العائلة، السيرة التعليمية، المدرسة والعمل

A useful situation

• Your goal: Give basic family information and describe a festival activity.
• Before you start, recall the words you already know. New words below are here to help, not a list you must master before continuing.

Words you will use

• older sister姐姐jiějie jiějie — older sister. I / me我wǒto have / there is有yǒu一个yí gèolder sister姐姐jiějie。
• family members家人jiārén jiārén — family members. I / me我wǒand / with和héfamily members家人jiārénto have a meal吃饭chī fàn。
• Spring Festival春节Chūnjié Chūnjié — Spring Festival. Spring Festival春节Chūnjiéwe / us我们wǒ mento be at home在家zài jiā。
• because因为yīnwèi yīnwèi — because. because因为yīnwèiolder sister姐姐jiějieto return home回家huí jiā(completed / change)了le。
• so / therefore所以suǒyǐ suǒyǐ — so / therefore. so / therefore所以suǒyǐwe / us我们wǒ menin the same place一起yì qǐto have a meal吃饭chī fàn。

Build the meaning

• to have / there is有yǒu describes family members or possessions. I / me我wǒto have / there is有yǒu一个yí gèolder sister姐姐jiějie gives the relationship and quantity.
• because因为yīnwèi……so / therefore所以suǒyǐ…… links a reason and result. Chinese can use both markers; English often translates the relationship with just because or so.

Listen for a fresh detail

• Listen before revealing the script.
• Replay if you need to. This is practice: if playback is unavailable, use the script as reading and return to listening on a device with Mandarin playback.

Read a different account

Spring Festival春节Chūnjié，林安lín ān(modifier / structural particle)的deolder sister姐姐jiějieto return home回家huí jiā(completed / change)了le。because因为yīnwèifamily members家人jiārénat / in在zàiin the same place一起yì qǐ，so / therefore所以suǒyǐeveryone大家dà jiādegree / adjective linker很hěnhappy高兴gāo xìng。evening晚上wǎn shàngthey他们tā men吃饺子chī jiǎo zi。

• The reading and listening have different details. Use the material for the question you are answering.
• Read once for the situation, then again for the relevant detail. Reveal help when needed.

Speak, write, and review

• Describe one fictional family activity during a festival. Ask what another family does, without assuming the same custom.
• Record yourself privately or work with a partner. First try without the model, then compare the meaning and structure; a text checker cannot assess your pronunciation.

• Write a family activity and one reason-result sentence.
• Tomorrow, recall two words and repeat the task with one detail changed. Revisit it after a few days; return sooner to the part that felt difficult.

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