家长用 For parents: the whole script, with pinyin, English and answers
第1题 · Dialogue
子健：奶奶，您提着这么多东西，请坐我的位子吧。
nǎi nai nín tí zhe zhè me duō dōng xi qǐng zuò wǒ de wèi zi ba
Zijian: Grandma, you're carrying so many things. Please take my seat.
老奶奶：谢谢你，小朋友。我刚从菜市场回来，脚有点酸。
xiè xie nǐ xiǎo péng you wǒ gāng cóng cài shì chǎng huí lai jiǎo yǒu diǎn suān
old lady: Thank you, young man. I've just come back from the market, and my feet are a bit sore.
子健：不客气。您的袋子也可以放在地上，这样比较轻松。
bú kè qi nín de dài zi yě kě yǐ fàng zài dì shàng zhè yàng bǐ jiào qīng sōng
Zijian: You're welcome. You can put your bags on the floor too; it's more comfortable that way.
问题：子健为什么让位给老奶奶？
Question: Why does Zijian give his seat to the old lady?
答案 Answer: 老奶奶提着很多东西，脚也酸了 (she is carrying a lot and her feet are sore)
第2题 · Announcement
社区中心职员：各位居民，乐龄活动中心每个星期二和星期四早上都有太极班。
gè wèi jū mín lè líng huó dòng zhōng xīn měi gè xīng qī èr hé xīng qī sì zǎo shang dōu yǒu tài jí bān
community centre staff: Residents, the senior activity centre holds tai chi classes every Tuesday and Thursday morning.
社区中心职员：欢迎六十岁以上的居民参加，不用付钱。
huān yíng liù shí suì yǐ shàng de jū mín cān jiā bú yòng fù qián
community centre staff: Residents aged sixty and above are welcome, and it's free.
社区中心职员：上课前请先量血压，身体不舒服时请不要勉强。
shàng kè qián qǐng xiān liáng xuè yā shēn tǐ bù shū fu shí qǐng bú yào miǎn qiǎng
community centre staff: Please check your blood pressure before class, and don't push yourself if you feel unwell.
问题：参加太极班的居民不用付钱。
Question: Residents who join the tai chi class don't have to pay.
答案 Answer: 对 (true)
第3题 · Voice message
奶奶：乖孙，奶奶的眼镜不见了，报纸上的字都看不清楚。
guāi sūn nǎi nai de yǎn jìng bú jiàn le bào zhǐ shàng de zì dōu kàn bu qīng chu
Grandma: Dear, Grandma's glasses have gone missing, and I can't read the newspaper.
奶奶：钥匙和手表我都找到了，就是找不到眼镜。你放学回来帮奶奶找找，好吗？
yào shi hé shǒu biǎo wǒ dōu zhǎo dào le jiù shì zhǎo bu dào yǎn jìng nǐ fàng xué huí lai bāng nǎi nai zhǎo zhao hǎo ma
Grandma: I've found my keys and my watch, but not my glasses. Help me look when you get home, OK?
奶奶：奶奶在家里等你，路上要小心哦。
nǎi nai zài jiā lǐ děng nǐ lù shang yào xiǎo xīn ò
Grandma: Grandma's waiting for you at home. Be careful on the way.
问题：奶奶请孙子帮她找什么？
Question: What does Grandma ask her grandchild to help find?
答案 Answer: 眼镜 (her glasses)
第4题 · Short talk
嘉欣：爷爷一个人住，所以每个星期天，我都会陪他出门。
yé ye yí gè rén zhù suǒ yǐ měi gè xīng qī tiān wǒ dōu huì péi tā chū mén
Jiaxin: Grandpa lives alone, so every Sunday I go out with him.
嘉欣：我们先去菜市场买菜，然后到咖啡店喝咖啡。
wǒ men xiān qù cài shì chǎng mǎi cài rán hòu dào kā fēi diàn hē kā fēi
Jiaxin: First we go to the market for groceries, then we have coffee at the coffee shop.
