Stage 5 · Lesson 25

Joining a sports team

Ask to join a team and agree on a sports activity.

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想xiǎng多duō做zuò运yùn动dòng。学校xué xiào的de体tǐ育yù活huó动dòng在zài哪里nǎ lǐ报bào名míng，参cān加jiā球qiú队duì需xū要yào先xiān会huì什么shén me？

I want more exercise. Where do I register for school sports and what must I know before joining a team?

小禾

先xiān到dào体tǐ育yù馆guǎn问wèn问wèn。篮lán球qiú和hé排pái球qiú在zài不同bù tóng球qiú场chǎng，网wǎng球qiú要yào看kàn时间shí jiān；体tǐ育yù场chǎng里lǐ还hái有yǒu其qí他tā活huó动dòng。

Ask at the sports hall first. Basketball and volleyball use different courts, tennis has its own times and the stadium offers other activities.

安安

我wǒ准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo了le球qiú鞋xié，可kě是shì接jiē球qiú还hái不bù太tài好hǎo。别bié人rén会huì不bù会huì不bù接jiē受shòu我wǒ？

I have trainers ready but am not good at catching the ball. Will people refuse to accept me?

小禾

可以kě yǐ先xiān说shuō清qīng自zì己jǐ的de情况qíng kuàng，再zài从cóng简jiǎn单dān的de练习liàn xí开kāi始shǐ。想xiǎng法fǎ变biàn成chéng行xíng动dòng，就jiù已yǐ经jīng迈mài出chū了le第dì一yī步bù。

Explain your situation and start with simple practice. Turning an idea into action is already a first step.

Extension reading

第dì一天yī tiān，小xiǎo禾hé没有méi yǒu急jí着zhe和hé别bié人rén比bǐ。他tā先xiān看kàn大家dà jiā怎zěn样yàng接jiē球qiú，再zài和hé安ān安ān练liàn几jǐ次cì。队duì友yǒu在zài旁páng边biān为wèi他们tā men加jiā油yóu。

On the first day Xiao He does not rush to compete. He watches how others catch, practises with Anan and receives encouragement from teammates.

活huó动dòng结jié束shù以yǐ后hòu，两liǎng个gè人rén觉得jué de参cān加jiā球qiú队duì不bù只zhǐ是shì学xué一yī种zhǒng运yùn动dòng，也yě是shì在zài学xué怎zěn样yàng和hé别bié人rén一yī起qǐ做zuò事shì。他们tā men约yuē好hǎo下xià周zhōu继jì续xù来lái。

Afterwards they see that joining a team teaches collaboration as well as sport. They agree to return next week.

Original AI-assisted draft · Awaiting teacher review · Exercise progress is not an exam score.