Compare two things before buying
Describe a difference and ask about the preferred item.
Recall useful words
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比
比 · bǐ · than, comparison
这个比那个贵。
贵
贵 · guì · expensive
这个很贵。
便宜
便宜 · piányi · cheap / inexpensive
那个更便宜。
颜色
颜色 · yánsè · colour
你喜欢什么颜色？
但是
但是 · dànshì · but
便宜，但是太小。
Listen for a detail
Which is cheaper in the recording?
Show script, meaning, and explanation
这个杯子十块钱，那个十五块钱。这个比那个便宜。
This cup costs ten yuan and that one fifteen. This one is cheaper.
十块 is less than 十五块, so 这个 is cheaper.
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Read a different account
红色的杯子二十块钱，蓝色的杯子十五块钱。红色的比蓝色的贵，但是林安更喜欢红色。
Show English meaning
The red cup costs twenty yuan and the blue one fifteen. Red is more expensive, but Lin An prefers red.
Why might Lin An still choose the red cup?
Show the answer and why
She prefers its colour — 更喜欢红色 states a preference despite the higher price.
Speak with a new detail
Compare two fictional cups by price. Ask which colour a partner prefers.
Try without reading. Work with a partner or make a private recording and listen back. Check the message and the response to your partner; pronunciation needs actual speech.
Show one model
A: 红色的比蓝色的贵。你喜欢什么颜色？ B: 我喜欢蓝色。
Write and revise
Write a comparison and then a preference.
Show a model and self-review checklist
红色的比蓝色的贵，但是我更喜欢红色。
- Make the comparison direction clear.
- Give a preference separately.
- Use 但是 only where it marks a contrast.
Your writing is not uploaded or automatically graded. Several responses may fit the task.
Remember for next time
A 比 B 贵 means A costs more than B. Reversing A and B reverses the comparison.
Tomorrow, recall two words and try the speaking task with a new detail. A few days later, revisit the listening without its script.
Teacher and partner guidance
Model the goal, then let the learner attempt it. Check understanding of the spoken passage with the script hidden. Use the writing checklist to discuss meaning and structure; use actual speech to observe intelligibility and interaction. These public tasks are formative and must not be reused as unseen tests.