全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
一、连词成句 Put the words in order
难道你忘了老师昨天说的话吗？
nán dào nǐ wàng le lǎo shī zuó tiān shuō de huà ma
Surely you haven't forgotten what the teacher said yesterday?
春天来了，花红了，草绿了，小鸟也唱起歌来了。
chūn tiān lái le huā hóng le cǎo lǜ le xiǎo niǎo yě chàng qǐ gē lái le
Spring has come: the flowers are red, the grass is green, and the birds have started to sing.
妹妹的哭声大得连屋顶都快被掀翻了。
mèi mei de kū shēng dà de lián wū dǐng dōu kuài bèi xiān fān le
My little sister cried so loudly that the roof almost blew off.
操场上，同学们有的跑步，有的跳绳，还有的在踢足球。
cāo chǎng shàng tóng xué men yǒu de pǎo bù yǒu de tiào shéng hái yǒu de zài tī zú qiú
On the field, some pupils are running, some are skipping, and others are playing football.
我们怎么能把垃圾随便丢在地上呢？
wǒ men zěn me néng bǎ lā jī suí biàn diū zài dì shàng ne
How could we ever throw rubbish carelessly on the ground?
难道我们不应该保护环境吗？
nán dào wǒ men bù yīng gāi bǎo hù huán jìng ma
Surely we should protect the environment?
他跑得比风还快，一眨眼就不见了。
tā pǎo de bǐ fēng hái kuài yì zhǎ yǎn jiù bú jiàn le
He ran faster than the wind and vanished in the blink of an eye.
公园里，花儿在笑，鸟儿在唱，孩子们在快乐地奔跑。
gōng yuán lǐ huā ér zài xiào niǎo ér zài chàng hái zi men zài kuài lè de bēn pǎo
In the park, the flowers are smiling, the birds are singing and the children are running about happily.
这么简单的道理，谁不明白呢？
zhè me jiǎn dān de dào lǐ shéi bù míng bai ne
Who could fail to understand something so simple?
教室里静得连一根针掉在地上都听得见。
jiào shì lǐ jìng de lián yì gēn zhēn diào zài dì shàng dōu tīng de jiàn
The classroom was so quiet that you could have heard a pin drop.
你这样做，难道不怕别人笑话吗？
nǐ zhè yàng zuò nán dào bú pà bié rén xiào hua ma
If you do this, aren't you afraid people will laugh at you?
二、完成句子 Fill in the blank
难道你不知道上课不能吃东西吗？
nán dào nǐ bù zhī dào shàng kè bù néng chī dōng xi ma
Surely you know that we can't eat in class?
💡 难道……吗 makes a rhetorical question: it means "you surely know". 虽然 and 因为 need a second half (但是, 所以) and don't make a question.
他饿得能吃下一头牛。
tā è de néng chī xià yì tóu niú
He is so hungry he could eat a whole cow.
💡 This is 夸张: no one can eat a cow, so it shows how hungry he is. Also, 头 is the measure word for cattle; you can't say 一头鸡蛋 or 一头苹果.
我们要做一个诚实的人，做一个勇敢的人，做一个善良的人。
wǒ men yào zuò yí gè chéng shí de rén zuò yí gè yǒng gǎn de rén zuò yí gè shàn liáng de rén
We should be honest, be brave, and be kind.
💡 In 排比 the three parts match: all are good qualities we should have. 生气 (angry) and 懒惰 (lazy) are not things we want to be.
难道这不是你的书吗？意思是：这就是你的书。
nán dào zhè bú shì nǐ de shū ma yì si shì zhè jiù shì nǐ de shū
"Surely this is your book?" means: this is definitely your book.
💡 A 反问句 with 不 means the opposite, and means it strongly: 难道……不是……吗 = 就是. 也许是 is too weak.
这道题简单得连幼儿园的小朋友都会做。
zhè dào tí jiǎn dān de lián yòu ér yuán de xiǎo péng yǒu dōu huì zuò
This question is so easy that even a kindergarten child could do it.
💡 连 comes with 都 (or 也): 连……都…… means "even …". 就 and 才 don't pair with 连.
这么好的机会，我们怎么能错过呢？
zhè me hǎo de jī huì wǒ men zěn me néng cuò guò ne
How could we miss such a good chance?
💡 怎么能……呢 is a rhetorical question that means "we must not": 为什么能 and 什么能 don't make sense here.
他高兴得心都快要跳出来了。
tā gāo xìng de xīn dōu kuài yào tiào chū lái le
He was so happy his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
💡 The exaggeration is 心都快要跳出来了: a heart beats (跳); it cannot cry or sleep its way out.
