HSK 3
HSK 3 · App lesson 35
15-25 min 6 words Official 16.2/2 8 sections

Talk about the world, visitors, a garden, grass, raising animals, and being interested.

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

Visitors watching keepers care for animals near grass in a park-like zoo
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

At the zoo, people watch and care. These six words name visitors, grass, and interest.

世(shì)界(jiè) 游(yóu)客(kè) 园(yuán) 草(cǎo) 养(yǎng) 感(gǎn)兴(xīng)趣(qù)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing world
世(shì)界(jiè)

world

Model sentence
What to notice

世界 is the whole world.

Try it

Practice 在世界.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing tourist
游(yóu)客(kè)

tourist

Model sentence
What to notice

游客 is a person visiting for travel. You already know 旅游.

Try it

Practice 很多游客.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing garden
园(yuán)

garden; park

Model sentence
What to notice

园 is inside 公园 and 动物园.

Try it

You already know 公园.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing grass
草(cǎo)

grass

Model sentence
What to notice

草 is green plants on the ground.

Try it

Practice 有草.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing to raise
养(yǎng)

to raise; to keep

Model sentence
What to notice

养 is looking after an animal or a plant.

Try it

Put the animal after 养.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing to be interested
感(gǎn)兴(xīng)趣(qù)

to be interested

Model sentence
What to notice

感兴趣 is wanting to know more.

Try it

You will also hear 对…感兴趣.

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.

        对 plus the noun plus 感兴趣 says what you like learning about.

        1 Animals people care about
        Grammar 01 / 01
        对 + noun + 感兴趣

        Animals people care about

        感兴趣 is being interested. 游客 come to see 动物 in a 园. 养 is looking after an animal. 草 is what some animals eat. 世界 is the wider place they go.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: Look at the world.

        Practice 在世界.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "to be interested".

        感兴趣 is wanting to know more.

        Reading practice

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

        在(zài)园(yuán)里(lǐ)

        At the zoo garden

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：我(wǒ)对(duì)动(dòng)物(wù)感(gǎn)兴(xīng)趣(qù)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：游(yóu)客(kè)来(lái)看(kàn)大(dà)熊(xióng)猫(māo)。

        刘(liú)明(míng)：这(zhè)个(gè)园(yuán)有(yǒu)草(cǎo)。他(tā)们(men)养(yǎng)动(dòng)物(wù)。

        王(wáng)一(yī)雪(xuě)：世(shì)界(jiè)很(hěn)大(dà)。

        Mark: I am interested in animals.

        Anna: Visitors come to see the giant pandas.

        Liu Ming: This garden has grass. They raise animals.

        Wang Yixue: The world is very big.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: What is 马克 interested in?
        Question 01

        What is 马克 interested in?

        Question 2: Who comes to see the pandas?
        Question 02

        Who comes to see the pandas?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence saying you are interested in animals.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "world"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "to be interested"?

        Lesson complete

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