Stage 7 · Checkpoint

Checking on a friend on a rainy day

Combine a phone call, work, weather, and health.

Review the previous five lessons2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/4 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

你好nǐ hǎo，你nǐ听tīng得dé见jiàn吗ma？今天jīn tiān怎么zěn me没méi来lái上班shàng bān？

Hello, can you hear me? Why are you not at work today?

安安

听见tīng jiàn了le。我wǒ身shēn体tǐ不bù大dà好hǎo，已yǐ经jīng请qǐng假jià了le。

I can hear you. I feel unwell and have requested leave.

小禾

外wài面miàn下雨xià yǔ，天tiān很hěn冷lěng。你nǐ去qù医院yī yuàn了le吗ma？

It is rainy and cold outside. Have you been to the hospital?

安安

去qù了le。医生yī shēng让ràng我wǒ休息xiū xi。你nǐ不bù用yòng来lái，网wǎng上shàng见jiàn吧ba。

Yes. The doctor told me to rest. No need to visit; let us meet online.

Extension reading

小xiǎo禾hé告gào诉su同tóng事shì，安ān安ān今天jīn tiān请qǐng假jià。

Xiao He tells a colleague that An An is on leave.

两liǎng个gè人rén下班xià bān后hòu再zài打电话dǎ diàn huà，不bù让ràng安ān安ān太tài累lèi。

They arrange another call after work without tiring An An.

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.

已经 yǐ jīng: already
同事 tóng shì: colleague
让 ràng: let; ask someone to do
再 zài: again; then

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