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There are a lot of drinks on the table 桌子上放着很多饮料

Do you know how to say drinks in Chinese? 茶和咖啡都是饮料。

Language points

In Chinese, the structure ‘Location word + V着+NP’ means there is something somewhere. In this structure, the verb 放,写,坐or 住etc. is often used, and the noun phrase is usually an indefinite object, for example 一本书 a book and几个人 several people rather than 这本书 this book and 周经理 Manager Zhou.

For example:

笔记本上写着几个汉字。

车上坐着很多人。

楼上住着三个中国学生。

The word “会”indicates the possibility. It normally refers to something that hasn’t happened.

For example:

你吃了不新鲜的西瓜,会生病。

Dialogue 4

小丽:桌子上放着很多饮料,你喝什么?

小刚: 茶或者咖啡都可以。你呢?你喝什么?

小丽:我喝茶,茶是我的最爱。天冷了或者工作累了的时候,喝杯热茶会很舒服。

小刚:你喜欢喝什么茶?

小丽:花茶、绿茶、红茶,我都喜欢。

Please answer the following questions in Chinese according to the dialogue.

小丽觉得什么时候喝茶会很舒服?

小丽喜欢喝什么茶?

好,下面你能用自己的话说一遍对话吗?

桌子上放着很多饮料,小刚想喝茶或者咖啡,小丽最喜欢喝茶,花茶、绿茶、红茶,她都喜欢,因为工作累了的时候,喝杯茶,她会觉得很舒服。

Homework

今天我们学习了课文“你喜欢喝什么饮料?

我喜欢喝茶,绿茶、红茶、花茶,我都喜欢。我喜欢好看的茶杯,家里桌子上放着很多茶杯。我不喜欢喝咖啡。因为喝太多咖啡,会不舒服。

你喜欢喝什么呢?茶还是咖啡?Please try to say a few sentences and write it down in Chinese.

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HSK Standard Course Level 3: 3.1

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