Stage 2 · Lesson 8

Talking about before and after

Sequence past events and future plans.

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

上shàng周zhōu我wǒ刚gāng回huí到dào学校xué xiào，那nà会huì儿er还hái没méi见jiàn到dào你nǐ。你nǐ是shì什么shén me时候shí hòu来lái的de？

I had just returned to school last week and had not seen you then. When did you arrive?

小禾

我wǒ刚gāng才cái才cái到dào教jiào室shì，刚gāng刚gāng和hé老师lǎo shī说shuō过guò话huà。我wǒ以yǐ前qián住zhù在zài别bié的de城chéng市shì，前qián年nián第dì一yī次cì来lái这里zhè lǐ。

I only reached the classroom a moment ago and just spoke to the teacher. I used to live elsewhere and first came here the year before last.

安安

我wǒ记jì得de你nǐ那nà时候shí hou说shuō，只zhǐ住zhù几jǐ个gè月yuè。后hòu来lái怎么zěn me决jué定dìng留liú下xia了le？

I remember you planned to stay only a few months. Why did you later decide to remain?

小禾

当dāng时shí我wǒ不bù太tài会huì中文zhōng wén，后hòu来lái交jiāo了le朋友péng yǒu，就jiù想xiǎng多duō学xué一些yī xiē。不bù久jiǔ以yǐ后hòu，我wǒ还hái要yào参cān加jiā学校xué xiào的de活huó动dòng。

At the time my Chinese was limited. Later I made friends and wanted to learn more. Soon I will join a school activity too.

Extension reading

老师lǎo shī让ràng大家dà jiā把bǎ过guò去qù的de经jīng历lì按àn时间shí jiān写xiě下xià来lái。安ān安ān先xiān写xiě前qián年nián，再zài写xiě上shàng周zhōu，最zuì后hòu写xiě刚gāng才cái发fā生shēng的de事shì情qing。

The teacher asks everyone to put past experiences in order. Anan starts with the year before last, then last week and finally what happened just now.

写xiě完wán过guò去qù，他们tā men再zài谈tán今jīn后hòu。小xiǎo禾hé下xià周zhōu想xiǎng去qù看kàn朋友péng yǒu，安ān安ān把bǎ要yào学习xué xí的de月yuè份fèn圈quān在zài表biǎo上shàng，希xī望wàng以yǐ后hòu每měi个gè月yuè都dōu有yǒu进jìn步bù。

After the past, they discuss the future. Xiao He plans a visit next week; Anan marks her study months and hopes to improve each month.

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