Makan, hiburan, pengalaman, dan nasihat

A useful situation

• Your goal: Distinguish having done something before from doing it now.
• Before you start, recall the words you already know. New words below are here to help, not a list you must master before continuing.

Words you will use

• experience marker过guo guo — experience marker. I / me我wǒto go去qùexperience marker过guoShanghai municipality…上海shàng hǎi。
• in the process of正在zhèngzài zhèngzài — in the process of. I / me我wǒin the process of正在zhèngzàistudy学习xuéxí。
• last year去年qùnián qùnián — last year. I / me我wǒlast year去年qùniánto go去qùexperience marker过guoShanghai municipality…上海shàng hǎi。
• study学习xuéxí xuéxí — study. I / me我wǒin the process of正在zhèngzàistudy学习xuéxíChinese language中文zhōng wén。
• before以前yǐqián yǐqián — before. I / me我wǒbefore以前yǐqiánto go去qùexperience marker过guo。

Build the meaning

• Verb + experience marker过guo can describe an experience: I / me我wǒto go去qùexperience marker过guoShanghai municipality…上海shàng hǎi. not / haven't没méito go去qùexperience marker过guo denies having that experience; it does not deny knowing the city’s name.
• in the process of正在zhèngzài + verb describes an action in progress: I / me我wǒin the process of正在zhèngzàistudy学习xuéxí. A time expression helps identify when a different event happened.

Listen for a fresh detail

• Listen before revealing the script.
• Replay if you need to. This is practice: if playback is unavailable, use the script as reading and return to listening on a device with Mandarin playback.

Read a different account

Wang Li (1900-1986), one of…王力wáng lìlast year去年qùniánto go去qùexperience marker过guoShanghai municipality…上海shàng hǎi。林安lín ānnot / haven't没méito go去qùexperience marker过guoShanghai municipality…上海shàng hǎi。today今天jīn tiānWang Li (1900-1986), one of…王力wáng lìin the process of正在zhèngzàistudy学习xuéxíChinese language中文zhōng wén，林安lín ānin the process of正在zhèngzàito read看书kàn shū。

• The reading and listening have different details. Use the material for the question you are answering.
• Read once for the situation, then again for the relevant detail. Reveal help when needed.

Speak, write, and review

• Ask whether a partner has been to a city, then ask what they are doing now.
• Record yourself privately or work with a partner. First try without the model, then compare the meaning and structure; a text checker cannot assess your pronunciation.

• Write one experience sentence and one current-action sentence.
• Tomorrow, recall two words and repeat the task with one detail changed. Revisit it after a few days; return sooner to the part that felt difficult.

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