六年级了Year Six

New words

• 所suǒ — (measure word: schools, hospitals)
• 初chū — beginning (九月初); first (初中)
• 面对miànduì — to face
• 自觉zìjué — on one's own (without being told)
• 主任zhǔrèn — head, director (班主任 = head teacher)
• 适应shìyìng — to adapt, get used to

The story

乐乐：早上好！今天开学，我上六年级了！Morning! School starts today. I'm in Year Six now!

小雨：时间过得真快！明年你就要上初中了。Time flies! Next year you'll be starting middle school.

乐乐：对！成都有很多所初中，我要上一所最好的！Yep! Chengdu has loads of middle schools, and I'm going to the best one!

大卫：哪所最好？Which one's the best?

乐乐：离安娜的包子店最近的那所！The one closest to Anna's bun shop!

李老师：同学们好。从今天起，我是你们的班主任。Good morning, class. From today, I'm your head teacher.

乐乐：糟糕，又是李老师！她一次也没笑过……Oh no, Ms Li again! She's never smiled once...

李老师：而且，我现在也是六年级的主任。请叫我李主任。What's more, I'm now also head of Year Six. Please call me Director Li.

Opening the lesson…