嘉欣：接着，我们到公园散步，最后一起坐巴士回家。
jiē zhe wǒ men dào gōng yuán sàn bù zuì hòu yì qǐ zuò bā shì huí jiā
Jiaxin: Next we walk in the park, and finally we take the bus home together.
问题：星期天，嘉欣和爷爷先做什么，后做什么？
Question: On Sundays, what do Jiaxin and Grandpa do first, and what next?
答案 Answer: 去菜市场买菜 → 到咖啡店喝咖啡 → 到公园散步 → 坐巴士回家 (buy groceries at the market → have coffee at the coffee shop → walk in the park → take the bus home)
第5题 · Dialogue
伟杰：妈妈，外婆最近常常忘了吃药，有时候还吃了两次。
mā ma wài pó zuì jìn cháng cháng wàng le chī yào yǒu shí hou hái chī le liǎng cì
Weijie: Mum, Grandma often forgets to take her medicine lately, and sometimes takes it twice.
妈妈：这样很危险。我们买一个分格的药盒，把每天的药分开放好。
zhè yàng hěn wēi xiǎn wǒ men mǎi yí gè fēn gé de yào hé bǎ měi tiān de yào fēn kāi fàng hǎo
Mum: That's dangerous. Let's buy a pillbox with compartments and sort each day's medicine into it.
伟杰：我还可以在外婆的手机上设闹钟，提醒她按时吃药。
wǒ hái kě yǐ zài wài pó de shǒu jī shàng shè nào zhōng tí xǐng tā àn shí chī yào
Weijie: I can also set an alarm on Grandma's phone to remind her to take her medicine on time.
问题：伟杰和妈妈打算怎样帮外婆？
Question: How do Weijie and Mum plan to help Grandma?
答案 Answer: 用药盒分好每天的药，再设闹钟提醒她 (sort her daily medicine into a pillbox and set an alarm)
第6题 · Dialogue
思敏：爷爷，您小时候住在哪里？也住在组屋吗？
yé ye nín xiǎo shí hou zhù zài nǎ lǐ yě zhù zài zǔ wū ma
Simin: Grandpa, where did you live when you were small? In an HDB flat too?
爷爷：不是，我小时候住在甘榜里。那里没有电，晚上要点煤油灯。
bú shì wǒ xiǎo shí hou zhù zài gān bǎng lǐ nà lǐ méi yǒu diàn wǎn shang yào diǎn méi yóu dēng
Grandpa: No. As a child I lived in a kampung. There was no electricity, so at night we lit kerosene lamps.
爷爷：虽然生活很辛苦，可是邻居之间常常互相帮忙。
suī rán shēng huó hěn xīn kǔ kě shì lín jū zhī jiān cháng cháng hù xiāng bāng máng
Grandpa: Life was hard, but neighbours often helped one another.
问题：爷爷小时候住的甘榜，晚上有电灯。
Question: The kampung where Grandpa lived as a child had electric lights at night.
答案 Answer: 错 (false)
第7题 · Short talk
俊杰：我奶奶今年八十岁了，她的耳朵不太好，常常听不清楚。
wǒ nǎi nai jīn nián bā shí suì le tā de ěr duo bú tài hǎo cháng cháng tīng bu qīng chu
Junjie: My grandma is eighty this year. Her hearing isn't good, and she often can't hear clearly.
俊杰：跟她说话时，我会说得慢一点、大声一点。
gēn tā shuō huà shí wǒ huì shuō de màn yì diǎn dà shēng yì diǎn
Junjie: When I talk to her, I speak a little slower and a little louder.
俊杰：我还会面对着她，这样她可以看到我的嘴巴，比较容易听懂。
wǒ hái huì miàn duì zhe tā zhè yàng tā kě yǐ kàn dào wǒ de zuǐ ba bǐ jiào róng yì tīng dǒng
Junjie: I also face her, so she can see my mouth and understand more easily.
问题：俊杰为什么跟奶奶说话时要面对着她？
Question: Why does Junjie face his grandma when he talks to her?
答案 Answer: 让奶奶看到他的嘴巴，比较容易听懂 (so she can see his mouth and understand more easily)