HSK 3 Reading Practice 2: Emails, Blogs & Short Articles

By the end you can

• Read HSK 3 emails, blog posts, reviews and short articles with confidence
• Answer every question type in the new HSK 3 reading section: replies, word banks and ★ questions
• Finish with a timed mini test and a speed-reading round, then fix the traps that cost the most points

What’s inside

• Unit 1: Replies: Match the Question Type · Replies: A Day at the Office · Replies: Office Replies
• Unit 2: Word bank in sentences: Read the Words Around the Blank · Word bank in sentences: Xiaoyu's First Dumplings · Word bank in sentences: Kitchen Word Bank
• Unit 3: Word bank in dialogues: Let One Line Explain the Other · Word bank in dialogues: Front Desk and Phone Shop · Word bank in dialogues: Desk and Shop Dialogues
• Unit 4: ★ questions: Read the ★ Question First · ★ questions: A Lamp Review and a Weather Report · ★ questions: Six Short Texts
• Unit 5: Main point: Find the Main Point · Main point: An Email About a New Project · Main point: Main Point and Details
• Unit 6: Cause and result: Spot the Cause and the Result · Cause and result: Why I Started Cycling to Work · Cause and result: Causes and Results
• Unit 7: Opinion words: Fact or Opinion? · Opinion words: Two Reviews of One Noodle Shop · Opinion words: Who Thinks What?
• Signal words: Signal Words at HSK 3
• Unit 8: Longer text: Follow the Time Words · Longer text: Grandma's New Phone · Longer text: Grandma's Story in Order
• Mini test: Mini Reading Test, Part 1 · Mini Reading Test, Parts 2–3
• Unit 9: Speed reading: Six Texts Against the Clock · Speed reading: Beat the Clock
• Fix-it page: Fix-it: Negatives and 才 vs 就 · Fix-it: Who Did What?
• Review: Comparing Answers

Who it’s for

Learners preparing for HSK 3 on the new HSK 3.0 exam, or studying at that level.

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