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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Unit 2Lesson 35

Navigating Troubling Waters

困境中的航行 Kùn jìng zhōng de háng xíng

Jason
Amy
Martin
Adam

Discuss scenarios involving causing trouble, getting into difficulties, and the consequences of harming others for personal gain. Explore themes of damage and impairment in various contexts.

Unit 2: Navigating Conflict & Offense (冲突与冒犯) — conflict-offense
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June 27, 2026

Lesson Outcomes

By the end of this lesson, you can:

  • Listen: Listen to a debate and discern expressed preferences.
  • Speak: Express a strong preference when given two undesirable options.
  • Read: Read a negotiation scenario and identify preference statements.
  • Write: Write a paragraph describing a preference in a conflict situation.

Lesson Targets

TaskExpress a strong personal preference when rejecting one option in favor of another
TopicResolving Workplace Conflict
Skillsexpressing preferences · conflict negotiation · formal disagreement

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