HSK 2
HSK 2 · App lesson 20
15-25 min 6 words Official 10.2/2 8 sections

Name the class, classroom, teaching, and the pen and notebook you need when term starts.

New HSK Course 2, official lesson 10, part 2 of 2.

A teacher at a classroom desk with pens and notebooks ready for the new term
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

The exam lives in a classroom. These six words name the room and the tools.

班(bān) 教(jiào)室(shì) 教(jiào) 笔(bǐ) 本(běn)子(zǐ) 开(kāi)学(xué)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing class (group)
班(bān)

class (group)

Model sentence
What to notice

班 is the group of classmates.

Try it

Practice 我们班.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing classroom
教(jiào)室(shì)

classroom

Model sentence
What to notice

教室 is the room where you 上课.

Try it

Hear 教, then 室.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing to teach
教(jiào)

to teach

Model sentence
What to notice

教 is teaching. It is also inside 教室, with a different feel.

Try it

Put the language after 教.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing pen
笔(bǐ)

pen; pencil

Model sentence
What to notice

笔 is what you write the 题 with.

Try it

Practice 这是笔.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing notebook
本(běn)子(zǐ)

notebook

Model sentence
What to notice

本子 is a notebook.

Try it

The second syllable is often light.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing school starts
开(kāi)学(xué)

school starts; term begins

Model sentence
What to notice

开学 is the start of term.

Try it

Compare it with 开始.

Vocabulary match

Connect word, pinyin, and meaning.

Pick one item from each column. When all three belong together, they lock in as a match.

Word
    Pinyin
      Meaning
        Grammar

        One pattern holds the lesson together.

        在教室 plus the action says where studying happens. 开学 starts the term.

        1 Class, classroom, and tools
        Grammar 01 / 01
        在教室 + verb

        Class, classroom, and tools

        班 is the class group. 教室 is the room. 教 is teaching. 笔 and 本子 are what you write with.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: Our class is very good.

        Practice 我们班.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "school starts".

        开学 is the start of term.

        Reading practice

        Continue in order when you can. You can also open any app lesson whenever it is useful.

        我(wǒ)们(men)班(bān)

        In our classroom

        安(ān)娜(nà)：明(míng)天(tiān)开(kāi)学(xué)。我(wǒ)们(men)班(bān)在(zài)教(jiào)室(shì)。

        小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)：老师(lǎoshī)教(jiào)中(zhōng)文(wén)。

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：这(zhè)是(shì)笔(bǐ)。这(zhè)是(shì)本(běn)子(zǐ)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：好(hǎo)。我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)教(jiào)室(shì)学(xué)习(xí)。

        Anna: School starts tomorrow. Our class is in the classroom.

        Xiao Li: The teacher teaches Chinese.

        Mark: This is a pen. This is a notebook.

        Anna: Good. We study in the classroom.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: When does school start?
        Question 01

        When does school start?

        Question 2: What does the teacher teach?
        Question 02

        What does the teacher teach?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence saying you study in the classroom.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "class (group)"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "school starts"?

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