Echo Chinese Reader • Story 2 of 9
我的学校 — My School
A student describes a typical school day — the classrooms, favourite subjects, a helpful teacher, and time on the playground with classmates.
Story Text
我的学校很大。学校里有很多教室。
我每天七点去学校。我们八点上课。我最喜欢英语课。英语老师叫王老师。她很认真，也很好。
下午我们有数学课。数学有点难，但是我很努力学习。
学校里有一个图书馆。我喜欢在图书馆看书。我的同学小红也喜欢看书。我们常常一起去图书馆。
下课以后，我们去操场玩。我喜欢踢足球。
我很高兴在这个学校学习。
Pīnyīn Reference
Wǒ de xuéxiào hěn dà. Xuéxiào lǐ yǒu hěn duō jiàoshì.
Wǒ měitiān qī diǎn qù xuéxiào. Wǒmen bā diǎn shàng kè. Wǒ zuì xǐhuān Yīngyǔ kè. Yīngyǔ lǎoshī jiào Wáng lǎoshī. Tā hěn rènzhēn, yě hěn hǎo.
Xiàwǔ wǒmen yǒu shùxué kè. Shùxué yǒudiǎn nán, dànshì wǒ hěn nǔlì xuéxí.
Xuéxiào lǐ yǒu yī gè túshūguǎn. Wǒ xǐhuān zài túshūguǎn kàn shū. Wǒ de tóngxué Xiǎo Hóng yě xǐhuān kàn shū. Wǒmen chángcháng yīqǐ qù túshūguǎn.
Xià kè yǐhòu, wǒmen qù cāochǎng wán. Wǒ xǐhuān tī zúqiú.
Wǒ hěn gāoxìng zài zhège xuéxiào xuéxí.
Key Vocabulary
| 汉字 Chinese | 拼音 Pīnyīn | English |
|---|---|---|
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 同学 | tóngxué | classmate; schoolmate |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to attend class; to have a lesson |
| 下课 | xià kè | class ends; after class |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to study; to learn |
| 数学 | shùxué | mathematics |
| 英语 | Yīngyǔ | English (language) |
| 操场 | cāochǎng | playground; sports ground |
| 认真 | rènzhēn | serious; diligent; conscientious |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; pleased |
| 每天 | měitiān | every day |
| 图书馆 | túshūguǎn | library |
Comprehension Check
Answer from memory — then re-read the story to check.
- What time does the narrator go to school each day?
- Which subject does the narrator find difficult?
- What sport does the narrator like to play after class?