After learning about reading, you're going to train your ear by doing some listening exercises. There will be 2 exercises presented in this section; the first listening is about "What Are You Doing?" and the second one is about "Where Are You Going?". You can also check out the transcription below the quizzes.
Good Luck!
Two friends are talking about what each of them will do tomorrow.
Listen to the audio and try to answer the exercise. Read the conversation to know what the speakers are talking about.
A:明天你想做什么?
míng tiān nǐ xiǎng zuò shén me?
(what are you going to do tomorrow?)
B:明天去学校。
míng tiān qù xué xiào
(I go to school tomorrow.)
A:明天星期六,休息。
míng tiān xīng qī liù, xiū xī
(Tomorrow is saturday, it's a holiday.)
B:是呢,我忘了。明天上午我想在家睡觉,下午我想去书店买书,你呢?
shì ne, wǒ wàng le. míng tiān shàng wǔ wǒ xiǎng zài jiā shuì jiào, xià wǔ wǒ xiǎng qù shū diàn mǎi shū, nǐ ne?
(Ah right, I forgot. Tomorrow morning I want to sleep at home, in the afternoon I want to go to the bookstore to buy books, how about you?)
A:我想去买东西。
wǒ xiǎng qù mǎi dōng xi.
(I want to go shopping.)
B:你想买什么?
nǐ xiǎng mǎi shén me?
(What do you want to buy?)
A:我想买一个杯子,一盒牛奶,还有一些水果。
wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī gè bēi zi, yī hé niú nǎi, hái yǒu yī xiē shuǐ guǒ.
(I want to buy a cup, a carton of milk and some fruit)
B:你喜欢吃什么水果?
nǐ xǐ huān chī shén me shuǐ guǒ?
(What fruit do you like to eat?)
A:我喜欢吃香蕉和苹果。
wǒ xǐ huān chī xiāng jiāo hé píng guǒ
(I like to eat banana and apple.)
B:我家也没有水果了。现在的苹果很好,你帮我也买一斤吧。
wǒ jiā yě méi yǒu shuǐ guǒ le. xiàn zài de píng guǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ bāng wǒ yě mǎi yī jīn ba.
(There is no fruit in my house either. The apples are very good now, you can buy me a catty too.)
A:没问题。我明天几点给你苹果?
méi wèn tí. wǒ míng tiān jǐ diǎn gěi nǐ píng guǒ?
(no problem. What time shall I give you the apple tomorrow?)
B:明天我五点从书店回家,你 五点来我家吧。你也可以在我家吃饭,明天我们自己做,怎么样?
míng tiān wǒ wǔ diǎn cóng shū diàn huí jiā, nǐ wǔ diǎn lái wǒ jiā ba. nǐ yě kě yǐ zài wǒ jiā chī fàn, míng tiān wǒ men zì jǐ zuò, zěn me yàng?
(Tomorrow I will go home from the bookstore at five o'clock, you can come to my house at five o'clock. You can also have dinner at my house, how about we make it ourselves tomorrow?)
A:好,明天五点我去你家。
hǎo míng tiān wǔ diǎn wǒ qù nǐ jiā.
(ok, i'll go to your house at five o'clock tomorrow.)
Listen to the audio and try to answer the questions in the exercise. Read the transcription of the conversation below to understand what the speakers are saying.
A:早!吃早饭了吗?
zǎo! chī zǎo fàn le ma?
(Morning! Have you had breakfast?)
B:早!吃了。你去上班啊?
zǎo chī le. nǐ qù shàng bān a?
(Morning! I have. Are you going to work?)
A:今天星期六,不上班。
jīn tiān xīng qī liù, bù shàng bān.
(Today is saturday, I don't go to work.)
B:对,今天星期六!现在那么早,你要去哪儿?
duì, jīn tiān xīng qī liù! xiàn zài nà me zǎo, nǐ yào qù nǎr?
(Ah right, today is Saturday! It's so early, where are you going?)
A:我要去图书馆,很久没看书了。
wǒ yào qù tú shū guǎn, hěn jiǔ méi kàn shū le.
(I'm going to the library, I haven't read a book for a long time)
B:那你今天又不能看了。
nà nǐ jīn tiān yòu bù néng kàn le.
(You can't read there today.)
A:为什么?
wèi shén me?
(Why?)
B:图书馆今天和明天有活动,学生才能去。
tú shū guǎn jīn tiān hé míng tiān yǒu huó dòng, xué shēng cái néng qù.
(There are activities in the library today and tomorrow, only students can go there)
A:是吗?我不知道!那我去公园跑步吧。谢谢你。
shì ma? wǒ bù zhī dào! nà wǒ qù gōng yuán pǎo bù ba. xièxie nǐ.
(Really? I don't know! I'll go for a run in the park then. Thank you.)
B:不用谢。
bù yòng xiè.
(Don't mention it.)
I understand, take me to the next lesson, or
Let me stay here a little more