书法Calligraphy

New words

• 书法shūfǎ — calligraphy
• 艺术yìshù — art
• 欣赏xīnshǎng — to appreciate, enjoy
• 难道nándào — could it be that…?
• 兴趣xìngqù — interest
• 感兴趣gǎn xìngqù — to be interested

The story

大卫：王老师，您的包里装了什么？Teacher Wang, what have you got in your bag?

王老师：今天我们不复习了。今天我们学书法！No review today. Today we're learning calligraphy!

大卫：书法？考试不考书法啊！Calligraphy? It's not on the exam!

王老师：书法是中国的艺术。学汉语，也要了解中国文化嘛。Calligraphy is Chinese art. If you learn Chinese, you should understand Chinese culture too.

马克：太好了！我对书法非常感兴趣！Wonderful! I'm very interested in calligraphy!

王老师：马克，别抢！大家都有笔。Mark, don't grab! There are brushes for everyone.

安娜：我对书法有一点儿兴趣……可是我对吃更感兴趣。I'm a little interested in calligraphy... but I'm more interested in eating.

大卫：我对书法没有兴趣。我只对考试感兴趣。I have no interest in calligraphy. I'm only interested in the exam.

Opening the lesson…