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Mum’s Birthday

Two children plan a surprise for their mother.

Plans and wishes with xiǎng, and the pattern yīnwèi … suǒyǐ … for reason and result. The text also shows gěi as "for": gěi māma zuò dàngāo.

下(xià)个(ge)星期天(xīngqītiān)是(shì)妈妈(māma)的(de)生日(shēngrì)。我(wǒ)和(hé)弟弟(dìdi)想(xiǎng)给(gěi)妈妈(māma)准备(zhǔnbèi)礼物(lǐwù)。

因为(yīnwèi)妈妈(māma)喜欢(xǐhuan)花(huā),所以(suǒyǐ)弟弟(dìdi)想(xiǎng)送(sòng)她(tā)一(yí)束(shù)花(huā)。我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)给(gěi)她(tā)做(zuò)一(yí)个(ge)蛋糕(dàngāo)。

星期天(xīngqītiān)早上(zǎoshang),爸爸(bàba)带(dài)妈妈(māma)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)散步(sànbù)。我(wǒ)和(hé)弟弟(dìdi)在(zài)家(jiā)里(lǐ)准备(zhǔnbèi)。

蛋糕(dàngāo)做(zuò)得(de)不(bú)太(tài)好看(hǎokàn),可是(kěshì)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。弟弟(dìdi)还(hái)写(xiě)了(le)一(yì)张(zhāng)生日(shēngrì)卡(kǎ)。

妈妈(māma)回家(huíjiā)的(de)时候(shíhou),我们(wǒmen)一起(yìqǐ)说(shuō):“妈妈(māma),生日快乐(shēngrìkuàilè)!”妈妈(māma)高兴(gāoxìng)得(de)哭(kū)了(le)。

Words
81
Sentences
10
Words per sentence
8.1
in the vocabulary
0 %
measured level
2
Reading time
1 min

Comprehension questions

3 questions on the text. With each answer the sentence it comes from appears — a question whose answer you cannot find in the text tests nothing.

1. Why does the brother want to give flowers?

2. Where did dad take mum?

3. How was the cake?