HSK 3.0 Level 3 · Lesson 3 of 22
礼貌交往、选择和表达态度
交往
47 minute lesson · task-based course
礼貌交往、选择和表达态度
Respond naturally in everyday social situations by thanking, reassuring, showing concern, weighing alternatives and making a clear choice with a reason.
By the end of this lesson
- Use thanks, apologies, congratulations and praise appropriately in everyday interaction.
- Express suggestions, decisions, choices, feelings and attitudes with reasons.
- Understand and write short social messages that require a natural response rather than keyword matching.
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 feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time
satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult
to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner
cordial; enthusiastic; passion
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
to agree; to consent; to approve
to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
chest; heart; mind
letter; mail; to trust
to wish; to want; ready
to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]
best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
to be a guest or visitor
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.
别人 and 咱们
别人 = other people; 咱们 = you and I / weUse 别人 for people other than the speaker or listener, and 咱们 to explicitly include both speaker and listener.
别的 and 其他
别的 / 其他 + noun; 看看别的Use these demonstrative pronouns to refer to another option or the remaining people or things.
Modal adverbs for certainty and approximation
大概 / 必须 / 差不多 / 一定 / 好像 / 几乎 + predicateThese adverbs express approximation, necessity, near equality, confidence, appearance or near-completion.
Prepositions introducing a target
为 / 向 / 关于 + targetUse these prepositions to introduce the person, matter or topic that an action is directed toward.
Conditions with 的话
clause + 的话，就…Add 的话 after a condition and give the result or suggestion in the following clause.
Rhetorical emphasis with 不是…吗
不是 + statement + 吗？Use 不是…吗 to remind the listener of something considered known or obvious and add emphasis.
是…的 for a speaker's view
S + 是 + evaluation / view + 的Use 是…的 to emphasize the speaker's judgment or attitude rather than only identifying past-event details.
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
Reply to a social invitation and make a choice
A friend invites you to a small gathering. Respond politely, acknowledge another person's feelings, compare two options and settle on one with a reason.
Your task
- Use a natural thank-you, apology, welcome or reassurance appropriate to the situation.
- Mention how you or another person feels and respond with concern.
- Compare at least two choices and clearly state the final decision.
- Use at least four Lesson 03 words and give one reason for your choice.
View a lesson model
欢迎你来参加周末聚会，我们终于见面了！ 谢谢你邀请我。别人都到了吗？我来得有点晚，真不好意思。 没关系，大家都很关心你最近忙不忙，你能来我们就很开心。 听你这么说我就放心了。我刚才还感到有点紧张。 一会儿我们去唱歌，你想去这家店，还是看看别的地方？ 这家就挺好，我很满意。要是太远，大家回家也不方便。
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 50 non-space characters.
Complete all three self-checks.
Learning goals
What this lesson helps you do
This lesson develops 交往 through the communication goal 日常交往.
- Use thanks, apologies, congratulations and praise appropriately in everyday interaction.
- Express suggestions, decisions, choices, feelings and attitudes with reasons.
- Understand and write short social messages that require a natural response rather than keyword matching.