HSK 3
HSK 3 · App lesson 34
15-25 min 6 words Official 16.1/2 8 sections

Report news you heard about animals, a zoo, giant pandas, and how cute they are.

New HSK Course 3, official lesson 16, part 1 of 2.

Friends at a zoo watching a giant panda eat, looking delighted
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

Holiday talk turns to animals in the news. These six words name pandas and the zoo.

听(tīng)说(shuō) 动(dòng)物(wù) 动(dòng)物(wù)园(yuán) 大(dà)熊(xióng)猫(māo) 可(kě)爱(ài) 新(xīn)闻(wén)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing to hear that
听(tīng)说(shuō)

to hear that

Model sentence
What to notice

听说 is news that reached you by ear.

Try it

Put 听说 before the full sentence.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing animal
动(dòng)物(wù)

animal

Model sentence
What to notice

动物 is a living animal.

Try it

Practice 小动物.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing zoo
动(dòng)物(wù)园(yuán)

zoo

Model sentence
What to notice

动物园 is a park for animals.

Try it

Hear 动物, then 园.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing giant panda
大(dà)熊(xióng)猫(māo)

giant panda

Model sentence
What to notice

大熊猫 is the black-and-white bear people love.

Try it

Practice 看大熊猫.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing cute
可(kě)爱(ài)

cute

Model sentence
What to notice

可爱 is easy to love.

Try it

Put 很 before 可爱.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing news
新(xīn)闻(wén)

news

Model sentence
What to notice

新闻 is new information from the world.

Try it

Practice 看新闻.

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.

        听说 plus a full sentence is news you heard.

        1 I heard that
        Grammar 01 / 01
        听说 + clause

        I heard that

        听说 introduces news you did not see yourself. 我听说有的熊猫出国了 is the textbook line. This app lesson uses 大熊猫 and 有些, because 熊猫 and 有的 are not both in the unused HSK 3 teaching list.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: I have heard.

        Put 听说 before the full sentence.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "news".

        新闻 is new information from the world.

        Reading practice

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

        新(xīn)闻(wén)

        Panda news

        安(ān)娜(nà)：我(wǒ)听(tīng)说(shuō)大(dà)熊(xióng)猫(māo)出(chū)国(guó)了(le)。

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：这(zhè)是(shì)新(xīn)闻(wén)。有(yǒu)些(xiē)很(hěn)可(kě)爱(ài)。

        刘(liú)明(míng)：我(wǒ)们(men)去(qù)动(dòng)物(wù)园(yuán)看(kàn)动(dòng)物(wù)。

        王(wáng)一(yī)雪(xuě)：我(wǒ)看(kàn)大(dà)熊(xióng)猫(māo)。

        Anna: I heard that the giant pandas have gone abroad.

        Mark: This is news. Some are very cute.

        Liu Ming: Let's go to the zoo to see animals.

        Wang Yixue: I will look at the giant pandas.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: What did 安娜 hear?
        Question 01

        What did 安娜 hear?

        Question 2: Where do they go?
        Question 02

        Where do they go?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence saying you heard that the giant pandas have gone abroad.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "to hear that"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "news"?

        Lesson complete

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