HSK 3.0 Level 2 · Lesson 3 of 18
描述和比较物品
物品信息
38 minute lesson · task-based course
描述和比较物品
Name, locate and compare everyday objects by color, quantity and visible features.
By the end of this lesson
- Name, locate and compare common objects by color, quantity and features.
- Use classifiers and descriptive language with familiar objects.
- Read simple labels and object descriptions.
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.
white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
to cover; to wrap; to hold
book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"
writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork
bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis
to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on
black
red (color); revolutionary
flower; blossom; fancy pattern
to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]); to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
green
to hold; to seize; to catch
wristwatch
schoolbag; satchel; bookbag
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.
More classifiers
number + classifier + NHSK 2 expands the classifier set. Choose the classifier that matches the noun or event.
Existential sentences
place + 有 / 是 + NStart with a place when the main information is that something exists or is found there.
每、这样、那么
每 + classifier + N / 这样(的) + N / 那么 + AdjUse 每 for each/every, 这样 for this kind/this way, and 那么 to point to a degree or manner already understood in context.
是 for identification and features
N + 是 + N / phraseUse 是 when you identify what something is or classify a person, object or role.
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
Describe and compare two objects
You are helping a friend identify two similar objects.
Your task
- Name both objects.
- Describe color, position or quantity.
- Make one comparison.
- Use an appropriate classifier.
View a lesson model
这个黑色的包是谁的？ 是我的。里面有一个本子和两支笔。 这个包比那个白色的大吗？ 大一点，而且很轻。 旁边那条绿色的是什么？ 是我新买的裤子。
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 24 non-space characters.
Complete all three self-checks.
Learning goals
What this lesson helps you do
This lesson develops 物品信息 through the communication goal 问答物品情况.
- Name, locate and compare common objects by color, quantity and features.
- Use classifiers and descriptive language with familiar objects.
- Read simple labels and object descriptions.