读书使人聪明，运动使人健康，帮助别人使人快乐。
dú shū shǐ rén cōng ming yùn dòng shǐ rén jiàn kāng bāng zhù bié rén shǐ rén kuài lè
Reading makes people clever, exercise makes people healthy, and helping others makes people happy.
💡 In a 排比 the three parts match: three good habits with three good results, so only 帮助别人 fits.
我们怎么能不遵守交通规则呢？意思是：我们一定要遵守交通规则。
wǒ men zěn me néng bù zūn shǒu jiāo tōng guī zé ne yì sī shì wǒ men yí dìng yào zūn shǒu jiāo tōng guī zé
How can we not obey the traffic rules? It means: we must obey the traffic rules.
💡 A rhetorical question with 不 means the opposite: 怎么能不遵守 = 一定要遵守.
这个西瓜大得像一座小山。
zhè ge xī guā dà de xiàng yí zuò xiǎo shān
This watermelon is as big as a small hill.
💡 An exaggeration makes something sound much bigger: a hill (一座小山). A sesame seed or a button is tiny, and 座 is not their measure word.
他瘦得只剩下皮包骨了。
tā shòu de zhī shèng xià pí bāo gǔ le
He is so thin that he is nothing but skin and bones.
💡 瘦得只剩下皮包骨 is a set exaggeration for "very thin"; a big belly or chubby cheeks go against 瘦.
三、改病句 Correct the sentence
病句：难道我们不应该随地丢垃圾吗？
nán dào wǒ men bù yīng gāi suí dì diū lā jī ma
Surely we should drop litter anywhere? (wrong)
改正：难道我们应该随地丢垃圾吗？
nán dào wǒ men yīng gāi suí dì diū lā jī ma
Surely we shouldn't drop litter anywhere?
💡 难道……吗 turns the meaning around: with 不 it says we SHOULD litter, so the 不 must go.
病句：春风吹绿了小草，吹红了花朵，吹得我很冷。
chūn fēng chuī lǜ le xiǎo cǎo chuī hóng le huā duǒ chuī de wǒ hěn lěng
The spring breeze turned the grass green, turned the flowers red, and made me very cold. (wrong)
改正：春风吹绿了小草，吹红了花朵，吹醒了沉睡的大地。
chūn fēng chuī lǜ le xiǎo cǎo chuī hóng le huā duǒ chuī xǐng le chén shuì de dà dì
The spring breeze turned the grass green, turned the flowers red and woke the sleeping land.
💡 In a 排比 the parts match: 吹绿了……，吹红了……，吹醒了……. 吹得我很冷 breaks the pattern and the warm spring picture.
病句：他饿得肚子咕咕叫，可是一点也不饿。
tā è de dù zi gū gū jiào kě shì yì diǎn yě bú è
He was so hungry his tummy rumbled, but he wasn't hungry at all. (wrong)
改正：他饿得肚子咕咕叫，一口气吃了三碗饭。
tā è de dù zi gū gū jiào yì kǒu qì chī le sān wǎn fàn
He was so hungry his tummy rumbled, and he ate three bowls of rice in one go.
💡 The two halves contradict each other: someone whose tummy rumbles from hunger can't be "not hungry at all".
病句：今天大约有五十人左右来参加活动。
jīn tiān dà yuē yǒu wǔ shí rén zuǒ yòu lái cān jiā huó dòng
About fifty or so people came to the event today. (wrong)
改正：今天大约有五十人来参加活动。
jīn tiān dà yuē yǒu wǔ shí rén lái cān jiā huó dòng
About fifty people came to the event today.
💡 大约 and 左右 both mean "about": use one of them, not both.
病句：难道你还不明白这个道理呢？
nán dào nǐ hái bù míng bai zhè ge dào lǐ ne
Do you still not understand this? (wrong particle)
改正：难道你还不明白这个道理吗？
nán dào nǐ hái bù míng bai zhè ge dào lǐ ma
Surely you understand this by now?
💡 难道 pairs with 吗 at the end: 难道……吗？
病句：他累得连话说不出来了。
tā lèi de lián huà shuō bù chū lái le
He was so tired he even couldn't speak. (wrong)
改正：他累得连话都说不出来了。
tā lèi de lián huà dōu shuō bù chū lái le
He was so tired he couldn't even speak.
💡 连 needs 都 (or 也) after the thing it stresses: 连话都说不出来.
四、扩句 Make the sentence longer
他很高兴。
tā hěn gāo xìng
He is very happy.
