# NCEA Chinese (Mandarin) Practice: Levels 1, 2 and 3 Free NCEA Chinese (Mandarin) practice PDFs for Levels 1, 2 and 3 in New Zealand: interacting, presenting, writing, listening and reading, with audio. Source: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/ncea-chinese-workbooks By Mei Lin NCEA is the school qualification in Aotearoa New Zealand, and Chinese (Mandarin) is offered at Levels 1, 2 and 3, usually in Years 11, 12 and 13. Internal tasks set by your teacher, such as interacting and presenting, sit alongside listening and reading. Level 1 suits about HSK 1 to 2, Level 2 about HSK 2 to 3 and Level 3 about HSK 3 to 4. By the end of a level's book you have practised its interactions, listening and reading, and at Levels 2 and 3 a presentation and writing, all with model answers and free audio. ## Best first book [NCEA Level 1 Chinese Practice: Interacting, Listening and Reading](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/ncea-chinese-level-1-practice): Interactions to act out, a communicate task, and listening and reading practice for NCEA Level 1, with model answers and audio. At Level 2 or 3? Open that level's book. ## Workbooks (3) Free. - [NCEA Level 1 Chinese Practice: Interacting, Listening and Reading](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/ncea-chinese-level-1-practice): 18-page PDF, NCEA Level 1 (about HSK 1-2). Interactions to act out, a communicate task, and listening and reading practice for NCEA Level 1 Chinese (Mandarin), with model answers and audio - [NCEA Level 3 Chinese Practice: Interacting, Presenting, Writing, Listening and Reading](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/ncea-chinese-level-3-practice): 18-page PDF, NCEA Level 3 (about HSK 3-4). Interaction questions with model answers, a presentation, writing, and listening and reading practice for NCEA Level 3 Chinese, with audio - [NCEA Level 2 Chinese Practice: Interacting, Presenting, Writing, Listening and Reading](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/ncea-chinese-level-2-practice): 18-page PDF, NCEA Level 2 (about HSK 2-3). Interactions with model answers, a presentation, a writing task, and listening and reading practice for NCEA Level 2 Chinese (Mandarin), with audio ## Which NCEA Chinese book matches my year? Level 1 is usually Year 11, at about HSK 1 to 2. Level 2 follows at about HSK 2 to 3, and Level 3 is usually Year 13, at about HSK 3 to 4. ## Can these books replace my teacher's internal tasks? No. Your teacher sets the real internal tasks. Use these pages to build the sentences you'll need and to practise the interactions, the presentation and the writing beforehand. ## Is there audio for the listening practice? Yes. 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