Dialogue
小华\uFF1A
Jīn今tiān天tiān天qì气zěn怎me么yàng样？How's the weather today?
小李\uFF1A
Fēi非cháng常lěng冷！Zǎo早shang上yǒu有diǎn点xià儿yǔ下xiàn雨，zài现bú在xià不le下了。Extremely cold! It rained a little this morning, but it's stopped now.
小华\uFF1A
Xià下wǔ午huì会xià下xuě雪ma吗？Will it snow this afternoon?
小李\uFF1A
Bú不huì会。Dàn但shì是wǎn晚shang上hěn很lěng冷。No. But it'll be very cold tonight.
小华\uFF1A
Zǎo早shang上yě也xià下yǔ雨le了ma吗？Did it also rain this morning?
小李\uFF1A
Shì是，zǎo早shang上xià下yǔ雨le了，xiàn现zài在bú不xià下le了。Yes, it rained this morning, but it's stopped now.
小华\uFF1A
Nà那bái白tiān天wǒ我men们chū出qù去ba吧，zhōng中wǔ午bú不tài太lěng冷。Then let's go out during the day; around noon it's not too cold.
小李\uFF1A
Shàng上wǔ午bú不xià下xuě雪，xià下wǔ午yě也bú不xià下xuě雪。It won't snow in the morning, and it won't snow in the afternoon either.
小华\uFF1A
Hǎo好！Shàng上wǔ午shí十diǎn点wǒ我men们chū出qù去。OK! Let's go out at ten in the morning.
小李\uFF1A
Hǎo好，shàng上wǔ午bú不tài太lěng冷，wǒ我men们yě也qù去wài外bian边kàn看kan看。OK, it's not too cold in the morning — let's also go outside and take a look.
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
天气weather天day冷cold热heat下雨to rain雨rain雪snow白天daytime晚上in the evening早上early morning上午morning下午afternoon中午noon太highest很(adverb of degree)非常unusual有点儿slightly不(negative prefix)和and; with也also
View full Level 1 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
天
气
冷
热
雨
雪
太
很
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
Question words in place
Keep 什么, 哪 and 几 in the same position as the missing information.
吗 yes-no questions
Add 吗 to a statement to ask a neutral yes-no question.
Time word placement
Place time words (今天, 明天, 现在) before the verb or at the start of the sentence.
Degree adverbs with adjectives
Use 很, 太, 非常 before adjectives; 太 often implies excess.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Write a short weather report for today or tomorrow. Include the temperature feeling (cold/hot), whether it rains or snows, and a suggestion for when to go out.
Frame
今天天气……。早上……。下午/晚上……。我们……点出去吧。
Self-check
- \u2610 I used a degree adverb (很/非常/太/有点儿) before an adjective.
- \u2610 I included at least one time-of-day word (早上/上午/下午/晚上).
- \u2610 I used 下雨 or 下雪 correctly as a verb-object phrase.
- \u2610 I made a suggestion using a time + activity.