HSK 3.0 Level 1 · Lesson 13 of 15
学校和课后活动
校园生活
23 minute lesson · task-based course
学校和课后活动
Talk about school and after-class plans
By the end of this lesson
- Describe teachers, classmates and school facilities.
- Talk about after-class activities.
- Read basic student and activity information.
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.
school
teacher
classmate
student
class
class ends
afternoon
evening
play
to sing
to study; read
cinema
friend
child
they; them
they; them (females)
child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
elementary school; primary school
primary school student; schoolchild; (fig.) beginner
middle school
middle-school student; high school student
happy; glad; willing (to do sth)
everyone; influential family; great expert
you (plural)
we; us; ourselves; our
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.
Have with 有
subject + 有 + objectUse 有 for possession or availability.
Purpose sequence
去 + place + verbUse successive verbs when one action leads to another.
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
Talk about school and after-class plans
A friend asks about your 学校, 下午的汉语课 and what you do with 同学 after class. Describe the school and two after-class activities.
Your task
- Say whether 学校 is 大 and mention 老师 or 学生.
- Give one 下午 class detail and a 下课 time.
- Use 有时候…有时候… for two activities such as 读书 and 看电影.
- Mention 同学 or 朋友 and one 晚上 activity such as 唱歌.
View a lesson model
你们学校大吗？ 很大，有很多老师和学生。 你们下午有课吗？ 有，下午有汉语课，五点下课。 下课以后你和同学做什么？ 我们有时候读书，有时候去电影院看电影。
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 22 non-space characters.
Complete all three self-checks.
Learning goals
What this lesson helps you do
This lesson focuses on 交流学校情况、课后活动 and gives you a clear communication goal before you move into extra practice.
- Describe teachers, classmates and school facilities.
- Talk about after-class activities.
- Read basic student and activity information.