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Stage 4 · Lesson 22

Seasons and outdoor plans

Describe seasonal weather and adjust outdoor plans.

20 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/46 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
北běi方fāng冬dōng天tiān会huì下xià雪xuě吗ma？我wǒ以yǐ前qián住zhù在zài南nán方fāng，很hěn少shǎo看见kàn jiàn雪xuě。零líng下xià十shí度dù听tīng起qǐ来lái很hěn冷lěng。

Does it snow in the northern winter? I used to live in the south and rarely saw snow. Minus ten sounds very cold.

小禾
会huì。春chūn天tiān风fēng会huì吹chuī，夏xià天气tiān qì温wēn高gāo，秋qiū天tiān比bǐ较jiào凉liáng，冬dōng天tiān常cháng要yào穿chuān厚hòu衣服yī fu。

Yes. Spring brings wind, summer higher temperatures, autumn cooler weather and winter often warm clothing.

安安
今天jīn tiān天tiān上shàng有yǒu很hěn多duō云yún，是shì多duō云yún，不bù是shì晴qíng天tiān。等děng太tài阳yang出chū来lái，我们wǒ men再zài去qù河hé边biān，好hǎo吗ma？

There are many clouds today: cloudy, not a sunny day. Shall we go to the river when the sun comes out?

小禾
好hǎo。晴qíng的de时候shí hòu也yě要yào看kàn温wēn度dù，不bù是shì有yǒu太tài阳yang就jiù一yī定dìng热rè。傍bàng晚wǎn的de空kōng气qì很hěn凉liáng快kuai，我们wǒ men可以kě yǐ那nà时shí出chū去qù。

Yes. Check the temperature even in clear weather; sunshine does not always mean heat. Evening air may be comfortably cool.

Extension reading

老师lǎo shī让ràng大家dà jiā用yòng自zì己jǐ的de话huà说shuō天气tiān qì，不要bù yào只zhǐ说shuō今天jīn tiān天气tiān qì好hǎo。气qì温wēn、风fēng和hé云yún都dōu能néng帮bāng助zhù别bié人rén知道zhī dào外wài面miàn是shì什么shén me样yàng。

The teacher asks for descriptions beyond nice weather. Temperature, wind and clouds help listeners understand the conditions.

安ān安ān写xiě下xià四sì个gè季jì节jié的de不同bù tóng，也yě把bǎ天气tiān qì和hé气qì的de意yì思si作zuò了le比bǐ较jiào。她tā知道zhī dào气qì可以kě yǐ组成zǔ chéng很hěn多duō词cí，不bù能néng只zhǐ记jì一yī个gè孤gū立lì的de字zì。

Anan notes seasonal differences and compares 气 in different words. She sees that it forms many words and should not be learned only in isolation.

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