You are learning the completion particle 了: you will read the scene it happens in, learn 10 words and phrases, take apart the pattern behind them (subj + verb + 了 (+ object) — action completed), hear them in a conversation, rehearse them, and finish by saying one thing out loud to be graded.
An old café on Yongkang Road, former French Concession — morning light through tall windows, espresso and congee side by side. You recount yesterday's adventures.
The old café sits on a corner of Yongkang Road where plane trees arch overhead. Once entirely residential, this lane in the former French Concession has become a quiet strip of coffee shops and small restaurants. Morning light fills the tall windows.
She arrived at eight. 「我点了一杯咖啡。」 The barista nodded. She sat near the window and opened her notebook. Yesterday had been full. 「昨天我吃了小笼包，喝了豆浆，然后走了很远。」
A friend joined her. 「你昨天做了什么？」 What did you do yesterday? She smiled. 「我买了一本书，吃了很多东西。」 I bought a book, ate a lot of things. The friend laughed. 「我也吃了很多！」 Me too — I ate a lot too! They ordered congee. The morning stretched on. Every sentence was a small completed story.