Dealing with unfamiliar people
Clarify information and respond politely to an unfamiliar person.
Listen, read, and retell
Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.
Conversation
Someone by the gate asked whether this path leads to school. With people passing, I did not catch it at first.
Ask them to repeat. Being unfamiliar does not make someone bad, but do not agree to something you do not understand.
They also showed a notice. I tried to find the time in it, but it looked different from the others. Could it be false?
Choose a way to verify it, for instance asking the teacher. Friendliness does not require believing everything; politely say you need to check.
Extension reading
The teacher later explains that it is simply a newly printed notice. The visitor also helps someone pick up dropped papers.
Anan had not intended an error but apologises for her assumption. She learns to observe actions and verify information before responding.
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.
- 确认
- confirm
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