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54 minute lesson · task-based course
日常办公：事务、表现与职场交往
Coordinate office tasks, schedules and feedback by making responsibilities explicit, handling changes and communicating performance without vague blame.
Understand work arrangements, office requests and feedback about performance.
Clarify responsibilities, schedules and next actions with colleagues.
Write a short workplace update, handover note or feedback message.
LEARN IN CONTEXT
Read and listen across several real contexts
This lesson uses the number and type of texts that fit the topic. Learn the same language across different situations instead of forcing everything into one dialogue.
Practical textMessage
项目群里的临时交接
Why this text is here: Read task ownership, absence and next actions from a short workplace message thread.
我今天身体不舒服请假一天。客户资料已经整理到共享文件夹，但最后两页数据还没核对。麻烦陈浩先接一下，下午会议前如果来不及完成，请在群里说明。I am taking sick leave today. The client materials are in the shared folder, but the data on the final two pages has not been checked. Chen Hao, please take over for now. If it cannot be finished before the afternoon meeting, explain it in the group.
收到。我先检查最后两页，再把需要客户确认的问题列出来。中午以前我会更新进度。Got it. I will check the final two pages first, then list the issues that need client confirmation. I will update progress before noon.
Core textDialogue
开会前确认项目进度
Why this text is here: Use the existing manager-employee conversation to clarify accuracy, workload, ownership and priorities.
经理
Xiàwǔ kāihuì qián, wǒmen xiān quèrèn yíxià xiàngmù jìndù. Nǐ de bàogào wánchéng le ma?
下午开会前，我们先确认一下项目进度。你的报告完成了吗？Before the afternoon meeting, let's confirm project progress. Is your report finished?
陈浩
Zhǔyào nèiróng wánchéng le, wǒ hái yào bǎ shùjù zài jiǎnchá yí biàn.
主要内容完成了，我还要把数据再检查一遍。The main content is done; I still need to check the data once more.
谢谢提醒。我会把优先级说清楚，避免大家重复做同一件事。Thanks for the reminder. I'll clarify priorities so people don't duplicate the same work.
Support textPractical information
下午会议前任务表
Why this text is here: Practice reading ownership and status instead of relying on a conversation to remember every task.
项目报告
陈浩负责；主要内容完成；数据待最后检查Chén Hào fùzé; zhǔyào nèiróng wánchéng; shùjù dài zuìhòu jiǎncháOwner: Chen Hao; main content complete; final data check pending.
客户材料
小王原负责；陈浩临时接手；两页数据待核对Xiǎo Wáng yuán fùzé; Chén Hào línshí jiēshǒu; liǎng yè shùjù dài héduìOriginally Xiao Wang; temporarily taken over by Chen Hao; two pages of data pending verification.
会议更新
中午前在群里更新负责人和进度zhōngwǔ qián zài qún lǐ gēngxīn fùzérén hé jìndùUpdate owner and progress in the group before noon.
Support textStory
编辑部里的新任务
Why this text is here: Continue Chen Yu's career with a new office-work event about task ownership, progress and handover.
Gōngzuò jǐ nián yǐhòu, Chén Yǔ kāishǐ fùzé gèng wánzhěng de cǎifǎng xiàngmù. Yí cì, biānjí ràng tā zhǔnbèi yí ge chéngshì shēnghuó zhuāntí. Tā xiān bǎ cǎifǎng duìxiàng, shíjiān hé xūyào héduì de zīliào liè chéng biǎogé, zài zài xiàngmù qún lǐ shuōmíng měi ge rén fùzé shénme.
工作几年以后，陈雨开始负责更完整的采访项目。一次，编辑让她准备一个城市生活专题。她先把采访对象、时间和需要核对的资料列成表格，再在项目群里说明每个人负责什么。After several years of work, Chen Yu began taking responsibility for more complete reporting projects. Once, an editor asked her to prepare a feature on urban life. She first listed interview subjects, times, and materials that needed checking, then explained each person's responsibility in the project group chat.
Dì-èr tiān yí wèi tóngshì línshí qǐngjià. Chén Yǔ méiyǒu bǎ suǒyǒu ānpái chóngxīn zuò yí biàn, ér shì xiān quèrèn zuì zhòngyào de rènwu, zài bǎ yí bùfen cáiliào jiāo gěi lìng yí wèi tóngshì. Tā fāxiàn, bàngōngshì lǐ de ‘fùzé’ bù zhǐ shì zìjǐ bǎ shìqing zuò wán, yě bāokuò ràng dàjiā zhīdào xià yí bù gāi zuò shénme.
第二天一位同事临时请假。陈雨没有把所有安排重新做一遍，而是先确认最重要的任务，再把一部分材料交给另一位同事。她发现，办公室里的“负责”不只是自己把事情做完，也包括让大家知道下一步该做什么。The next day, a colleague suddenly took leave. Chen Yu did not redo the whole plan. She first confirmed the most important tasks, then handed some materials to another colleague. She realized that being responsible in an office means not only finishing your own work, but also making sure everyone knows the next step.
Learn the words this communication task needs first. Use the Level Vocabulary page to review the complete official inventory instead of treating every assigned reference word as a Course focus card.
01rènwu任务
mission; assignment; task; duty; role
02fùzé负责
to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
03biǎoxiàn表现
to show; to show off; to display
04cáiliào材料
(raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
05ānpái安排
to arrange; to plan; to set up
Vocabulary in context
These short sentences and mini-scenes make additional lesson words usable instead of leaving them as isolated cards.
工作表现不只看速度，还要看材料质量、合作情况和是否按时完成任务。Work performance is judged not only by speed but also by material quality, cooperation and whether tasks are completed on time.
Bǎ bàogào jiǎnchá yí biàn zài fā gěi jīnglǐ, kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo láihuí xiūgǎi, tígāo zhěngge tuánduì de xiàolǜ.
把报告检查一遍再发给经理，可以减少来回修改，提高整个团队的效率。Checking the report once before sending it to the manager can reduce repeated revisions and improve team efficiency.
Study the grammar point, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
Expanded 把 sentences
把 + object + adverb/action + verb
HSK4 expands 把 with repeated verbs, duration/action measure complements and adverbial material to describe how an object is handled.
Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn bàogào rènzhēn jiǎnchá yí biàn zài fā chūqu.请把这份报告认真检查一遍再发出去。Please check this report carefully once before sending it out.
Sequential clauses: 首先…然后… / 于是
首先 + action, 然后 + action
Use these connectors to organize procedures and consequences clearly in workplace explanations.
Shǒuxiān quèrèn měi ge rén de rènwu, ránhòu gēngxīn jìndù, yúshì huìyì jiù kěyǐ gèng kuài jiéshù.首先确认每个人的任务，然后更新进度，于是会议就可以更快结束。First confirm everyone's tasks, then update progress, so the meeting can finish more quickly.
Step 6 · Guided practice
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Step 7 · Communication task
Give a project status update
A project has a deadline and one staff change. Explain progress, redistribute responsibilities and tell a manager what happens next.
Your task
State current progress and one unfinished task.
Name responsibility for at least two tasks.
Use an expanded 把 sentence.
Organize the next steps with 首先…然后… or 于是.
Write at least 90 non-space characters to continue
Self-check rubric
At least three lesson words are used accurately.
At least one lesson grammar point 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.