Express a need and respond kindly
Say how you feel and what you would like to do.
Recall useful words
Choose a skill. Try recalling before revealing help. Your own review choices schedule the next practice on this device; they are not automatic assessments.
不舒服
不舒服 · bù shūfu · feel unwell
我不舒服。
休息
休息 · xiūxi · rest
我想休息。
游泳
游泳 · yóuyǒng · swim
我会游泳。
会
会 · huì · know how to
你会游泳吗？
能
能 · néng · can in the situation
你今天能去吗？
Listen for a detail
What does the speaker want?
Show script, meaning, and explanation
我会游泳，但是今天不能去。我想休息。
I know how to swim, but cannot go today. I want to rest.
我想休息 states the wish directly.
If you use the script, this becomes supported reading. Close the script and replay the recording when you are ready.
Read a different account
林安会游泳，但是今天不舒服。她今天不去游泳，想在家休息。
Show English meaning
Lin An knows how to swim, but feels unwell today. She does not go swimming and wants to rest at home.
Does the text say Lin An lacks swimming skill?
Show the answer and why
No — 林安会游泳 says she has the skill; today’s condition prevents the activity.
Speak with a new detail
Ask a partner whether they can go today. In a fictional role, say you feel unwell and want to rest.
Try without reading. Work with a partner or make a private recording and listen back. Check the message and the response to your partner; pronunciation needs actual speech.
Show one model
A: 你今天能去吗？ B: 我不舒服，想休息。 A: 好。
Write and revise
Write two sentences contrasting a skill and today’s possibility.
Show a model and self-review checklist
我会游泳。今天我不能去，想休息。
- Use 会 for the skill.
- Use 今天 to locate the situation.
- State the wish clearly.
Your writing is not uploaded or automatically graded. Several responses may fit the task.
Remember for next time
会 and 能 overlap in some contexts, but a learned skill is different from being able to participate today.
Tomorrow, recall two words and try the speaking task with a new detail. A few days later, revisit the listening without its script.
Teacher and partner guidance
Model the goal, then let the learner attempt it. Check understanding of the spoken passage with the script hidden. Use the writing checklist to discuss meaning and structure; use actual speech to observe intelligibility and interaction. These public tasks are formative and must not be reused as unseen tests.