HSK 2 Course Book: 12 Lessons for the New HSK 2

By the end you can

• Learn all 200 new HSK 2 words in 12 lessons
• Describe people, places and plans, compare things, give reasons and tell what happened
• Read and write short HSK 2 texts with confidence

What’s inside

• Lesson 1: Dialogue: My Family, Old and Young · Words: Names and Family · More Words: Looks, Birthdays and Childhood · Grammar: When, Where, How: 是……的 · Grammar: Doubled Adjectives: 高高的 · Read: Grandpa's Birthday · Practice: Practice: People in My Life
• Lesson 2: Dialogue: A Watch, a Pair of Trousers · Words: Colours and Clothes · More Words: Things, Money and Comparing · Grammar: Comparing with 比 · Grammar: 的 Phrases and 条 / 包 · Read: Saturday at the Mall · Practice: Practice: Colours and Things
• Lesson 3: Dialogue: Dinner After Class · Words: Food and Drinks · More Words: Useful Words for Eating Out · Grammar: This or That? 还是 · Grammar: Finished: 吃完, 喝完 · Read: A Good Restaurant · Practice: Practice: Eating Out
• Lesson 4: Dialogue: The Way to the Bookshop · Words: Getting Around · More Words: Near, Far and Which Side · Grammar: How Far? 离 + Place · Grammar: Which Way? 从……往……走 · Read: My Way to Work · Practice: Practice: Getting Around Town
• Review A: Roleplay: Grandpa's Birthday Dinner · Practice: Review A: Test Yourself · Can-Do: What I Can Do Now
• Lesson 5: Dialogue: Chen Xiaoyu's New Home · Words: Words for Home · Useful Phrases: Phrases for Home · Grammar: Saying What Is Where with 着 · Grammar: Where Is It? 在 + Place + 上面 · Read: Xiaoyu's Room · Practice: Practise Lesson 5
• Lesson 6: Dialogue: Late for Class · Words: Coming and Going 1 · More Words: Coming and Going 2 · Grammar: 来 or 去? · Grammar: Run In, Walk Out, Stand Up · Read: A Morning at School · Practice: Practise Lesson 6
• Lesson 7: Dialogue: What Do You Do for Fun? · Words: Sport Words · More Words: Hobby Words · Grammar: How Well? Verb + 得 · Grammar: How Often, Most and Together · Read: Three Friends and Their Hobbies · Practice: Practise Lesson 7
• Lesson 8: Dialogue: The Exam Is Coming · Words: School Words · More Words: Term Words · Grammar: Already and Soon: 已经 and 快要 · Grammar: Results: 听懂, 写错, 做完 · Read: Exam Day · Practice: Practise Lesson 8
• Review B: Roleplay: A Busy Term · Practice: Exam-Style Practice · Can-Do: Check Lessons 5–8
• Lesson 9: Dialogue: Have You Been to Shanghai? · Words: Travel Words · More Words: Time, Hopes and Times · Grammar: Verb + 过: Have You Ever? · Grammar: Hopes, Maybes and When · Read: A Trip Next Month · Practice: Practise Trips and Plans
• Lesson 10: Dialogue: You Don't Look Well · Words: Health and Help Words · Phrases: Useful Phrases for Feeling Ill · Grammar: 别 + Verb: Don't! · Grammar: 让, 叫, 帮 and 告诉 · Read: A Day in Bed · Practice: Practise Health and Help
• Lesson 11: Dialogue: The Sky Has Cleared · Words: Weather and "So" Words · Phrases: Useful Weather Phrases · Grammar: 正在 and 着: Right Now · Grammar: Not As … As: 没有……那么 · Read: A Walk at Noon · Practice: Practise Weather and Comparing
• Lesson 12: Dialogue: Why Were You Late? · Words: Reasons and Contrasts · More Words: Little Words, Big Jobs · Grammar: Because … So, Although … But · Grammar: 一……就……, 得 and 地 · Read: Yesterday Morning · Practice: Practise Telling a Story
• Review C: Ready for HSK 2: Plans for the Holidays · Ready for HSK 2: Mixed HSK 2 Practice · Ready for HSK 2: What I Can Do Now
• Grammar Reference: Complements and Comparisons

Who it’s for

Learners preparing for HSK 2 on the new HSK 3.0 exam, or studying at that level.

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