Mandarin Sprout
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48 original HSK 2 lessons
Stage 1 · Lesson 5

Visiting the school

Describe school learning with concrete examples.

16 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/38 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
今天jīn tiān参cān观guān校xiào园yuán,我wǒ想xiǎng知道zhī dào中zhōng小学xiǎo xué和hé高gāo中zhōng都dōu学xué些xiē什么shén me。你nǐ能néng带dài我wǒ去qù看kàn吗ma?

On today's campus visit, I want to learn what children study in primary and secondary schools. Could you show me?

小禾
可以kě yǐ。那nà位wèi是shì校xiào长zhǎng,旁páng边biān几jǐ位wèi是shì教jiào师shī。他们tā men要yào介jiè绍shào学校xué xiào的de教jiào育yù和hé教jiào学xué安ān排pái。

Yes. That is the head teacher, with several teachers beside them. They will introduce the school's education and teaching arrangements.

安安
高gāo中zhōng有yǒu很hěn多duō科kē,我wǒ喜欢xǐ huan科kē学xué,也yě喜欢xǐ huan语yǔ言yán。这里zhè lǐ的de中文zhōng wén课kè有yǒu几jǐ个gè级jí别bié?

High school has many subjects. I like science and languages. How many levels do the Chinese classes have?

小禾
有yǒu中zhōng级jí和hé高gāo级jí。比bǐ如rú,中zhōng级jí课kè常cháng讲jiǎng生shēng活huó中zhōng的de事shì情qing;比bǐ如rú说shuō,怎zěn样yàng向xiàng别bié人rén问wèn路lù。

There are intermediate and advanced classes. Intermediate lessons cover everyday situations, for instance asking someone for directions.

Extension reading

校xiào长zhǎng说shuō,学校xué xiào希xī望wàng每měi个gè学生xué shēng都dōu敢gǎn开kāi口kǒu。教jiào师shī说shuō明míng新xīn内nèi容róng时shí,会huì先xiān给gěi例lì子zi,例如lì rú先xiān听tīng一yī段duàn,再zài请qǐng大家dà jiā说shuō出chū意yì思si。

The head teacher wants every student to speak. Teachers introduce new material through examples, such as hearing a passage and explaining its meaning.

参cān观guān以yǐ后hòu,安ān安ān发fā现xiàn学校xué xiào不bù只zhǐ看kàn考kǎo试shì成chéng绩jì。她tā想xiǎng先xiān学xué好hǎo现在xiàn zài这zhè一yī科kē,再zài一yī步bù一yī步bù提tí高gāo自zì己jǐ的de能néng力lì。

After the visit, Anan realises the school cares about more than exam marks. She wants to learn her current subject well and improve step by step.

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.

介绍 jiè shào
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