day 14at the library

at the library

Give rough numbers with 大约 and 左右, compare two things with 跟……相比, and say whether you prefer online or classroom lessons.

words to say

• 图书馆 túshūguǎn · library
• 排队 páiduì · queue, line up
• 借 jiè · to borrow; to lend
• 报纸 bàozhǐ · newspaper
• 故事 gùshi · story
• 词典 cídiǎn · dictionary (of words)
• 大约 dàyuē · about, roughly
• 左右 zuǒyòu · about, or so (after a number)
• 学期 xuéqī · term, semester
• 一般 yībān · ordinary, so-so; usually

sentences

• 考试以前，图书馆排队的人特别多。 · Before the exams, there’s always a long queue at the library.
• 我借了一本词典和两本故事书。 · I borrowed a dictionary and two storybooks.
• 她大约借了六本书。 · She has borrowed about six books.
• 现在十点左右，图书馆里人不太多。 · It’s about ten now, and there aren’t many people in the library.
• 跟上个学期相比，这个学期我更忙了。 · Compared with last term, I’m busier this term.

say it after the voice

• 今天图书馆排队的人很多。 · There’s a long queue at the library today.
• 你一个星期去几次图书馆？ · How many times a week do you go to the library?
• 这本书我大约看了两个星期。 · I spent about two weeks reading this book.
• 我想去图书馆借一本汉语词典。 · I want to go to the library and borrow a Chinese dictionary.
• 每天早上他都看半个小时报纸。 · Every morning he reads the newspaper for half an hour.

questions to answer

• 你常去图书馆吗？ · Do you often go to the library?
• 你觉得网上的课怎么样？ · What do you think of online classes?
• 你喜欢看什么故事？ · What kind of stories do you like?
• 你借书还是自己买书？ · Do you borrow books or buy your own?

pictures to describe

• At a library counter, a woman with glasses sits behind a computer, a student shows a card beside a pile of books, and another student reads a book.