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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今天是几月几日？
jīntiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì?
What is the date today?
今天是12月20日。
jīntiān shì shí'èr yuè èrshí rì.
Today is December 20th.
jīntiān shì shí'èr yuè èrshí rì.
Today is December 20th.
A新年打算去哪里？
A xīnnián dǎsuàn qù nǎlǐ?
Where does A plan to go for the New Year?
A想去北京旅游。
A xiǎng qù běijīng lǚyóu.
A wants to travel to Beijing.
A xiǎng qù běijīng lǚyóu.
A wants to travel to Beijing.
A买票了吗？
A mǎi piào le ma?
Has A bought the ticket?
还没有，他明天去火车站买。
hái méiyǒu, tā míngtiān qù huǒchēzhàn mǎi.
Not yet, he will go to the train station to buy it tomorrow.
hái méiyǒu, tā míngtiān qù huǒchēzhàn mǎi.
Not yet, he will go to the train station to buy it tomorrow.
Part 2: Full Text
在朋友家
A：今天是12月20日，新年就要到了。
B：新年你准备做什么？
A：我想去北京旅游，北京很不错，我去过一次。
B：你买票了吗?
A：还没有呢，明天就去火车站买票。
A：今天是12月20日，新年就要到了。
B：新年你准备做什么？
A：我想去北京旅游，北京很不错，我去过一次。
B：你买票了吗?
A：还没有呢，明天就去火车站买票。
Part 3: Sentence Analysis
在朋友家
在(at) 朋友(friend) 家(home)
At a friend's house
今天是12月20日，新年就要到了。
今天(today) 是(is) 12月(December) 20日(20th), 新年(New Year) 就要...了(is about to) 到(arrive).
Today is December 20th, the New Year is coming soon.
新年你准备做什么？
新年(New Year) 你(you) 准备(plan) 做(do) 什么(what)?
What are you planning to do for the New Year?
我想去北京旅游，北京很不错，我去过一次。
我(I) 想(want) 去(go) 北京(Beijing) 旅游(travel), 北京(Beijing) 很(very) 不错(not bad/great), 我(I) 去过(have been to) 一次(once).
I want to travel to Beijing; Beijing is great, I've been there once.
你买票了吗?
你(you) 买(buy) 票(ticket) 了(particle) 吗(question particle)?
Have you bought the ticket?
还没有呢，明天就去火车站买票。
还(still) 没有(not have) 呢(particle), 明天(tomorrow) 就(then) 去(go to) 火车站(train station) 买(buy) 票(ticket).
Not yet, I'll go to the train station to buy the ticket tomorrow.
Part 4: Vocabulary
Noun
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
日
|
rì | day / date |
|
新年
|
xīnnián | New Year |
|
票
|
piào | ticket |
|
火车站
|
huǒchēzhàn | train station |
Part 5: Practice
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1. 明天是几月几(____)？
(míngtiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ ( )?)
明天是几月几日？
míngtiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì?
What is the date tomorrow?
míngtiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì?
What is the date tomorrow?
2. 我没有钱买(____)。
(wǒ méiyǒu qián mǎi ( ).)
我没有钱买票。
wǒ méiyǒu qián mǎi piào.
I don't have money to buy a ticket.
wǒ méiyǒu qián mǎi piào.
I don't have money to buy a ticket.
3. 大卫在(____)买票。
(dàwèi zài ( ) mǎi piào.)
大卫在火车站买票。
dàwèi zài huǒchēzhàn mǎi piào.
David is buying a ticket at the train station.
dàwèi zài huǒchēzhàn mǎi piào.
David is buying a ticket at the train station.
4. (____)快要到了，你想去哪儿？
(( ) kuàiyào dào le, nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr?)
新年快要到了，你想去哪儿？
xīnnián kuàiyào dào le, nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr?
New Year is coming soon, where do you want to go?
xīnnián kuàiyào dào le, nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr?
New Year is coming soon, where do you want to go?
