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Checkpoint — Which Side, There Is, Before and After
阶段小结 ⑤ — 方位词 · 有 · 以前以后
Three exercises this time: which side of the table, what a place contains, before and after. Cards, one day's story, eighteen questions.
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sofa
shāfā
沙发
sofa
park
gōngyuán
公园
park
water
shuǐ
水
water
the verb — what she's doing
shuìjiào
睡觉
to sleep
the animal on the sofa
xiǎomāo
小猫
kitten
the animal under the chair
xiǎogǒu
小狗
puppy
book
shū
书
book
the verb — wash your hands before it
chīfàn
吃饭
to eat (a meal)
what Europe is for
lǚyóu
旅游
to travel
Morning to night — every word is yours
One day at my place, on all three lessons at once: places open sentences, 有 introduces what's in them, and 以前 and 以后 hang the clock on events.
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The checkpoint test
Paper A of 3Eighteen questions across the three lessons. Sixteen to pass — and a miss brings a fresh paper, never the same questions twice.
- 1
这是____。
Zhè shì ____.
This is a sofa.
- 2
我家附近有一个____。
Wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu yí gè ____.
There's a park near my home.
- 3
冰箱里有一瓶____。
Bīngxiāng lǐ yǒu yì píng ____.
There's a bottle of water in the fridge.
- 4
她在床上____。
Tā zài chuáng shàng ____.
She's sleeping on the bed.
- 5
椅子下面有一只____。
Yǐzi xiàmiàn yǒu yì zhī ____.
There's a puppy under the chair.
- 6
咖啡在桌子的____。
Kāfēi zài zhuōzi de ____.
The coffee is on top of the table.
- 7
水在冰箱____。
Shuǐ zài bīngxiāng ____.
The water is in the fridge.
- 8
____的桌子是Jane的，下面的桌子是Tom的。
____ de zhuōzi shì Jane de, xiàmiàn de zhuōzi shì Tom de.
The table on top is Jane's; the one below is Tom's.
- 9
____有很多好吃的餐厅。
____ yǒu hěn duō hǎochī de cāntīng.
There are lots of good restaurants near my home.
- 10
他的小猫____桌子下面。
Tā de xiǎo māo ____ zhuōzi xiàmiàn.
His kitten is under the table.
- 11
门外面没有____。
Mén wàimiàn méiyǒu ____.
There is no cat outside the door.
- 12
我们下班____去吃火锅吧！
Wǒmen xiàbān ____ qù chī huǒguō ba!
Let's go eat hotpot after work!
- 13
吃饭____记得洗手。
Chīfàn ____ jìde xǐshǒu.
Remember to wash your hands before eating.
- 14
我____在银行工作，现在是全职太太。
Wǒ ____ zài yínháng gōngzuò, xiànzài shì quánzhí tàitai.
I used to work at a bank; now I'm a full-time wife.
- 15
有 = ____
yǒu
Where does this character come from?
- 16
What does the speaker want to know?
- 17
When is the trip?
- 18
Your turn — say it
你家附近有什么？
What is there near your home?
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Words 生词
Characters 汉字
Before you go课后回顾
- Inventory your room twice: 我的手机在沙发上, then 沙发上有一个手机 — same sofa, opposite directions. Feel which one locates and which one introduces.
- Tomorrow, narrate the hinges of the day: 起床以后我会……，九点以前我要……，睡觉以前我会……。 The grammar rides along free.
- The cards in your wrong-answer book open our next class. And next lesson you learn to ask 你的周末怎么样？ — your weekend is about to become a conversation.