Stage 3 · Lesson 13

Finding a suitable room

Describe a room’s location and explain a housing choice.

16 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/38 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

安安

我wǒ在zài找zhǎo住zhù房fáng，看kàn到dào这儿zhè er有yǒu房间fáng jiān出chū租zū。院yuàn子zi里lǐ的de那nà一yī间jiān可以kě yǐ租zū吗ma？

I am looking for housing and saw a room advertised here. Can I rent the one in the courtyard?

小禾

可以kě yǐ。进jìn大dà门mén后hòu往wǎng左zuǒ走zǒu，房间fáng jiān在zài二èr层céng。对duì面miàn是shì一yī面miàn白bái墙qiáng，窗chuāng外wài能néng看见kàn jiàn院yuàn子zi。

Yes. Turn left after the main entrance; the room is on the second floor. There is a white wall opposite and a view of the courtyard.

安安

灯dēng够gòu亮liàng吗ma？我wǒ晚上wǎn shàng要yào看kàn书shū，不bù想xiǎng让ràng桌子zhuō zi占zhàn太tài多duō地dì方fāng。

Is the lamp bright enough? I read in the evening and do not want a desk to take up too much space.

小禾

桌子zhuō zi靠kào窗chuāng放fàng，床chuáng放fàng在zài另lìng一yī边biān。你nǐ面miàn前qián的de柜guì子zi里lǐ头tou也yě能néng放fàng书shū，这zhè样yàng走zǒu路lù的de地dì方fāng就jiù多duō了le。

Put the desk by the window and the bed on the other side. The cupboard in front of you holds books, leaving more space to walk.

Extension reading

看kàn完wán房间fáng jiān，安ān安ān又yòu在zài院yuàn里lǐ走zǒu了le一yī圈quān。她tā喜欢xǐ huan这里zhè lǐ有yǒu光guāng、有yǒu树shù，也yě想xiǎng先xiān问wèn清qīng楚chu哪些nǎ xiē东西dōng xī可以kě yǐ使shǐ用yòng。

After viewing the room, Anan walks around the courtyard. She likes the light and trees but wants to clarify which things she may use.

小xiǎo禾hé请qǐng她tā把bǎ问题wèn tí记jì下xià来lái，明天míng tiān再zài来lái谈tán。找zhǎo住zhù房fáng不bù只zhǐ要yào看kàn一yī张zhāng照zhào片piàn，还hái要yào看kàn看kàn房间fáng jiān真zhēn正zhèng的de样yàng子zi。

Xiao He suggests noting her questions for tomorrow. Choosing housing involves seeing the real room, not only a photograph.

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