Laowai · Answer key · Elementary
The book by the window
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These are suggested answers. Accept equivalent answers supported by the story. Students’ own sentences will vary.
Comprehension answers
- Where does the narrator sit to read?
Beside the window: 我坐在窗户旁边。
- Which two places does the narrator check for the book?
The table and the chair: 桌子上没有，椅子上也没有。
- Where was the book the whole time?
In the bag: 书一直在包里。
Vocabulary meanings
| Chinese | Pinyin | Meaning in the story |
|---|---|---|
| 图书馆 | túshūguǎn | library |
| 窗户 | chuānghu | window |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | beside; next to |
| 安静 | ānjìng | quiet |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair |
| 一直 | yìzhí | all along; continuously |
One possible new sentence
Write one sentence saying where a book is. Use 书在… and a place.
书在桌子上。
Shū zài zhuōzi shang.
The book is on the table.
Discussion
Compare 桌子上 and 包里. The location word follows the noun; 在 introduces where the book is.
Return to the text after checking vocabulary. Ask students what they can now understand without translating each word.
Original Laowai reading and activity · laowaiapp.com/teachers/the-book-by-the-window/
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