PMC Advanced #67: 夏天需要空调吗？

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Designed for HSK 4–5 learners.

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• Natural Speed Audio: Listen to the audio passage as it’s naturally spoken to see how much you understand.

• HSK Comprehension Test: Test your understanding with multiple-choice questions, just like on the HSK!

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🎧 Listen, Test, Learn, and Speak

Start by hitting play on the recording.

1️⃣ Step 1: Listen

First, you’ll hear it at normal speed, and then again at a slower pace.

Try listening to the normal speed a few times. Don’t worry if you don’t catch everything right away, you’ll start to pick up more and more words each time.

If some parts are still tricky, that’s totally okay! The slower version will help you hear those details more clearly.

Just by giving it a try, you’re already improving your listening skills, so keep going, you’re doing great!

🎯 Step 2: HSK Comprehension Test

Now it’s time to see how much you understood! Try the multiple-choice questions, they’re designed just like HSK questions, so you’re getting real practice here. Every question is a step closer to HSK success!

3️⃣ Step 3: Review, Learn, and Dig Into Grammar

Now, take a look at the transcription, translation, and vocabulary list. Don’t rush through. If you spot any unfamiliar words, this is your moment to learn them.

Also, check out the grammar explanations. They’ll help you understand how the sentences work and give you new ways to use Chinese in your own conversations.

4️⃣ Step 4: Read It Out Loud

To wrap things up, try reading the transcript out loud (without the pinyin). It’s not just about getting the sounds right, it’s about making those new words stick in your memory and building confidence in your pronunciation.

🎯 HSK Comprehension Test

1. 上个星期巴黎的天气怎么样？

   1. 很凉快，只有20度

   2. 非常热，达到了41度

   3. 下雨了，很潮湿

   4. 很正常，没有什么特别的

2. 我对使用空调有什么看法？

   1. 我觉得开空调对环境不好

   2. 我认为以前没有空调大家也过来了

   3. 我支持用空调，觉得很有必要

   4. 我觉得空调太贵了，不值得买

3. 我为什么觉得夏天开空调是合理的？

   1. 因为空调很便宜

   2. 因为这就像冬天开暖气一样正常

   3. 因为所有人都在用空调

   4. 因为法国政府要求使用空调

4. 没有空调的时候，我遇到了什么问题？

   1. 我花了很多钱买电扇

   2. 我搬到了别的地方住

   3. 我晚上睡不好觉，白天没精神工作

   4. 我每天都去游泳池游泳

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