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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Unit 3Lesson 52

When Things Collapse

崩溃与毁灭 Bēngkuì yǔ Huǐmiè

Jason
Amy
Anna
Martin

Discuss the various ways in which things can fall or collapse, including physical structures and abstract concepts like failure or destruction.

Unit 3: Letting Go & Change (放手与变化) — letting-go-change
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June 27, 2026

Lesson Outcomes

By the end of this lesson, you can:

  • Listen: Understand discussions about potential collapses and their results
  • Speak: Articulate hypothetical scenarios with clear outcomes
  • Read: Read a formal text and identify hypothetical outcomes
  • Write: Compose hypothetical statements with literary conditionals and results

Lesson Targets

TaskFormulate hypothetical outcomes using literary conditionals and result markers
TopicDebate on Urban Development
Grammar介词:基于
jiècí: jīyú
Preposition: 基于 (Based on)
Skillshypothetical reasoning · expressing conditional outcomes · literary register reading

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