HSK 1 Course Book: 12 Lessons for the New HSK 1

By the end you can

• All 300 HSK 1 words in 12 lessons and 3 reviews
• Talk about yourself, your day, food, shopping, places and plans
• Read and write simple HSK 1 texts

What’s inside

• Sounds: Pinyin and the Four Tones · Tones and Spelling
• Lesson 1: Dialogue: Hello! What's Your Name? · Words: Hello and Names · More Words: Questions and Answers · Grammar: A 是 B: Saying Who You Are · Grammar: Questions with 吗 and 呢 · Read: Three People in Class · Practice: Practice: Hello
• Lesson 2: Dialogue: Nice to Meet You · Words: Numbers One to Ten · More Words: Age, Phones and Feelings · Grammar: Numbers to 99 and Your Age · Grammar: Phone Numbers with 多少 · Read: Lin Hao's Phone Book · Practice: Practice: Numbers and Age
• Lesson 3: Dialogue: Who Is This? · Words: My Family · More Words: Friends, Children and Counting · Grammar: 有, 没有 and Measure Words · Grammar: Whose Is It? 的 and 喜欢 · Read: Xiaoyu's Family · Practice: Practice: Family and Pets
• Lesson 4: Dialogue: What Work Do You Do? · Words: Work and Study · More Words: Where, Languages and Groups · Grammar: Where You Do It: 在 + Place · Grammar: 会, 也 and 都 · Read: Mei Lin's Students · Practice: Practice: Study and Work
• Review A: All About Me: A New Neighbour · Test Practice: Lessons 1–4 · Can-Do Checklist: Lessons 1–4
• Lesson 5: Dialogue: What Would You Like to Eat? · Words: Food and Drink Words · More Words: Meals, Fruit and Cooking · Grammar: I Like to Eat Dumplings · Grammar: I'd Like Tea, Please · Read: Chen Xiaoyu's Meals · Practice: Food and Drink Practice
• Lesson 6: Dialogue: Are You Free Tomorrow? · Words: Days, Months and Years · More Words: Parts of the Day and Time · Grammar: When Goes Before the Verb · Grammar: What Time and How Long · Read: Lin Hao's Saturday · Practice: Days and Times Practice
• Lesson 7: Dialogue: How Much Is This One? · Words: Money and Shopping · More Words: This, That and Which · Grammar: It's Twenty Kuai · Grammar: This One, That One · Read: Lin Hao Goes Shopping · Practice: Shopping Practice
• Lesson 8: Dialogue: Where Is My Phone? · Words: Shops and Rooms · More Words: On, In and Behind · Grammar: The Phone Is on the Table · Grammar: Where Do You Live? · Read: Chen Xiaoyu's Street · Practice: Places Practice
• Review B: Roleplay: Out and About · Practice: Exam-Style Practice · Can-Do: What You Can Do Now
• Lesson 9: Dialogue: Finding the Bookshop · Words: Getting Around · More Words: On the Phone and Asking · Grammar: How You Go: 坐 + Vehicle + 去 · Grammar: Why You Go: 去 + Place + Verb · Read: Lin Hao Goes to Work · Practice: Practice: Getting Around
• Lesson 10: Dialogue: A Busy Day · Words: My Day · More Words: School and Reading · Grammar: Right Now: 正在 + Verb + 呢 · Grammar: Times, Order and 了 · Read: Xiaoyu's Day · Practice: Practice: My Day
• Lesson 11: Dialogue: After the Film · Words: Free Time · More Words: The Weather and Opinions · Grammar: What You Think: 觉得 and 怎么样 · Grammar: Weather and 有点儿 · Read: A Rainy Day at Home · Practice: Practice: Free Time and Weather
• Lesson 12: Dialogue: Calling in Sick · Words: Feeling Unwell · More Words: Looking After Yourself · Grammar: May I? 可以 and 能 · Grammar: Please Do, Please Don't · Read: Xiaoyu Visits Lin Hao · Practice: Practice: Feeling Unwell
• Review C: Roleplay: The Last Class · Practice: Exam-Style Practice · Can Do: Lessons 9–12: I Can…
• Reference: Question Words and Measure Words

Who it’s for

Learners preparing for HSK 1 on the new HSK 3.0 exam, or studying at that level.

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