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Lesson 2

平平 ： 你是哪国人？
píng ping ： nǐ shì nǎ guó rén？ 
Ping Ping: What is your nationality?
Andy ： 我是澳大利亚人。
Andy ： wǒ shì  ào dà lì yà rén。 
Andy:  I am from Australia.

平平 ： 我以为你是美国人呢！
píng ping ： wǒ yǐ wéi nǐ shì  měi guó rén ne！ 
Ping ping:   I thought you were from the United States! 

Andy ： 不是，我在美国住过很长时间，有一点儿美国口音。
Andy ： bú shì，wǒ  zài měi guó zhù guò  hěn cháng shí jiān，yǒu  yī diǎn ér  měi guó  kǒu yīn。 
Andy: No, I have just lived in the United States for a long time, so I have a little American accent.



平平 : 你朋友也是澳大利亚人吗？
píng ping : nǐ  péng yǒu yě shì  ào dà lì yà rén ma？ 
Ping ping: Your friend is from Australia too?

Andy： 不是，他是英国人。
Andy ： bú shì，tā shì  yīng guó rén。 
Andy:  No, he is British.

平平： 欢迎来到中国，很高兴认识你们！
píng ping ： huān yíng  lái dào  zhōng guó，hěn  gāo xìng  rèn shí  nǐ men！
Ping ping: Welcome to China, it is a pleasure to meet you both!


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Pingping Chinese Elementary Lesson 2 Where are you from

みんなの日本語、第６課55ページ、 リスニングとリーディングのれんしゅうです。私が言ったあと、リピートしてください。 2かいめは少しはやいです。
It‘ｓ for your practice of listening and reading. Repeat after me without reading みんなの日本語, even if you have the textbook. 
这是为了你的听力和阅读练习。 即使你有课本，也不要读　みんなの日本語、跟着我重复。 

ミラーさんは毎朝7時に起きます。
朝ごはんはいつもパンとコーヒーです。
電車で会社へ行きます。
会社は9時から5時までです。
7時にうちへ帰ります。
7時半に晩御飯を食べます。
それからテレビを見ます。
英語の新聞を読みます。
夜12時に寝ます。
土曜日と日曜日会社は休みです。
土曜日の朝図書館へ行きます。
午後テニスをします。
日曜日どこも行きません。
休みます。


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Consigli Culturali

LECTURA COMPRENSIVA.


ESTE CUENTO NOS HABLA DE UNA ESTUDIANTE QUE SE LLAMA VICTORIA.


Antes de comenzar la lectura.

1. ¿Que tan bueno eras en la escuela?

2. ¿Cual era tu materia favorita?

Presta atención a la lectura de tu profesor.


Victoria al escribir los números en su libreta lo
pasa muy bien.

Para hacer el uno pinta una rayita de arriba
abajo en el papel y le pone después una teja.
Para hacer el dos dibuja con cuidado el cuello
de un cisne.

Para dibujar el tres pone dos montañas de pie y
sigue con sus dibujos, para hacer un cuatro primero
una cruz y después le baja un palito como una vela.


Sigue con el cinco y el seis. ¡Qué fácil es! El
seis es un círculo que no puede cerrar. Y así poquito
a poco hasta el nueve que lo pinta despacito primero
un círculo y después le añade con cuidado una cola
de gato.

Victoria ya sabe escribir todos los números.

Spanish Reading Comprehesion

The student Victoria

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