Understand reports, surveys and comments about social change.
Compare viewpoints and evaluate sample or evidence limits.
Write a bounded social analysis with examples.
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 textShort article
社区共享工具柜真的方便了所有人吗
Why this text is here: Compare adoption and access across groups after a new service is introduced.
一个社区在三个入口放置共享工具柜，居民可以借梯子、打气筒和简单维修工具。上线一个月后，登记次数超过六百次，年轻用户评价普遍较高。A community placed shared tool cabinets at three entrances. After a month, there were more than 600 registrations and younger users generally rated the service highly.
后来一次线下调研发现，部分老年居民不知道如何扫码，也有人没有智能手机。社区于是保留电子入口，同时增加服务台借用方式。登记增长表明服务被使用，但不能说明原来的方式对所有居民都同样方便。A later offline survey found some older residents did not know how to scan and some had no smartphone. The community kept the digital route and added desk borrowing. Growth showed use, not equal convenience for everyone.
Practical textShort article
一份关于通勤变化的小调查
Why this text is here: Read percentages together with sampling boundaries.
一份本地通勤调查收到四百二十份有效回答，其中约一半来自市中心两个办公区。受访者中，选择地铁加步行的人比上一年更多，但远郊样本很少。A local commuting survey received 420 valid responses, about half from two central office districts. More respondents used metro plus walking than the previous year, but outer-suburb representation was small.
报告因此只写“在本次受访者中出现变化”，没有写“全市居民已经改变出行方式”。问卷可以提供社会现象的一个窗口，但样本来自哪里决定了这个窗口能看多远。The report therefore states change among respondents, not that the whole city changed travel modes. Surveys provide a window onto social phenomena, but sampling determines how far that window reaches.
社会现象调研要说明本地样本和群体差别，不能把少量回答当成所有人的意见。A social survey should state its local sample and group differences rather than treat a few responses as everyone's view.
Study the pattern, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
名量词：批、届、群、支等
数词 + 量词 + 名词
HSK5 adds many specific measure words. Choose a classifier that matches the noun and genre rather than replacing every classifier with 个.
Diàoyán fǎngwèn le liǎng pī jūmín, sān zhī zhìyuànzhě duìwǔ hé yì qún fùjìn shānghù.调研访问了两批居民、三支志愿者队伍和一群附近商户。The survey interviewed two groups of residents, three volunteer teams and a group of nearby merchants.
代词：彼此、如此、本
彼此 + 动作；如此 + 状态；本 + 名词
Use these pronouns and formal determiners to connect participants or refer back to a described state.
Běn cì diàoyán bǎ niánqīng jūmín hé lǎonián jūmín fēnkāi tǒngjì, wèi de shì bǐjiào bǐcǐ shǐyòng gōnggòng fúwù shí de chābié.本次调研把年轻居民和老年居民分开统计，为的是比较彼此使用公共服务时的差别。This survey counts younger and older residents separately to compare differences in public-service use.
Step 6 · Guided practice
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Step 7 · Communication task
写一段社会现象分析
你观察到一个新服务、生活方式或社会观念正在变化。
Your task
描述具体现象和数据或案例
区分至少两个群体或观点
说明样本或信息来源的限制
提出一个需要继续观察的问题
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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
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OutputIncomplete
Write at least 130 non-space characters.
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Communication target
What you should be able to do after this lesson
Analyze a familiar social phenomenon using multiple viewpoints, examples and evidence boundaries.
Understand reports, surveys and comments about social change.
Compare viewpoints and evaluate sample or evidence limits.