brother, and that girl is my younger sister.

安安
门mén口kǒu的de男nán人rén和hé女nǚ人rén是shì谁shuí?

Who are the man and woman at the gate?

小禾
是shì他们tā men的de爸爸bà ba和hé妈妈mā ma。

They are their father and mother.

安安
那边nà biān的de男nán生shēng和hé女nǚ生shēng在zài做zuò什么shén me?

What are the male and female students doing over there?

小禾
他们tā men在zài帮bāng老lǎo人rén拿ná东西dōng xi。

They are helping older people carry things.

Extension reading

这zhè位wèi老lǎo人rén不bù觉得jué de自zì己jǐ老lǎo,每měi天tiān都dōu和hé孩hái子zi们men一yī起qǐ走zǒu。

This older person does not feel old and walks with the children every day.

男nán、女nǚ这zhè两liǎng个gè字zì,安ān安ān都dōu会huì写xiě。

An An can write both 男 and 女.

小xiǎo孩hái儿ér和hé大dà人rén都dōu喜欢xǐ huan这个zhè ge地dì方fang。

Children and adults all like this place.

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.

自己 zì jǐ
oneself
每天 měi tiān
every day
位 wèi
polite measure word for people
每 měi
every
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