全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
一、连词成句 Put the words in order
现在是八点。
xiàn zài shì bā diǎn
It's eight o'clock now.
我七点半起床。
wǒ qī diǎn bàn qǐ chuáng
I get up at half past seven.
学校八点上课。
xué xiào bā diǎn shàng kè
School starts at eight.
下午两点我们放学。
xià wǔ liǎng diǎn wǒ men fàng xué
We finish school at two in the afternoon.
今天是星期一。
jīn tiān shì xīng qī yī
Today is Monday.
明天我们去动物园。
míng tiān wǒ men qù dòng wù yuán
Tomorrow we're going to the zoo.
昨天下了一场大雨。
zuó tiān xià le yì cháng dà yǔ
It rained heavily yesterday.
一年有十二个月。
yì nián yǒu shí èr gè yuè
A year has twelve months.
一个星期有七天。
yí gè xīng qī yǒu qī tiān
A week has seven days.
我每天晚上九点睡觉。
wǒ měi tiān wǎn shang jiǔ diǎn shuì jiào
I go to bed at nine every night.
时间到了，我们快走吧！
shí jiān dào le wǒ men kuài zǒu ba
It's time, let's go quickly!
二、完成句子 Fill in the blank
一个星期有七天。
yí gè xīng qī yǒu qī tiān
A week has seven days.
💡 A week has seven days, from Monday to Sunday.
今天是星期一，明天是星期二。
jīn tiān shì xīng qī yī míng tiān shì xīng qī èr
Today is Monday; tomorrow is Tuesday.
💡 The day after 星期一 is 星期二.
我早上七点起床，晚上九点睡觉。
wǒ zǎo shang qī diǎn qǐ chuáng wǎn shang jiǔ diǎn shuì jiào
I get up at seven in the morning and go to bed at nine at night.
💡 In the morning we get up (起床).
今天是九号，明天是十号。
jīn tiān shì jiǔ hào míng tiān shì shí hào
Today is the 9th; tomorrow is the 10th.
💡 The day after today is 明天.
一年有十二个月。
yì nián yǒu shí èr gè yuè
A year has twelve months.
💡 There are twelve months in a year.
快一点，上课的时间到了！
kuài yì diǎn shàng kè de shí jiān dào le
Hurry, it's time for class!
💡 时间到了 means the time has come.
太阳下山了，晚上到了。
tài yáng xià shān le wǎn shang dào le
The sun has set; night has come.
💡 After sunset it is evening or night (晚上).
早上吃早饭，晚上吃晚饭。
zǎo shang chī zǎo fàn wǎn shang chī wǎn fàn
We eat breakfast in the morning and dinner in the evening.
💡 The morning meal is 早饭.
长针指着十二，短针指着三，现在是三点。
cháng zhēn zhǐ zhe shí èr duǎn zhēn zhǐ zhe sān xiàn zài shì sān diǎn
The long hand points to 12 and the short hand to 3; it is three o'clock.
💡 The short hand shows the hour, so it is three o'clock.
我等了很久，巴士才来。
wǒ děng le hěn jiǔ bā shì cái lái
I waited a long time before the bus came.
💡 很久 means a long time; 才 shows the bus came late.
三、改病句 Correct the sentence
病句：一个星期有八天。
yí gè xīng qī yǒu bā tiān
A week has eight days.
改正：一个星期有七天。
yí gè xīng qī yǒu qī tiān
A week has seven days.
💡 A week has seven days, not eight.
病句：明天我去了动物园。
míng tiān wǒ qù le dòng wù yuán
Tomorrow I went to the zoo.
改正：昨天我去了动物园。
zuó tiān wǒ qù le dòng wù yuán
Yesterday I went to the zoo.
💡 明天 is in the future; something already done (去了) happened 昨天.
病句：我九点晚上睡觉。
wǒ jiǔ diǎn wǎn shang shuì jiào
I go to bed at nine at night (word order wrong).
改正：我晚上九点睡觉。
wǒ wǎn shang jiǔ diǎn shuì jiào
I go to bed at nine at night.
💡 Say the part of the day first, then the hour: 晚上九点.
病句：现在是七点钟半。
xiàn zài shì qī diǎn zhōng bàn
It's half past seven (钟 in the wrong place).
