Week 6 – Day 3: Interview (Workday vs Weekend)

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  • Added translation tooltip to the “用你自己的话写这个故事” instruction in the Retell section
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上班日和周末的一天采访
An HSK2‑level Q&A interview with a young office worker comparing a normal workday with a weekend day, using routine verbs and words like 今天、明天、周末、工作、休息.
LEVEL/WORDCOUNT: HSK2 / about 500 words

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上班日和周末的一天采访

今天我们 采访 一位 年轻 办公室 职员 李琳 我们 介绍 自己 一个 正常 工作日 一个 周末 生活 每天 工作 每天 公司 工作但是 星期一 星期五 工作日星期六 星期天 周末 可以 休息 一下 工作日 早上 几点 起床 工作日 早上 六点半 起床起床 以后 洗脸刷牙然后 早饭 常常 面包 牛奶 几点 公司 八点 左右 出门 地铁 上班 我家 公司大概 需要 三十分钟你每天几点下班? 一般 下午 六点 下班但是 有时候 工作 必须 加班晚上 八点 回家你在家平时最常做什么? 回家以后 吃晚饭然后 有时候 看电视有时候 上网 准备 明天 工作比如 电子邮件你上班日晚上几点睡觉? 一般 晚上 十一点 左右 睡觉因为 明天 早上 上班但是 有时候 常常 晚上 看手机所以 十二点 睡觉 在周末 生活 有什么不一样在周末 常常 睡觉 睡到 八点半 或者 九点 不用 上班所以 可以 多睡 一会儿 朋友 常常 看电影或者 公园 散步你周末晚上也这么晚睡吗? 周末 晚上 有时候 因为 不用 早起 常常 朋友 聊天或者 在家 看书看电视剧有时候 零点 睡觉你觉得上班日好还是周末好? 我觉得 上班日 工作所以 可以 周末 可以 好好 休息和朋友见面两个 都很重要

A Workday and a Weekend – Interview

Today we interview a young office worker called Li Lin. She introduces one normal workday and one weekend day in her life. Q: Do you work every day? A: I work at the company every day, but Monday to Friday are workdays. Saturday and Sunday are the weekend, and I can rest more. Q: On workdays, what time do you get up in the morning? A: On workdays I get up at 6:30 in the morning. After getting up, I first wash my face and brush my teeth, then eat breakfast. I often eat bread and drink milk at home. Q: What time do you go to the company? A: I go out at about 8:00 and take the subway to work. From my home to the company it takes about thirty minutes. Q: What time do you finish work every day? A: I usually finish work at 6 p.m. But sometimes work is very busy, I must work overtime and only go home at 8 p.m. Q: At home, what do you usually do the most? A: After going home, I first eat dinner. Then sometimes I watch TV, sometimes I go online. I also prepare work for tomorrow, for example, reading emails. Q: On workdays, what time do you go to sleep at night? A: I usually go to sleep at around 11 p.m., because tomorrow I still have to go to work in the morning. But sometimes I often look at my phone at night, so I only sleep at 12. Q: Then what is different on weekends? A: On weekends I often sleep until 8:30 or 9 o’clock. I don’t need to go to work, so I can sleep more. I often go to watch movies with friends or go to the park for a walk. Q: Do you also sleep so late on weekend nights? A: On weekend nights I sometimes sleep even later because I do not need to get up early. I often chat with friends, or stay at home reading books and watching TV shows. Sometimes I only sleep at midnight. Q: Do you think workdays are better or weekends are better? A: I think workdays have work, so I can earn money. Weekends let me rest well and meet friends. Both are very important.

Audio help

How to Use the Audio

The audio is designed to help you improve your Chinese listening skills and pronunciation. You can use it in two ways:

  • Before reading the text: Listen first to practice understanding spoken Chinese. This helps you focus on pronunciation, rhythm, and listening comprehension without relying on written characters.
  • After reading the text: Listen again to compare your own pronunciation with the native speaker. This helps you improve speaking skills, pronunciation, and fluency.

Listening regularly with and without the text will strengthen both your comprehension and speaking abilities in Chinese.

