Weather, places and location
| English | 中文 | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| weather | 天气 | tiān qì |
| beside | 旁边 | páng biān |
A decision before an answer
- today今天very很cold冷 tells you today is cold. It does not tell you whether it will rain tomorrow.
- Your goal: Ask and describe simple weather and preferences.
Read the relationship
- A basic adjective predicate does not need to be / is是: today今天very很to warm up热。In this pattern very很 often supports a neutral description.
- Recognise common places and directions.
今天很冷 means:
今天 gives today and 冷 gives cold.
Use the defining rule
- Common weather words include cold冷、to warm up热、to rain下雨、to snow下雪。Use today今天、tomorrow明天 to keep the date clear.
- Ask and answer basic environmental information.
医院旁边 indicates:
旁边 is a relative location.
Check the conditions
- Use at / in在 to locate: school学校at / in在here这里。A place name does not by itself tell direction; inspect context.
- Ask and answer basic environmental information.
A: 今天天气how about怎么样？ B: very很cold冷，still / also还to rain下雨。A: school学校at / in在where哪里？ B: at / in在hospital医院side旁边。One answer describes weather; the other locates a building relative to another.
“Where?” in 学校在____？ can be 哪里 or ____.
哪里 and 哪儿 ask location.
Apply the task format
- Express preference with to like喜欢: I / me我to like喜欢clear sky晴天。A preference is different from a weather report.
- Ask and answer basic environmental information.
Do not insert to be / is是 before an ordinary adjectival predicate such as very很cold冷.
Which answer fits this case?
Ask and describe simple weather and preferences
我喜欢下雨 is a weather forecast.
It expresses a liking for rain, not a prediction.
Keep the distinctions
- weather weather天气 — Conditions such as heat, rain or snow.
- beside side旁边 — At the side of something.
- Ask and describe simple weather and preferences.
- Recognise common places and directions.
- Ask and answer basic environmental information.
Match each term with its precise meaning in this lesson.
Keep the distinctions stated in the teaching example.
Put this lesson’s reasoning or event sequence in order.
The order follows the stated process; check each stage before the next.