开学第一天
Kāixué dì yī tiān · First Day of School
1Listen and Answer
Listen to the whole text first. Try to answer the questions before reading the text.
1. 今天是什么日子？
What day is it today?
今天开学。
Jīntiān kāixué.
School starts today.
2. 小明看见同学在做什么？
What does Xiaoming see the classmates doing?
小明看见同学在教室里面写字。
Xiǎomíng kànjiàn tóngxué zài jiàoshì lǐmiàn xiě zì.
Xiaoming sees classmates writing inside the classroom.
3. 老师让大家做什么？
What does the teacher ask everyone to do?
老师让大家介绍自己的姓名和爱好。
Lǎoshī ràng dàjiā jièshào zìjǐ de xìngmíng hé àihào.
The teacher asks everyone to introduce their names and hobbies.
4. 女孩儿长什么样？
What does the girl look like?
她个子不高，眼睛很大。
Tā gèzi bù gāo, yǎnjing hěn dà.
She is not tall, and her eyes are big.
5. 下课后，我们一起做什么？
After class, what do we do together?
我们一起看本子里的词，也一起等公交车。
Wǒmen yìqǐ kàn běnzi lǐ de cí, yě yìqǐ děng gōngjiāochē.
We look at the words in the notebook together, and we also wait for the bus together.
2Read the Text
Read the Chinese text. No pinyin, no English — try to understand as much as you can.
今天开学。我走进新的班，看见两名同学在教室里面写字。老师进来后，介绍自己的姓名，也让我们介绍爱好。我有点儿不好意思，但还是说了：“我喜欢读书和听歌。” 老师笑着说：“真不错。”
下课后，一个女孩儿跟我说话。她姓李，个子不高，眼睛很大。我们一起看本子里的词，也一起等公交车。我觉得这个新班很好。
3Sentence-by-Sentence Study
Study each sentence with pinyin, detailed literal meaning, full translation, and audio.
今天开学。
Jīntiān kāixué.
School starts today.
我走进新的班，看见两名同学在教室里面写字。
Wǒ zǒu jìn xīn de bān, kànjiàn liǎng míng tóngxué zài jiàoshì lǐmiàn xiě zì.
I walk into the new class and see two classmates writing inside the classroom.
老师进来后，介绍自己的姓名，也让我们介绍爱好。
Lǎoshī jìnlái hòu, jièshào zìjǐ de xìngmíng, yě ràng wǒmen jièshào àihào.
After the teacher comes in, she introduces her own name and also asks us to introduce our hobbies.
我有点儿不好意思，但还是说了：“我喜欢读书和听歌。”
Wǒ yǒudiǎnr bù hǎoyìsi, dàn háishì shuō le: “Wǒ xǐhuan dúshū hé tīng gē.”
I feel a little shy, but I still say, “I like reading and listening to songs.”
老师笑着说：“真不错。”
Lǎoshī xiào zhe shuō: “Zhēn búcuò.”
The teacher smiles and says, “Really good.”
下课后，一个女孩儿跟我说话。
Xiàkè hòu, yí ge nǚháir gēn wǒ shuōhuà.
After class, a girl talks to me.
她姓李，个子不高，眼睛很大。
Tā xìng Lǐ, gèzi bù gāo, yǎnjing hěn dà.
Her surname is Li. She is not tall, and her eyes are big.
我们一起看本子里的词，也一起等公交车。
Wǒmen yìqǐ kàn běnzi lǐ de cí, yě yìqǐ děng gōngjiāochē.
We look at the words in the notebook together, and we also wait for the bus together.
我觉得这个新班很好。
Wǒ juéde zhè ge xīn bān hěn hǎo.
I think this new class is very good.
4Key Vocabulary
Review the key words from this text.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 开学 | kāixué | school starts | |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom | |
| 爱好 | àihào | hobby | |
| 不错 | búcuò | not bad / pretty good | |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | girl | |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | bus | |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together | |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye / eyes |
Out-of-Level Words
5Practice: Your Turn to Try
Answer the questions in Chinese.
Answer the questions using complete sentences. You can talk about your own situation or use the text as an example.