Understanding and describing academic life

Understanding and describing academic life

Vocabulary: Academic Life

  • 学校 (xué xiào) - School
  • 老师 (lǎo shī) - Teacher
  • 同学 (tóng xué) - Classmate
  • 课程 (kè chéng) - Course
  • 作业 (zuò yè) - Homework
  • 考试 (kǎo shì) - Exam
  • 图书馆 (tú shū guǎn) - Library
  • 上课 (shàng kè) - Attend class
  • 放学 (fàng xué) - Finish school
  • 成绩 (chéng jì) - Grade

Typical Sentence Structures

  • 我在学校学习. (Wǒ zài xué xiào xué xí) - I study at school.
  • 我同学很聪明. (Wǒ tóng xué hěn cōng míng) - My classmates are smart.
  • 老师布置了很多作业. (Lǎo shī bù zhì le hěn duō zuò yè) - The teacher assigned a lot of homework.
  • 我在图书馆看书. (Wǒ zài tú shū guǎn kàn shū) - I read in the library.

Imperatives and Requests

  • 请你帮我学习. (Qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ xué xí) - Please help me study.
  • 别忘了你的作业. (Bié wàng le nǐ de zuò yè) - Don’t forget your homework.

Discussion about Academic life

Key concepts and ideas can be discussed in conversations concerning academic life.

  • 我喜欢我的老师,因为他们很有帮助. (Wǒ xǐ huān wǒ de lǎo shī, yīn wéi tā men hěn yǒu bāng zhù) - I like my teachers because they are very helpful.
  • 我在图书馆学习比在家里更能专心. (Wǒ zài tú shū guǎn xué xí bǐ zài jiā lǐ gèng néng zhuān xīn) - I can concentrate more on studying in the library than at home.
  • 我认为功课比考试更重要. (Wǒ rèn wéi gōng kè bǐ kǎo shì gèng zhòng yào) - I think homework is more important than exams.