5–8 minutes
Learn the core expressions and record in short blocks.
Describe weather clues and a forecast.
可能 is a possibility, not a certainty. Compare the observation, forecast and evening result before deciding whether to revise the initial guess. You can pause after any study block and continue later.
Observation & useful questions · Lessons 9–12
Identify the phenomenon, the explanation and the evidence. Distinguish observations from guesses and look for a limitation.
5–8 minutes
Learn the core expressions and record in short blocks.
5–10 minutes
Read one part, try the checks, then record the core dialogue.
5–10 minutes
Practise the writing focus and revisit your first-choice answers.
Try each item in a short block. Listen when needed, record when ready, and use the hints to retry. Pinyin and English can be turned off independently.
Pinyin shows how to say a word. The mark above a vowel shows its tone.
Watch the tone marks and listen for the rhythm of the whole phrase. Light syllables are short; pauses belong between meaningful groups.
Flip each card for stroke order. This lesson’s writing focus: 判 · 预 · 断 · 然.
自然
zì rán
nature; natural
线索
xiàn suǒ
clue
天气
tiān qì
weather
可能
kě néng
possibly; possible
预报
yù bào
forecast
判断
pàn duàn
judge; judgement
大自然里有许多可以观察的现象。
dà zì rán lǐ yǒu xǔ duō kě yǐ guān chá de xiàn xiàng。
Nature has many phenomena that we can observe.
乌云和大风可能是天气变化的线索。
wū yún hé dà fēng kě néng shì tiān qì biàn huà de xiàn suǒ。
Dark clouds and strong wind may be clues to a change in weather.
今天的天气比昨天凉。
jīn tiān de tiān qì bǐ zuó tiān liáng。
Today’s weather is cooler than yesterday’s.
下午可能会下雨。
xià wǔ kě néng huì xià yǔ。
It may rain this afternoon.
天气预报说傍晚有雨。
tiān qì yù bào shuō bàng wǎn yǒu yǔ。
The weather forecast says it will rain in the early evening.
观察和资料能帮助我们作出判断。
guān chá hé zī liào néng bāng zhù wǒ men zuò chū pàn duàn。
Observations and information help us make a judgement.
放学时,小安发现天空的云比早上多,院子里的风也变大了。
fàng xué shí, xiǎo ān fā xiàn tiān kōng de yún bǐ zǎo shàng duō, yuàn zi lǐ de fēng yě biàn dà le。
After school Xiao An notices more clouds than in the morning and stronger wind in the courtyard.
她说可能快下雨了,朋友却问她是不是只看云就能知道天气。
tā shuō kě néng kuài xià yǔ le, péng yǒu què wèn tā shì bú shì zhǐ kàn yún jiù néng zhī dào tiān qì。
She says it may rain soon, but her friend asks whether clouds alone can tell them the weather.
两个人先把看到的情况写下来,再查看当地的天气预报。
liǎng gè rén xiān bǎ kàn dào de qíng kuàng xiě xià lai, zài chá kàn dāng dì de tiān qì yù bào。
They first write down what they see, then check the local weather forecast.
预报说傍晚有下雨的可能,所以她们把户外的画纸收进屋里。
yù bào shuō bàng wǎn yǒu xià yǔ de kě néng, suǒ yǐ tā men bǎ hù wài de huà zhǐ shōu jìn wū lǐ。
The forecast says there is a chance of rain in the early evening, so they bring the drawing paper indoors.
老师提醒大家,自然里的变化可以提供线索,但一个线索不一定能证明一个答案。
lǎo shī tí xǐng dà jiā, zì rán lǐ de biàn huà kě yǐ tí gōng xiàn suǒ, dàn yí ge xiàn suǒ bù yí dìng néng zhèng míng yí ge dá àn。
The teacher reminds them that natural changes can offer clues, but one clue does not necessarily prove an answer.
傍晚,天空有云,却没有下雨。小安在记录旁边补上这次的结果。
bàng wǎn, tiān kōng yǒu yún, què méi yǒu xià yǔ。 xiǎo ān zài jì lù páng biān bǔ shàng zhè cì de jié guǒ。
That evening, the sky is cloudy but it does not rain. Xiaoan adds the result beside her record.
她学会了把观察和判断分开,也愿意在新证据出现时修改自己的想法。
tā xué huì le bǎ guān chá hé pàn duàn fēn kāi, yě yuàn yì zài xīn zhèng jù chū xiàn shí xiū gǎi zì jǐ de xiǎng fǎ。
She learns to separate observations from judgements and to revise her ideas when new evidence appears.
A 你看,云越来越多了。
nǐ kàn, yún yuè lái yuè duō le。
Look, there are more and more clouds.
B 你觉得一定会下雨吗?
nǐ jué de yí dìng huì xià yǔ ma?
Do you think it will definitely rain?
A 不一定,我只是觉得有可能。
bù yí dìng, wǒ zhǐ shì jué de yǒu kě néng。
Not necessarily; I only think it is possible.
B 我们还可以查什么?
wǒ men hái kě yǐ chá shén me?
What else can we check?
A 查当地的天气预报。
chá dāng dì de tiān qì yù bào。
The local weather forecast.
B 那我们先把画纸收进屋里,再继续观察。
nà wǒ men xiān bǎ huà zhǐ shōu jìn wū lǐ, zài jì xù guān chá。
Then let us bring the drawing paper inside first and keep observing.