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Stage 5 · Lesson 28

Preparing a holiday gathering

Share holiday preparations and specify responsibilities.

17 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/40 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
春chūn节jié快kuài到dào了le,今jīn年nián我们wǒ men在zài哪里nǎ lǐ过guò年nián?班bān里lǐ想xiǎng举jǔ行xíng一yī个gè小xiǎo晚wǎn会huì,让ràng大家dà jiā说shuō说shuō自zì己jǐ的de节jié日rì。

Spring Festival is approaching. Where will we celebrate? The class wants a small gathering about everyone's festivals.

小禾
好hǎo啊a。全quán年nián有yǒu不bù少shǎo节jié日rì,学校xué xiào周zhōu年nián活huó动dòng也yě很hěn有yǒu意yì思si。我们wǒ men先xiān决jué定dìng晚wǎn会huì有yǒu什么shén me节jié目mù。

Good idea. There are many festivals throughout the year, and the school anniversary is interesting too. Let us choose the programme first.

安安
可以kě yǐ有yǒu音yīn乐yuè,也yě可以kě yǐ请qǐng大家dà jiā讲jiǎng故gù事shì,不bù一yī定dìng要yào做zuò得de像xiàng音yīn乐yuè会huì。我wǒ假jià期qī还hái有yǒu几jǐ天tiān要yào干gàn活huó儿er。

We can have music and stories without making it a concert. I still have a few working days during the holiday.

小禾
没关系méi guān xì,休xiū假jià的de人rén多duō做zuò一点儿yī diǎn er。把bǎ事shì情qing分fēn成chéng几jǐ部分bù fen,每měi个gè人rén负fù责zé一yī部分bù fen,不bù用yòng所suǒ有yǒu人rén都dōu做zuò同tóng一yī件jiàn事shì。

Those on leave can do a little more. Divide the tasks into parts so each person takes one, rather than everyone doing the same job.

Extension reading

大家dà jiā没有méi yǒu马mǎ上shàng把bǎ全quán班bān都dōu叫jiào来lái,而ér是shì先xiān问wèn哪些nǎ xiē人rén有yǒu空kōng。安ān安ān负fù责zé选xuǎn节jié目mù,小xiǎo禾hé把bǎ需xū要yào的de东西dōng xī写xiě在zài纸zhǐ上shàng。

Rather than summon the whole class immediately, they ask who is free. Anan chooses the programme while Xiao He lists supplies.

晚wǎn会huì不bù大dà,可kě是shì所suǒ有yǒu准zhǔn备bèi都dōu做zuò得de很hěn认rèn真zhēn。大家dà jiā发fā现xiàn,过guò节jié不bù只zhǐ是shì在zài一yī起qǐ吃chī饭fàn,也yě可以kě yǐ认识rèn shi彼bǐ此cǐ的de生shēng活huó和hé习惯xí guàn。

The gathering is small but carefully prepared. They find that celebrating also helps them understand one another's lives and customs.

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · Anan. These supporting phrases aid understanding and are not added to the new HSK 2 vocabulary list.

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