Chinese course / HSK1
HSK1: use the language
Work through these units in order, or revisit a situation you need. Each combines listening, reading, vocabulary, speaking, and writing. These are original teaching units, rather than official mock papers.
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Meet a new classmate
Greet someone, exchange names, and ask about an identity.
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Arrange a time to meet
Ask the day and time, then agree when to meet.
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Buy a small quantity
Ask the price and buy a stated number of things.
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Describe weather and location
Say what the weather is like and where a place is.
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Choose food and a drink
Ask what someone wants to eat and drink.
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State a destination and departure time
Say where you are going, when, and how.
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Express a need and respond kindly
Say how you feel and what you would like to do.
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Read a timetable and say what exists
Find a lesson time and describe a school facility.
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Find details in a short notice
Distinguish people, quantities, places, and times in short messages.
After a unit, try a fresh spoken or written response with the model closed. Tomorrow, recall two words and repeat the task with a different detail. If you need the model, use it and try again later.