Task 2 – Past Narration

Past Narration:

Time Frame: Past tense; anything happened in the past.

Narrate a specific event in your past with a CLEAR TIME FRAME IN PAST including the words for past perfect tense and past continuing tense.

Any past event that relates to your past experience, such as how you spent the last holiday, birthday, including an event, accident, wedding, even the first day arriving at a place or the first time you met someone special to you. Ideally, the past event should be something meaningful, unforgettable, or left a deep impression on you.

Key words:
Verb + 了
Verb + 过

昨天我买了……
以前我去过……
那天她穿着……

当时
那天；那年
昨天；前天
上个星期；上周
去年；一年以前
前年；大前年

Key Linguistic Focus

Common Ceiling Problems

Practice Resources

Sample Files (Coming Soon)
Click to View Practice Topic Bank

(1) 请说说你的上个生日(周末/圣诞节/感恩节/情人节……) 是怎么过的？
Describe how you spent your last birthday (weekend/Christmas/Thanksgiving/Valentine’s Day).

(2) 请说说你的婚礼/高中 (大学) 的毕业典礼/你来国防语言学院的第一天。
Describe your wedding, your high school or college graduation ceremony, or your first day at DLIFLC.

(3) 请说说你上高中/上大学时最难忘的一件事 (或最难忘的一天)。
Describe the most unforgettable event (or day) during your high school or college years.

(4) 请说说你第一次找工作/参加面谈的经历。
Describe your first job search or interview experience.

(5) 请说说你在工作中发生的一件难忘的事。
Describe a memorable event that happened at work.

(6) 请说说你在旅游时发生的一件难忘的事。
Describe a memorable event that happened during travel.

(7) 请说说你第一次和女朋友/男朋友的约会。
Describe your first date with your girlfriend/boyfriend.

(8) 请说说你在学习中文过程中发生过的一件有趣的事情。
Describe an interesting event that happened during your Chinese learning journey.

(9) 请说说你来国防语言学院以后发生过的一件难忘的事。
Describe a memorable event that happened after you arrived at DLIFLC.

Suggested Practice Method

  1. Choose one topic.
  2. Outline timeline first (When → What happened → Outcome).
  3. Highlight all time markers before speaking.
  4. Record your narration (2–3 minutes).
  5. Review for time consistency and completeness.
  6. You are highly recommended to use AI tools such as "ChatGPT" or "Doubao (豆包)" to carry out your desired speaking practice on any topic you propose.

← Return to OPI Overview