HSK 3.0 Level 1 · Lesson 8 of 15
怎么去学校
交通出行
21 minute lesson · task-based course
怎么去学校
Ask about transport and directions
By the end of this lesson
- Ask how someone travels.
- Talk about destinations and travel time.
- Ask and confirm a simple direction.
Step 2 · Listening
Listen before reading
First listen for the situation and repeated words. Do not try to translate every sentence.
First play
Identify who is speaking and the main purpose of the exchange.
Second play
Listen for names, times, places, quantities or other task information.
Step 3 · Vocabulary
Lesson vocabulary
Learn the word, then read it again in a sentence or mini-scene from this lesson. A vocabulary card by itself does not count as taught course language.
to go
to come
to return
sit; take transport
to drive
taxi
vehicle
train
airplane
to arrive
school
company
where
how
time
can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together
to see; to catch sight of
time; length of time; moment
to hear
(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
minute
hour
Vocabulary in context
These short sentences and mini-scenes make the lesson's additional words usable instead of leaving them as isolated cards.
Step 4 · Sentence patterns
Build usable sentences
Study the pattern, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
Serial verb sequence
坐 + transport + 去 + placeUse successive verbs to describe how and where someone goes.
How questions with 怎么
怎么 + verb？Use 怎么 before a verb to ask how something is done.
Step 5 · Dialogue
Read and replay the exchange
Follow each line with pinyin above the Chinese text. Use the sentence button to isolate one line.
Step 6 · Guided practice
Submit the quiz to unlock lesson completion.
Step 7 · Communication task
Explain how you travel
A classmate asks how you go to work or school, how you return home, and what transport you use for a longer trip. Answer with your own routine.
Your task
- Answer one 怎么去…？ question with a transport method.
- Say how you 回家.
- Use 坐 + transport + 去 + place at least once.
- Mention one travel-time or frequency detail such as 二十分钟, 常 or 有时候.
View a lesson model
你每天怎么去公司？ 我开车去公司，二十分钟就到。 下雨的时候也开车吗？ 不，下雨的时候我坐出租车。 下午你怎么回家？ 我开车回家。周末我常坐火车去看家人。
This is a model built from the lesson dialogue. Adapt the information instead of copying it.
Self-check rubric
- At least three lesson words are used accurately.
- At least one lesson pattern is complete.
- The response completes the communication target.
- The Chinese can be read aloud without relying on English.
Step 8 · Review
Complete the mastery check
A lesson is complete only after the quiz, communication task and self-review requirements are met.
Reach at least 70%.
Write at least 20 non-space characters.
Complete all three self-checks.
Learning goals
What this lesson helps you do
This lesson focuses on 问答出行信息 and gives you a clear communication goal before you move into extra practice.
- Ask how someone travels.
- Talk about destinations and travel time.
- Ask and confirm a simple direction.