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Describe weather and location
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| English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| weather | 天气 |
| beside | 旁边 |
A useful situation
- Your goal: Say what the weather is like and where a place is.
- Before you start, recall place names and simple at / in在 location statements. cold冷 means cold, hot热 means hot and rain下雨 means rain; use the supplied gloss for beside旁边, beside.
学校在哪里？学校 means school and 在哪里 asks where something is. Which reply supplies its location?
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在哪里 asks a location, so beside the hospital is relevant. Weather and a wish do not locate the school. Choose by the question’s purpose rather than by a familiar word.
Words you will use
- cold冷 lěng — cold. today今天degree / adjective linker很cold冷。
- hot热 rè — hot. today今天degree / adjective linker很hot热。
- rain下雨 xià yǔ — rain. today今天rain下雨。
- beside旁边 pángbiān — beside. school学校at / in在hospital医院beside旁边。
- where哪里 nǎlǐ — where. school学校at / in在where哪里？
Match each word with its meaning in this unit.
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Use the example sentences to check each word’s meaning in context.
Build the meaning
- For an ordinary description, say today今天degree / adjective linker很cold冷, today is cold. degree / adjective linker很 often supports a neutral adjective description; it does not always mean strongly “very”.
- A place expression can use at / in在: school学校at / in在hospital医院beside旁边, the school is beside the hospital. The adjective pattern and location pattern do different jobs.
Work through a decision: Read today今天degree / adjective linker很cold冷，school学校at / in在hospital医院beside旁边 — it is cold today; the school is beside the hospital. The first clause describes weather. The second uses school学校 as the place being located and hospital医院 as the reference place. To answer school学校at / in在where哪里, use at / in在hospital医院beside旁边. The message supplies no road distance or walking time.
Compare a plausible mistake: today今天degree / adjective linker很cold冷 is an ordinary adjective description; school学校at / in在hospital医院beside旁边 locates a place. Do not insert to be / is是 into the cold description just because English uses is, or replace at / in在 with to be / is是 to locate the school. Other constructions with to be / is是 exist; this contrast concerns these ordinary frames.
For the ordinary adjective description use today今天degree / adjective linker很cold冷. Do not insert to be / is是 just because English says is cold.
Complete “The school is beside the hospital”: 学校____医院旁边。
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在 introduces the location.
今天下雨，公园在学校旁边。今天下雨 means it is raining today; 公园 means park and 旁边 means beside. First locate the clause that answers 公园在哪里 — where is the park?
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公园在学校旁边 gives the park’s location. Rain answers a weather question; the hospital is not in this message. Keep the reference place attached to the right location statement.
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.
Show the listening script and meaning
today今天degree / adjective linker很hot热，not不rain下雨。park (for public recreation)公园at / in在school学校beside旁边。
It is hot today and not raining. The park is beside the school.
Where is the park in the recording?
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公园在学校旁边 gives the park’s location.
Read a different account
today今天degree / adjective linker很cold冷，still / also还rain下雨。林安不去park (for public recreation)公园。she / her她to go去school学校。school学校at / in在hospital医院beside旁边。
- 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.
Show the reading meaning
It is cold and also raining today. Lin An does not go to the park. She goes to school, which is beside the hospital.
Why does the text describe an unpleasant outdoor day?
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很冷 and 下雨 describe the day; a school closure is not stated.
Read: 今天很热，不下雨。林安在学校，王力在医院。医院 means hospital. Which statement preserves the account?
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林安在学校 locates Lin An at school; 王力在医院 locates Wang Li at the hospital. 不下雨 negates rain. The first option swaps the people’s locations; the second drops the negation. No reason for either location is supplied.
Speak, write, and review
- Describe today’s weather. Ask a partner where a fictional school is and answer with beside旁边.
- 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.
A: 今天天气how about怎么样？ B: degree / adjective linker很cold冷。 A: school学校at / in在where哪里？ B: at / in在hospital医院beside旁边。
- Write one weather sentence and one location sentence using a different place order.
- Tomorrow, recall a weather statement and a separate location statement. Ask which clause answers each question. A few days later, change the weather, negation and reference place; explain what your new account does and does not establish.
Say what the weather is like and where a place is. Use the examples as support, then try a fresh version. Completing these exercises records practice, not a guarantee of mastery.
Practise this unit’s words and skills · Choose the next guided unit
Write one weather sentence and one location sentence using a different place order.
Compare the meaning and structure with the checklist. Your own response may differ from the model.
Use Mandarin for the new sentences or dialogue. You may explain your reasoning in English. Invent a short weather report and a location statement about two familiar places. Ask a partner one weather question and one location question, or write the questions and replies. State one practical detail the report leaves unknown, such as travel time.
If your reply describes weather when asked where, return to the location clause. If you confused the two places, identify the one before 在 and the reference after it. A relevant answer matters more than repeating every word in the account.