Vocabulary

HanziPinyinEnglish
上班日shàng bān rìworkday
周末zhōu mòweekend
采访cǎi fǎnginterview
办公室职员bàn gōng shì zhí yuánoffice worker
工作日gōng zuò rìworking day
休息xiū xirest
今天jīn tiāntoday
明天míng tiāntomorrow
起床qǐ chuángget up
上班shàng bāngo to work
下班xià bānfinish work
加班jiā bānwork overtime
休息一下xiū xi yí xiàrest a bit
常常cháng chángoften
有时候yǒu shí housometimes
聊天liáo tiānchat
上网shàng wǎnggo online
准备zhǔn bèiprepare
见面jiàn miànmeet

Grammar

Question–Answer with 每天 / 周末

  • 你每天几点下班? – 我一般下午六点下班。
  • 你周末几点起床? – 我周末常常睡到八点半。

今天 / 明天 to talk about time

  • 今天我们采访一位职员。
  • 我也会准备明天的工作。

Contrast workday vs weekend

  • 在工作日,我早上六点半起床。
  • 在周末,我常常睡到八点半或者九点。
PROVIDE MINIMUM 5, MAXIMUM 10 IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

Idiomatic Expressions

MandarinPinyinEnglish
好好休息hǎo hǎo xiū xito have a good rest
睡到很晚shuì dào hěn wǎnsleep until late
忙了一天máng le yì tiānbe busy for the whole day
见见朋友jiàn jiàn péng youmeet (see) friends
上上网shàng shàng wǎngsurf the Internet
看一会儿电视kàn yí huìr diàn shìwatch TV for a while
好好吃饭hǎo hǎo chī fàneat properly
早睡早起zǎo shuì zǎo qǐgo to bed early and get up early

Cultural Insights

  • In many Chinese cities, office workers’ official hours are similar to “9–6”, but staying late to 加班 is common and affects their weekday sleep time.
  • Weekends are often used to catch up on sleep, meet friends, and do light activities like going to a park, watching a film, or walking in shopping streets.
  • Because workdays can be stressful, many young workers feel that both earning money during the week and resting on weekends are equally important parts of life.
UNIQUE QUESTIONS, NO DUPLICATE QUESTIONS
TOOLTIP ANSWER FOR 10 QUESTIONS IN MANDARIN – ENGLISH

10 Questions

  1. 文中采访的是谁? 💡
  2. 对李琳来说,哪几天是工作日? 💡
  3. 她工作日早上几点起床? 💡
  4. 起床以后,她先做什么? 💡
  5. 她怎么去公司上班? 💡
  6. 她一般下午几点下班? 💡
  7. 她晚上在家做的一件事是什么? 💡
  8. 她上班日一般几点睡觉? 💡
  9. 她周末常常几点起床? 💡
  10. 她为什么觉得上班日和周末都很重要? 💡
CREATE 6 MULTIPLE QUESTIONS

Multiple Choice

1. 李琳的工作是什么? 💡
a) 老师
b) 办公室职员
c) 医生
2. 工作日,她早上几点起床? 💡
a) 六点半
b) 八点半
c) 九点
3. 她怎么去上班? 💡
a) 走路
b) 骑自行车
c) 坐地铁
4. 她晚上在家常常做什么? 💡
a) 去公园散步
b) 看电视或者上网
c) 去公司加班
5. 周末,她常常和朋友做什么? 💡
a) 去看电影或去公园散步
b) 去公司工作
c) 去学校上课
6. 为什么周末她可以睡得更晚? 💡
a) 因为没有朋友
b) 因为晚上很安静
c) 因为周末不用早起上班
CREATE 6 TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS

True or False

  1. 李琳从星期一到星期五都要上班。 💡
  2. 她一般开车去公司上班。 💡
  3. 她每天都六点下班,从来不加班。 💡
  4. 上班日,她一般晚上十一点左右睡觉。 💡
  5. 周末她常常睡到八点半或者九点。 💡
  6. 她觉得只有周末重要,上班日一点也不重要。 💡

Retell the Story

用你自己的话写这个故事。

建议:
中文:先写“今天我们采访了李琳”。然后用“在工作日,她……”说明起床、上班、下班和晚上做什么;再用“在周末,她……”说明起床时间、跟朋友做什么和几点睡觉。
English: First write “Today we interviewed Li Lin.” Then with “On workdays, she…” describe what time she gets up, goes to work, finishes work and what she does in the evening. After that, with “On weekends, she…” describe when she gets up, what she does with friends, and when she goes to sleep.

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