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P3 Chinese picture composition · Actions & gratitude

帮助老人Helping an Elderly Person

Xiaoming helps an elderly neighbour with her fallen groceries.

Start with the pictures ↓

01 · Look closely

Chinese composition pictures 看图说故事

Read from top left to top right, then bottom left to bottom right. Tell the story aloud before you write.

Picture 1: 老奶奶的购物袋破了,苹果滚到地上。 Picture 2: 小明上前帮忙,把苹果一一捡起来。 Picture 3: 小明用自己的袋子装好苹果,陪老奶奶走。 Picture 4: 到了家门口,老奶奶向小明道谢。
Four original practice pictures · 帮助老人
Need help describing each picture? 看图提示
  1. 老奶奶的购物袋破了,苹果滚到地上。
  2. 小明上前帮忙,把苹果一一捡起来。
  3. 小明用自己的袋子装好苹果,陪老奶奶走。
  4. 到了家门口,老奶奶向小明道谢。

02 · Plan your story

Guiding questions 想一想

  1. 老奶奶遇到了什么困难?
  2. 小明怎样帮忙?请按顺序说。
  3. 小明和老奶奶可能说了什么?
  4. 帮助别人后,小明有什么感受?

Include a beginning, what happened next and an ending. Add a feeling or a short conversation where it fits.

03 · Find your words

Useful words & phrases 好词好句

Pick a few expressions you understand. A clear sentence is more useful than a difficult phrase used incorrectly.

购物袋
shopping bag
滚落
roll down or fall out
连忙
at once
一一
one by one
陪伴
accompany
感激
grateful

04 · Read & compare

Sample composition 参考范文

Try your own draft first. This is one possible answer, with about 213 Chinese characters.

Show sample composition · 展开范文

帮助老人

一天傍晚,小明经过组屋楼下,看见一位住在附近的老奶奶提着购物袋慢慢走。忽然,袋子的提手断了,几个苹果滚落到地上。老奶奶望着苹果,十分着急。

小明连忙走上前,说:“老奶奶,我来帮您!”他蹲下身,把地上的苹果一一捡起来。看见袋子已经破了,他便拿出自己带着的蓝色购物袋,把苹果装好。

老奶奶住在附近,小明就提着袋子,陪伴她慢慢走回家。一路上,他还提醒老奶奶小心脚下的台阶。

到了家门口,小明把袋子交给老奶奶。老奶奶感激地说:“谢谢你,真是个好孩子!”小明笑着回答:“不用谢!”虽然提东西有点累,他的心里却很快乐。

What to notice

Follow the event sequence. Notice the specific actions, the characters’ feelings and the short dialogue. The ending responds to what happened.

05 · Improve one sentence

Small changes, a clearer story

These are optional ways to add detail. Your child can choose different words.

Start simply

苹果掉了。

Add a clear detail

购物袋的提手断了,苹果滚落到地上。

Start simply

小明帮她。

Add a clear detail

小明蹲下身,把苹果一一捡起来。

Start simply

她谢谢他。

Add a clear detail

老奶奶接过袋子,感激地向小明道谢。

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帮助老人

Name: ____________________  Date: ______________

Four pictures for Helping an Elderly Person

仔细看图,先说一说,再用自己的话写一个完整的故事。

  1. 老奶奶遇到了什么困难?
  2. 小明怎样帮忙?请按顺序说。
  3. 小明和老奶奶可能说了什么?
  4. 帮助别人后,小明有什么感受?
Original practice resource · www.pandahuawen.com/p3-chinese-composition/helping-an-elderly-person