Click the audio below and try to answer the following questions. （Preview vocabularies in Part 4 if necessary）
Part 1: Comprehension Questions
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B喜欢踢足球吗？
B xǐhuan tī zúqiú ma?
Does B like playing soccer?
他非常喜欢。
Tā fēicháng xǐhuan.
He likes it very much.
Tā fēicháng xǐhuan.
He likes it very much.
B是什么时候开始踢足球的？
B shì shénme shíhou kāishǐ tī zúqiú de?
When did B start playing soccer?
他十一岁的时候开始踢足球。
Tā shíyī suì de shíhou kāishǐ tī zúqiú.
He started playing soccer when he was eleven.
Tā shíyī suì de shíhou kāishǐ tī zúqiú.
He started playing soccer when he was eleven.
B踢足球踢了多长时间了？
B tī zúqiú tīle duō cháng shíjiān le?
How long has B been playing soccer?
他已经踢了十年了。
Tā yǐjīng tīle shí nián le.
He has been playing for ten years already.
Tā yǐjīng tīle shí nián le.
He has been playing for ten years already.
Part 2: Full Text
在运动场
A：你喜欢踢足球吗？
B：非常喜欢。
A: 你是什么时候开始踢足球的？
B：我十一岁的时候开始踢足球，已经踢了十年了。
A：你喜欢踢足球吗？
B：非常喜欢。
A: 你是什么时候开始踢足球的？
B：我十一岁的时候开始踢足球，已经踢了十年了。
Part 3: Sentence Analysis
在运动场
在(at) 运动场(sports field)
At the sports field
你喜欢踢足球吗？
你(you) 喜欢(like) 踢(play/kick) 足球(soccer) 吗(question particle)
Do you like playing soccer?
非常喜欢。
非常(very much) 喜欢(like)
I like it very much.
你是什么时候开始踢足球的？
你(you) 是...的(emphasis) 什么时候(when) 开始(start) 踢(play) 足球(soccer)
When did you start playing soccer?
我十一岁的时候开始踢足球，已经踢了十年了。
我(I) 十一(eleven) 岁(years old) 的时候(when) 开始(start) 踢(play) 足球(soccer), 已经(already) 踢(play) 了(particle) 十(ten) 年(year) 了(particle)
I started playing soccer when I was eleven, and I have been playing for ten years already.
Part 4: Vocabulary
Adverb
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
非常
|
fēicháng | very; extremely |
|
已经
|
yǐjīng | already |
Verb
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
开始
|
kāishǐ | to start; to begin |
Part 5: Practice
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1. 我们什么时候 ( ) 吃饭？
(Wǒmen shénme shíhou ( ) chīfàn?)
我们什么时候开始吃饭？
Wǒmen shénme shíhou kāishǐ chīfàn?
When do we start eating?
Wǒmen shénme shíhou kāishǐ chīfàn?
When do we start eating?
2. 我 ( ) 喜欢喝茶。
(Wǒ ( ) xǐhuan hē chá.)
我非常喜欢喝茶。
Wǒ fēicháng xǐhuan hē chá.
I like drinking tea very much.
Wǒ fēicháng xǐhuan hē chá.
I like drinking tea very much.
3. 他 ( ) 学习汉语两年了。
(Tā ( ) xuéxí hànyǔ liǎng nián le.)
他已经学习汉语两年了。
Tā yǐjīng xuéxí hànyǔ liǎng nián le.
He has been studying Chinese for two years already.
Tā yǐjīng xuéxí hànyǔ liǎng nián le.
He has been studying Chinese for two years already.
Dive deeper into the grammar structure with the lesson below!
“已经” + 了: Talking About Completed Actions
“…的时候”: Talking About Time & Situations
