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Read a timetable and say what exists
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| English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| library | 图书馆 |
| work | 工作 |
A useful situation
- Your goal: Find a lesson time and describe a school facility.
- Before you start, recall week星期 weekdays, clock times and have / there is有 for existence. do not have / there is no没有 states ordinary absence; course and facility words are glossed in the fresh tasks.
学校没有游泳池。学校 means school and 游泳池 means swimming pool. Which claim follows from 没有 here?
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没有 negates the existence of a pool at the school. It does not supply an opening time or a positive quantity. Check the negative phrase before looking for a facility detail.
Words you will use
- Chinese language中文subject课 Zhōngwén kè — Chinese lesson. Chinese language中文subject课九点begin开始。
- begin开始 kāishǐ — begin. 九点begin开始。
- have / there is有 yǒu — have / there is. school学校have / there is有library图书馆。
- do not have / there is no没有 méiyǒu — do not have / there is no. school学校do not have / there is no没有swimming pool游泳池。
- library图书馆 túshūguǎn — library. I / me我to go去library图书馆。
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
- have / there is有 states having or existence; its ordinary negative is do not have / there is no没有. school学校have / there is有library图书馆 and school学校do not have / there is no没有swimming pool游泳池 describe different facilities.
- Chinese language中文subject课what time?几点begin开始 asks when the Chinese lesson starts. Match the correct subject and time before answering.
Work through a decision: A timetable says Wednesday星期三，Chinese language中文subject课八点begin开始，数学课九点begin开始 — on Wednesday, Chinese begins at eight and mathematics at nine. Asked Chinese language中文subject课what time?几点begin开始, first find the requested subject Chinese language中文subject课, then take its attached time 八点. The nearby nine belongs to mathematics. The timetable gives no finishing times.
Compare a plausible mistake: school学校have / there is有library图书馆 reports a library at the school; school学校do not have / there is no没有library图书馆 reports its absence. Use do not have / there is no没有 for this ordinary negative rather than not不have / there is有. A timetable’s lesson start time also does not establish when a library opens; those are separate kinds of information.
Do not write not不have / there is有 for this ordinary absence statement. do not have / there is no没有 can refer to a current situation.
Complete “The school has no swimming pool”: 学校____游泳池。
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没有 is the ordinary negative of 有.
星期四，数学课八点开始，中文课十点开始。星期四 means Thursday, 数学课 mathematics, 中文课 Chinese and 开始 begins. First match the requested subject to its time. When does Chinese begin?
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中文课 is linked to 十点, ten, on the stated Thursday. Eight belongs to mathematics. Wednesday is not the day in this timetable. Match both the day and subject before taking a time.
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
Tuesday星期二，Chinese language中文subject课十点begin开始。school学校have / there is有swimming pool游泳池。
On Tuesday, Chinese starts at ten. The school has a swimming pool.
When does Chinese begin in the recording?
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星期二 and 十点 are both needed.
Read a different account
Monday星期一，Chinese language中文subject课九点begin开始，数学课十点begin开始。school学校have / there is有library图书馆，do not have / there is no没有swimming pool游泳池。
- 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
On Monday, Chinese starts at nine and mathematics at ten. The school has a library but no swimming pool.
Which facility is absent in the reading?
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没有游泳池 explicitly states there is no swimming pool.
Read: 星期五，中文课九点开始。学校有图书馆，没有游泳池。图书馆 means library and 游泳池 swimming pool. Which claim is supported?
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中文课九点开始 gives the lesson’s start, not the library’s opening time. 有图书馆 states a library is present; 没有游泳池 states the pool is absent. Preserve both the relevant time and the negative facility statement.
Speak, write, and review
- Ask when a fictional Chinese class starts. Then ask about a library and reply with have / there is有 or do not have / there is no没有.
- 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: Chinese language中文subject课what time?几点begin开始？ B: 九点。 A: school学校have / there is有library图书馆(yes/no ?)吗？ B: have / there is有。
- Write a small timetable note and one sentence about a facility.
- Tomorrow, invent a two-subject timetable and answer one subject-specific question from memory. A few days later, change the day, both times and one facility. Ask which facts are stated and which opening or finishing times remain unknown.
Find a lesson time and describe a school facility. Use the examples as support, then try a fresh version. Completing these exercises records practice, not a guarantee of mastery.
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Write a small timetable note and one sentence about a facility.
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. Create a short fictional timetable for two different subjects on one weekday. Give different start times, then state one facility the school has and one it lacks. Ask a partner one timetable question and one facility question, or write both replies. Leave finishing times unknown unless you explicitly add them.
If you chose the neighbouring subject’s time, pair each subject and time before answering again. If the facility answer reverses presence and absence, check 有 versus 没有. Make a fresh notice after correcting the specific error.