HSK 3.0 Level 2 · Lesson 4 of 18
天气、位置和环境
环境信息
40 minute lesson · task-based course
天气、位置和环境
Learn this HSK 2 communication goal through independent real-world sources, then apply it in guided practice and writing.
By the end of this lesson
- Describe weather, distance, location and environmental features.
- Compare places and explain where things are located.
- Understand short descriptions of a place or local weather.
LEARN IN CONTEXT
Read and listen across several real contexts
This lesson uses the number and type of texts that fit the topic. Learn the same language across different situations instead of forcing everything into one dialogue.
Come to my new place
The weather changed — leave a little later
Step 3 · Vocabulary
Vocabulary & Grammar
Study the focus words and official grammar that this lesson teaches through its texts.
Lesson focus vocabulary
the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
bad; spoiled; broken
near; close to; approximately
mythical beast (archaic); to leave; to part from
inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]
house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4]); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach
doorway; gate
face; side; surface
penis; bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)
side; adjacent place
ahead; in front; preceding
clear; fine (weather)
outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior
overcast (weather); cloudy; shady
far; distant; remote
a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right
Step 4 · Grammar
Build usable sentences
Study the grammar point, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
Location words with 面
N + 上面 / 下面 / 前面 / 后面 / 里面 / 外面Add 面 to a direction word to name a location relative to something else.
Left and right
左边 / 右边 + 是 / 有 + NUse 左边 and 右边 to describe where a place or object is.
Durative 着
V + 着Use 着 after a verb to describe an ongoing state that remains in place.
Location with 有 and 是
place + 有 + N / place + 是 + identified NUse 有 to introduce something that exists at a place and 是 to identify what occupies a known position.
Step 6 · Guided practice
Exercises
Submit the quiz to unlock lesson completion.
Step 7 · Communication task
Writing Practice
Give directions to your home
A friend will visit your home for the first time. Send directions from the nearest station.
Your task
- Name the station or starting point
- Give at least two location/direction details
- Give a meeting time
Self-check rubric
- At least three lesson words are used accurately.
- At least one lesson grammar point is complete.
- The response completes the communication target.
- The Chinese can be read aloud without relying on English.
Step 8 · Review
Complete the mastery check
A lesson is complete only after the quiz, communication task and self-review requirements are met.
Reach at least 70%.
Write at least 32 non-space characters.
Wrong exercise answers are saved to Review so you can return to the exact vocabulary or grammar reference when reliable knowledge links exist.
Learning goals
What this lesson helps you do
This lesson develops 环境信息 through the official communication goal 介绍天气基本情况. It uses independent real-world sources rather than forcing the whole lesson into one generated dialogue.
- Describe weather, distance, location and environmental features.
- Compare places and explain where things are located.
- Understand short descriptions of a place or local weather.