高兴到什么程度？：他高兴得跳了起来。
tā gāo xìng de tiào le qǐ lái
He was so happy that he jumped up.
夸张一点：他高兴得跳了起来，笑声传遍了整个操场。
tā gāo xìng de tiào le qǐ lái xiào shēng chuán biàn le zhěng gè cāo chǎng
He was so happy that he jumped up, and his laughter rang across the whole field.
我喜欢周末。
wǒ xǐ huan zhōu mò
I like weekends.
喜欢什么时候？：我喜欢周末的早晨。
wǒ xǐ huan zhōu mò de zǎo chen
I like weekend mornings.
再加一句，排比：我喜欢周末的早晨，喜欢周末的公园。
wǒ xǐ huan zhōu mò de zǎo chen xǐ huan zhōu mò de gōng yuán
I like weekend mornings, and I like the park at weekends.
加上描写，最后用“更”：我喜欢周末安静的早晨，喜欢周末热闹的公园，更喜欢周末一家人围在一起吃饭的时光。
wǒ xǐ huan zhōu mò ān jìng de zǎo chen xǐ huan zhōu mò rè nao de gōng yuán gèng xǐ huan zhōu mò yì jiā rén wéi zài yì qǐ chī fàn de shí guāng
I like quiet weekend mornings and the busy park at weekends, but most of all I like the time our family sits together for a meal.
五、造句 Make a sentence
难道……吗 nán dào……ma · surely … ? (rhetorical question)
难道你不知道过马路要看红绿灯吗？
nán dào nǐ bù zhī dào guò mǎ lù yào kàn hóng lǜ dēng ma
Surely you know you must look at the traffic lights when crossing the road?
这么好的机会，难道我们要白白放弃吗？
zhè me hǎo de jī huì nán dào wǒ men yào bái bái fàng qì ma
With such a good chance, surely we aren't going to throw it away?
有的……有的……还有的…… yǒu de……yǒu de……hái yǒu de…… · some … some … and others …
课室里，同学们有的在看书，有的在画画，还有的在小声聊天。
kè shì lǐ tóng xué men yǒu de zài kàn shū yǒu de zài huà huà hái yǒu de zài xiǎo shēng liáo tiān
In the classroom, some pupils are reading, some are drawing, and others are chatting quietly.
公园里的花有的红，有的黄，还有的白得像雪。
gōng yuán lǐ de huā yǒu de hóng yǒu de huáng hái yǒu de bái de xiàng xuě
Some of the flowers in the park are red, some are yellow, and others are as white as snow.
连……都…… lián……dōu…… · even …
弟弟累得连饭都不想吃了。
dì di lèi de lián fàn dōu bù xiǎng chī le
My little brother was so tired he didn't even want to eat.
这个故事好笑得连老师都笑出了眼泪。
zhè gè gù shi hǎo xiào de lián lǎo shī dōu xiào chū le yǎn lèi
The story was so funny that even the teacher laughed till she cried.
六、仿写 Write on the pattern
例句：公园里，有的人在散步，有的人在跳舞，还有的人在下棋。
gōng yuán lǐ yǒu de rén zài sàn bù yǒu de rén zài tiào wǔ hái yǒu de rén zài xià qí
In the park, some people are taking a walk, some are dancing, and others are playing chess.
有的……有的……还有的……
图书馆里，有的同学在看书，有的在写作业，还有的在找书。
tú shū guǎn lǐ yǒu de tóng xué zài kàn shū yǒu de zài xiě zuò yè hái yǒu de zài zhǎo shū
In the library, some pupils are reading, some are doing homework, and others are looking for books.
巴刹里，有的摊主在卖菜，有的在卖鱼，还有的在卖水果。
bā shā lǐ yǒu de tān zhǔ zài mài cài yǒu de zài mài yú hái yǒu de zài mài shuǐ guǒ
At the wet market, some stallholders are selling vegetables, some fish, and others fruit.
例句：这首歌好听得连小鸟都停下来听。
zhè shǒu gē hǎo tīng de lián xiǎo niǎo dōu tíng xià lái tīng
The song is so lovely that even the little birds stop to listen.
……得连……都……
弟弟困得连眼睛都睁不开了。
dì di kùn de lián yǎn jing dōu zhēng bù kāi le
My little brother was so sleepy he couldn't even keep his eyes open.
天气热得连小狗都躲在树荫下不肯出来。
tiān qì rè de lián xiǎo gǒu dōu duǒ zài shù yīn xià bù kěn chū lái
It was so hot that even the puppy hid in the shade of the tree and wouldn't come out.