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language learning center · A2 · Lesson 2

Recent events

Practice this topic in Chinese: Recent events.

Understand and learn

Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.

小雨

这周我的工作很多。

This week I have had a lot of work.

马克

昨天我去看电影了。

Yesterday I went to the cinema.

小雨

我很喜欢那部电影。

I liked the film a lot.

马克

后来我们在一家餐厅吃了晚饭。

Afterwards we had dinner in a restaurant.

Notice, try, and speak

Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.

Useful words and phrases

These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.

Learn these items
  • 这周我的工作很多。

    This week I have had a lot of work.

    这周我的工作很多。

  • 昨天我去看电影了。

    Yesterday I went to the cinema.

    昨天我去看电影了。

  • 我很喜欢那部电影。

    I liked the film a lot.

    我很喜欢那部电影。

  • 后来我们在一家餐厅吃了晚饭。

    Afterwards we had dinner in a restaurant.

    后来我们在一家餐厅吃了晚饭。

  • 我很晚才回到家。

    I returned home quite late.

    我很晚才回到家。

Notice, try, and speak

Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “This week I have had a lot of work.”

Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “This week I have had a lot of work.”

Make it yours

Say the five Chinese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.

Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.

Use it with someone

Use this Chinese in a real conversation

  1. 1. 这周我的工作很多。
  2. 2. 昨天我去看电影了。
  3. 3. 我很喜欢那部电影。
  4. 4. 后来我们在一家餐厅吃了晚饭。
  5. 5. 我很晚才回到家。
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