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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Unit 7Lesson 139

Behind the Curtain

幕后的故事 Mù hòu de gù shì

Jason
Amy
Chloe
Zara

Discuss the world of film and theater, including elements like movie showings, prologues, and the stories hidden behind the scenes.

Unit 7: Art & Appearance (艺术与外观) — art-appearance
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June 27, 2026

Lesson Outcomes

By the end of this lesson, you can:

  • Listen: Listen to a theater critique and infer the implicit connections
  • Speak: Describe a staged performance without using connective words
  • Read: Read a performance review and identify the sequence of events
  • Write: Compose a narrative of a play using cohesive sentence groups

Lesson Targets

TaskDescribe a theatrical performance using sentence groups without connective words
TopicBehind the Curtain
Grammar看在X的面子上
kàn zài X de miànzi shàng
For X's Sake: 看在X的面子上
Skillsnarrative coherence · artistic description · contextual inference

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