Classes and classrooms, homework, marks, and the things in a school bag.
The words of a school day, from the classroom to the homework. They are very regular: 校, school, gives 校园, 校服 and 校长; 班, class, gives 班长 and 班主任. Watch the two readings of 长 in those words: it is zhǎng, the head of something, not cháng, long.
The words
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Verb (14)
上学to go to schoolVerb2
我每天骑自行车上学。I cycle to school every day.
放学school is out; to finish school for the dayVerb2
放学以后我去踢足球。After school I go and play football.
练习to practise; exerciseVerb2
我每天练习写汉字。I practise writing characters every day.
复习to revise, reviewVerb2
考试以前我复习了三天。I revised for three days before the exam.
预习to prepare a lesson before classVerb2
上课前最好先预习生词。It’s best to look at the new words before class.
听写to do a dictation; dictationVerb2
今天上课听写了十个生词。In class today we had a dictation of ten new words.
抄to copy (out)Verb2
请把这些句子抄在本子上。Please copy these sentences into your exercise book.
Also copying somebody else’s work, which is not allowed.
念to read aloudVerb2
老师念一句，我们跟着念一句。The teacher reads a sentence aloud and we repeat it after her.
举手to put up one’s handVerb2
知道答案的同学请举手。Anyone who knows the answer, please put your hand up.
考to take an exam; to testVerb2
明天考语文。Tomorrow we have the Chinese exam.
改to correct, mark; to changeVerb2
老师在改作业。The teacher is marking homework.
及格to pass (a test)Verb2
我数学考试及格了！I passed my maths exam!
交to hand in; to pay (a fee)Verb2
作业明天交。The homework is to be handed in tomorrow.
请假to ask for time offVerb2
我生病了，想请一天假。I’m ill and would like to take a day off.
Separable; 假 is jià here.
Noun (26)
年级year (at school), gradeNoun2
我弟弟上三年级。My younger brother is in the third year.
班class (group of pupils)Noun2
我们班有三十个学生。There are thirty pupils in our class.
班长class monitorNoun2
大家选他当班长。Everyone elected him class monitor.
长 is zhǎng here, the head of something.
班主任form teacher, class teacherNoun2
我们的班主任是教数学的。Our form teacher teaches maths.
校长head teacher, headmasterNoun2
校长明天要来我们班。The head teacher is coming to our class tomorrow.
同学classmate; fellow studentNoun2
他是我的大学同学。He was at university with me.
Teachers also address pupils as 同学们.
教室classroomNoun2
我们的教室在三楼。Our classroom is on the third floor.
教 is jiào here; the verb “to teach” is 教.
黑板blackboardNoun2
老师在黑板上写了几个字。The teacher wrote a few characters on the blackboard.
课桌school deskNoun2
请把书放在课桌上。Please put your books on your desks.
Measure word: 张.
图书馆libraryNoun2
我下午在图书馆看书。I read in the library in the afternoon.
校园campus, school groundsNoun2
我们的校园很大，也很漂亮。Our campus is big and beautiful.
操场sports ground, playgroundNoun2
下课以后同学们在操场上打篮球。After class the pupils play basketball on the sports ground.
粉笔chalkNoun2
老师用粉笔在黑板上画了一张地图。The teacher drew a map on the blackboard in chalk.
Measure word: 支.
课间break between lessonsNoun2
课间休息十分钟。There’s a ten-minute break between lessons.
校服school uniformNoun2
我们学校的校服是蓝色的。Our school uniform is blue.
Measure word: 套 or 件.
课表timetable (of lessons)Noun2
这学期的课表出来了。This term’s timetable is out.
语文Chinese (as a school subject)Noun2
我最喜欢上语文课。Chinese is my favourite lesson.
The subject as Chinese pupils study it: reading, writing, literature.
数学mathematics, mathsNoun2
她的数学特别好。She’s especially good at maths.
体育sport; PENoun2
星期三下午有体育课。We have PE on Wednesday afternoon.
作业homeworkNoun2
今天的作业很多。There’s a lot of homework today.
To do it: 做作业 or 写作业.
答案answer (to a question, an exercise or a test)Noun2
答案在书的后面。The answers are at the back of the book.
成绩marks, resultsNoun2
这学期他的成绩进步了很多。His marks have improved a lot this term.
分数score, markNoun2
这次考试我的分数不高。My mark in this exam wasn’t high.
文具stationeryNoun2
开学前要买一些文具。We need to buy some stationery before term starts.
尺子rulerNoun2
用尺子画一条线。Draw a line with a ruler.
Measure word: 把.
橡皮rubber, eraserNoun2
写错了可以用橡皮。If you write something wrong, you can use a rubber.
