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54 minute lesson · task-based course
中外交流：友好往来
Tell a story of friendly international exchange through people, schools or cities, explaining background, interaction and what each side learned from the experience.
Understand stories of people, schools or cities involved in international exchange.
Retell an exchange experience and explain what both sides learned.
Write a short account of a cross-cultural friendship or exchange activity.
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.
Core textStory
交换周里最有用的一次小组任务
Why this text is here: Show cross-cultural exchange through equal participation, questions and a shared task instead of one-way cultural presentation.
一所中国学校和一所外国合作学校组织了一周学生交流。开始时，双方都准备了很多介绍材料，可是连续听介绍以后，学生之间真正说话的机会并不多。A Chinese school and an overseas partner school organized a week of student exchange. At first both sides prepared many presentations, but after listening to presentations one after another, students had little real opportunity to talk with each other.
第三天，老师把学生混合分组，让每组一起设计“普通学生的一天”。大家比较上课、吃饭、交通和课后活动，也互相问为什么。即使语言水平不同，他们也可以用照片、地图和简单问题继续交流。很多学生后来觉得，这个共同任务比单方面介绍更容易增加了解。On the third day, teachers mixed the students into groups and asked each group to design 'a typical student's day'. They compared classes, meals, transport and after-school activities and asked each other why. Even with different language levels, they continued with photos, maps and simple questions. Many students later felt the shared task built understanding more easily than one-way presentations.
Practical textMessage
交流活动后的感谢邮件
Why this text is here: Model a concise follow-up message that mentions a concrete shared experience instead of generic praise.
Mina
Wáng lǎoshī nín hǎo, xièxie nín hé tóngxuémen zhè zhōu de ānpái. Wǒ zuì xǐhuan dì-sān tiān de xiǎozǔ rènwu, yīnwèi wǒmen bú shì zhǐ jièshào zìjǐ de xuéxiào, ér shì zhēn de yìqǐ bǐjiào měitiān de shēnghuó. Wǒ Zhōngwén shuō de bù kuài, dàn zǔyuán yìzhí yuànyì děng wǒ shuō wán, yě huì huàn yì zhǒng jiǎndān shuōfǎ. Xīwàng yǐhòu hái yǒu jīhuì jìxù hézuò.
王老师您好，谢谢您和同学们这周的安排。我最喜欢第三天的小组任务，因为我们不是只介绍自己的学校，而是真的一起比较每天的生活。我中文说得不快，但组员一直愿意等我说完，也会换一种简单说法。希望以后还有机会继续合作。Hello Teacher Wang, thank you and the students for this week's arrangements. My favorite part was the group task on the third day because we did not only introduce our own schools; we actually compared daily life together. My Chinese is not fast, but my group always waited for me to finish and rephrased things more simply. I hope we can continue cooperating in the future.
Support textDialogue
怎样设计真正有交流的访问活动？
Why this text is here: Retain the existing teacher-student dialogue that rejects one-way presentation and plans interactive tasks.
老师
Xià ge yuè hézuò xuéxiào de xuéshēng dàibiǎo yào lái fǎngwèn, wǒmen bān fùzé yì tiān de jiāoliú huódòng.
下个月合作学校的学生代表要来访问，我们班负责一天的交流活动。Next month student representatives from our partner school will visit, and our class is responsible for one day of exchange activities.
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.
01jiāoliú交流
to exchange; exchange; communication
02guójì国际
international
03yǒuhǎo友好
friendly; amicable; close friend; see 友好區|友好区[You3 hao3 Qu1]
04jīngyàn经验
experience; to go through; to experience
05huódòng活动
to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc); movable; flexible; liquid (capital etc)
Vocabulary in context
These short sentences and mini-scenes make additional lesson words usable instead of leaving them as isolated cards.
交流
Zhēnzhèng de wénhuà jiāoliú bú shì zhǐ zhǎnshì zìjǐ de chuántǒng, ér shì shuāngfāng dōu yuànyì liǎojiě duìfāng de shēnghuó hé xiǎngfǎ.
真正的文化交流不是只展示自己的传统，而是双方都愿意了解对方的生活和想法。Real cultural exchange is not only about presenting one's own traditions; both sides need to understand each other's lives and ideas.
两所学校通过长期合作建立了友好关系，每年都会组织学生访问和共同活动。The two schools built a friendly relationship through long-term cooperation and organize annual student visits and joint activities.
即使语言水平不同，参加者也可以通过准备、提问和共同任务获得真实交流经验。Even with different language levels, participants can gain real exchange experience through preparation, questions and shared tasks.
Study the grammar point, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
Even-if concession in exchange settings
即使 A, 也 B
Use 即使 to show that communication or cooperation remains possible despite a difficulty.
Jíshǐ yǔyán bú gòu liúlì, yě kěyǐ tōngguò rènzhēn tīng hé tíwèn jìxù jiāoliú.即使语言不够流利，也可以通过认真听和提问继续交流。Even if the language isn't fluent, communication can continue through careful listening and questions.
Correct a narrow idea with 不是…而是…
不是 A, 而是 B
Use this pattern to redefine what an exchange or cooperation activity is really for.
Jiāoliú huódòng bú shì wèile zhèngmíng shéi gèng hǎo, ér shì wèile zēngjiā shuāngfāng liǎojiě.交流活动不是为了证明谁更好，而是为了增加双方了解。Exchange activities are not about proving who is better, but about increasing mutual understanding.
Step 6 · Guided practice
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Step 7 · Communication task
Plan a meaningful exchange activity
Plan a visit or exchange between two schools, cities or groups. Explain the purpose, activities and how participants will interact.
Your task
State who is visiting whom and the exchange purpose.
Include at least two interactive activities.
Use 不是…而是… to clarify the goal.
Use 即使…也… for one communication difficulty and solution.
Write at least 95 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.