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Level 3 - Lesson 34

工作日去公园锻炼

Gōngzuòrì qù gōngyuán duànliàn

Exercise in the Park on a Workday

This lesson turns sports words into practical choices: where to exercise, whether the gym is open, where to play tennis, and where athletes are during a sports meet.

Student exercising in a park on a workday morning in watercolor style

Lesson goal

You will learn to choose where to exercise, talk about tennis and sports venues, and describe a sports meet with athletes in different places.

Plan exercise, tennis, and sports-meet activity in parks and sports venues.

  • Ask whether someone exercises in a park on a workday.
  • Choose between a park and a gym for tennis or exercise.
  • Describe whether athletes are coming and where sports-meet events happen.
Contents
01Vocabulary02Key phrases03Dialogues
01

Vocabulary

New words

01

Workday Park Exercise

Contains 4 words

工作日

gōngzuòrì·noun

workday

公园

gōngyuán·noun

park

锻炼

duànliàn·verb/noun

to exercise; exercise

园

yuán·noun/word element

garden; park; grounds

02

Sports, Gym, and Tennis

Contains 3 words

体育

tǐyù·noun

sports; physical education

03

Sports Meets and Athletes

Contains 2 words

运动会

yùndònghuì·noun

sports meet

02

Key phrases

工作日去公园

gōngzuòrì qù gōngyuán

go to the park on a workday

在公园锻炼

zài gōngyuán duànliàn

exercise in the park

园里人少

yuán lǐ rén shǎo

there are few people in the grounds

去体育馆

qù tǐyùguǎn

go to the gym

打网球

dǎ wǎngqiú

play tennis

03

Dialogues

01

Workday Exercise Plan

Situation: Two classmates decide whether to exercise in the park or go to the gym on a workday.

0:00 / 0:00
A

同学 | classmate

工作日去公园锻炼吗?

Gōngzuòrì qù gōngyuán duànliàn ma?

Do you go to the park to exercise on workdays?

体育馆

tǐyùguǎn·noun

gymnasium; sports hall

网球

wǎngqiú·noun

tennis

运动员

yùndòngyuán·noun

athlete

体育课后锻炼

tǐyù kè hòu duànliàn

exercise after sports class

运动会开始

yùndònghuì kāishǐ

the sports meet starts

运动员来了

yùndòngyuán lái le

the athletes have arrived

有的运动员来,有的不来

yǒu de yùndòngyuán lái, yǒu de bù lái

some athletes come, and some do not

B

同学 | classmate

去,园里人少。

Qù, yuán lǐ rén shǎo.

Yes, I go. There are few people in the grounds.

A

同学 | classmate

体育馆也开吗?

Tǐyùguǎn yě kāi ma?

Is the gym open too?

B

同学 | classmate

开,我们去公园。

Kāi, wǒmen qù gōngyuán.

It is open, but we will go to the park.

02

Tennis After Sports Class

Situation: Two students schedule tennis after sports class and leave enough time to rest first.

0:00 / 0:00
A

学生 | student

今天体育课后打网球吗?

Jīntiān tǐyù kè hòu dǎ wǎngqiú ma?

Are we playing tennis after sports class today?

B

学生 | student

打,四点半在体育馆。

Dǎ, sì diǎn bàn zài tǐyùguǎn.

Yes, at four thirty in the gym.

A

学生 | student

体育课四点结束,有时间休息吗?

Tǐyù kè sì diǎn jiéshù, yǒu shíjiān xiūxi ma?

Sports class ends at four. Is there time to rest?

B

学生 | student

有,先休息半个小时,再去打网球。

Yǒu, xiān xiūxi bàn ge xiǎoshí, zài qù dǎ wǎngqiú.

Yes. We can rest for half an hour before playing tennis.

03

Sports Meet Schedule

Situation: Two students use the morning tennis schedule and a favorite athlete's attendance to choose when to watch the sports meet.

0:00 / 0:00
A

学生 | student

明天运动会几点开始?

Míngtiān yùndònghuì jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?

What time does the sports meet start tomorrow?

B

学生 | student

九点开始,上午有网球。

Jiǔ diǎn kāishǐ, shàngwǔ yǒu wǎngqiú.

It starts at nine, and there is tennis in the morning.

A

学生 | student

那个有名的运动员也来吗?

Nàge yǒumíng de yùndòngyuán yě lái ma?

Is that famous athlete coming too?

B

学生 | student

来,我们九点去看吧。

Lái, wǒmen jiǔ diǎn qù kàn ba.

Yes. Let us go watch at nine.

04

Where to Watch the Sports Meet

Situation: Two classmates choose whether to watch the sports meet in the gym or in the park.

0:00 / 0:00
A

同学 | classmate

运动会在哪里?

Yùndònghuì zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the sports meet?

B

同学 | classmate

有的在体育馆,有的在公园。

Yǒu de zài tǐyùguǎn, yǒu de zài gōngyuán.

Some events are in the gym, and some are in the park.

A

同学 | classmate

我们去哪里看?

Wǒmen qù nǎlǐ kàn?

Where should we go to watch?

B

同学 | classmate

去公园,园里人少。

Qù gōngyuán, yuán lǐ rén shǎo.

Let's go to the park. There are fewer people in the grounds.