改正：现在是七点半。
xiàn zài shì qī diǎn bàn
It's half past seven now.
💡 Half past seven is 七点半, with no 钟 before 半.
病句：今天是星期八。
jīn tiān shì xīng qī bā
Today is "day eight of the week".
改正：今天是星期一。
jīn tiān shì xīng qī yī
Today is Monday.
💡 There is no 星期八: the days go from 星期一 to 星期日.
病句：我每天早上七点睡觉。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qī diǎn shuì jiào
I go to bed at seven every morning.
改正：我每天早上七点起床。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qī diǎn qǐ chuáng
I get up at seven every morning.
💡 In the morning we get up (起床), not go to bed.
四、扩句 Make the sentence longer
我起床。
wǒ qǐ chuáng
I get up.
几点？：我七点起床。
wǒ qī diǎn qǐ chuáng
I get up at seven o'clock.
什么时候？：我每天早上七点起床。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qī diǎn qǐ chuáng
I get up at seven o'clock every morning.
然后做什么？：我每天早上七点起床，然后刷牙洗脸。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qī diǎn qǐ chuáng rán hòu shuā yá xǐ liǎn
I get up at seven every morning, then brush my teeth and wash my face.
我们去公园。
wǒ men qù gōng yuán
We go to the park.
什么时候？：明天我们去公园。
míng tiān wǒ men qù gōng yuán
Tomorrow we're going to the park.
早上还是下午？谁去？：明天下午，我们一家人去公园。
míng tiān xià wǔ wǒ men yì jiā rén qù gōng yuán
Tomorrow afternoon, our family is going to the park.
几点？去做什么？：明天下午四点，我们一家人去公园野餐。
míng tiān xià wǔ sì diǎn wǒ men yì jiā rén qù gōng yuán yě cān
Tomorrow at four in the afternoon, our family is going to the park for a picnic.
五、造句 Make a sentence
点 diǎn · o'clock
我们八点上课。
wǒ men bā diǎn shàng kè
We start lessons at eight o'clock.
晚上九点，我要睡觉了。
wǎn shang jiǔ diǎn wǒ yào shuì jiào le
At nine at night I have to go to bed.
每天 měi tiān · every day
我每天都喝牛奶。
wǒ měi tiān dōu hē niú nǎi
I drink milk every day.
爷爷每天早上去公园散步。
yé ye měi tiān zǎo shang qù gōng yuán sàn bù
Grandpa goes for a walk in the park every morning.
……的时候 ……de shí hou · when …
吃饭的时候，我们不说话。
chī fàn de shí hou wǒ men bù shuō huà
When we eat, we don't talk.
下雨的时候，我在家看书。
xià yǔ de shí hou wǒ zài jiā kàn shū
When it rains, I read at home.
六、仿写 Write on the pattern
例句：我七点起床，八点上学。
wǒ qī diǎn qǐ chuáng bā diǎn shàng xué
I get up at seven and go to school at eight.
……点……，……点……。
爸爸八点上班，六点下班。
bà ba bā diǎn shàng bān liù diǎn xià bān
Dad starts work at eight and finishes at six.
姐姐四点做功课，五点弹钢琴。
jiě jie sì diǎn zuò gōng kè wǔ diǎn tán gāng qín
My big sister does her homework at four and plays the piano at five.
例句：昨天是星期二，今天是星期三，明天是星期四。
zuó tiān shì xīng qī èr jīn tiān shì xīng qī sān míng tiān shì xīng qī sì
Yesterday was Tuesday, today is Wednesday, and tomorrow is Thursday.
昨天……，今天……，明天……。
昨天我去了图书馆，今天我在家看书，明天我要去游泳。
zuó tiān wǒ qù le tú shū guǎn jīn tiān wǒ zài jiā kàn shū míng tiān wǒ yào qù yóu yǒng
Yesterday I went to the library, today I'm reading at home, and tomorrow I'm going swimming.
昨天下雨了，今天天晴了，明天会更热。
zuó tiān xià yǔ le jīn tiān tiān qíng le míng tiān huì gèng rè
Yesterday it rained, today it's clear, and tomorrow will be even hotter.