A：吃药了吗？现在身体怎么样？
B：吃了，现在好多了。
A：什么时候能出院？
B：医生说下个星期。

日常对话 daily conversation

在医院

第14课  她买了不少衣服
一、听力  第一部分
1.开车
2.喝茶
3.买衣服
4.商店
5.苹果

第二部分
6. 男：昨天上午你去哪儿了？
女：我去学校学汉语了。
7. 男：你去商店买苹果了吗？
   女：没有，我买了不少菜。
8. 男：你看见张先生了吗？
女：看见了，他开车去医院了。
9. 女：这些是谁的衣服？
 男：丽丽的，她昨天买了不少衣服。
10.女：喂，请问，王小姐回来了吗？
男：没有，她一个小时后回来。

第三部分
11.我上午买了不少菜，中午做饭。
   问：她上午做什么了？
12.这些衣服很漂亮，都是张小姐的。
   问：这些衣服都是谁的？
13.王老师去学校了，她三点后能回来。
问：王老师什么时候能回来？
14.下午我和大卫去学开车了。
问：下午大卫做什么了？
15.我不爱喝水，不爱吃水果。
问：他不爱吃什么？

HSK1 第14课  她买了不少衣服

Hey everyone! Here is the second instalment. Today, we'll look at the following vocab: 

TO MOOCH
CRESTFALLEN
BRAWNY 
KITCHEN-SINK DRAMA 
and TO VIE 

Feel free to do the quizzes attached and message me if you have any questions! 

Happy listening! 

English Gym for Word Nerds

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