Chinese Course I b - HSK 1

Topics covered in the course include:

• Continuing lessons in pinyin and the tonal system
• Relevant grammar and vocabulary
• Functional language e.g. phrases for conversation
• Information on cultural norms and traditions
• Practical communicative activities

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Know how to talk about amounts of money
• Talk about the weather
• Talk about Hobbies
• Turn sentences into questions in a number of ways
• Ask and make sentences indicating location
• Talk about things that happened in the past and get knowledge of action in progress
• make sentences indicating change with “了”
• Basic knowledge of modal verb “会” and “能”
• Make imperative sentences with “请”
• Make a phone call, exchange telephone numbers
• Learn pinyin with more rules (e.g independent sounds, rules for tones)

Price

€360 (excluding the book); €320 for students/au pairs (student card number/details of host family must be provided).

Materials
Integrated Chinese 1 Textbook: Simplified Characters; ISBN: 978-1-62291-135-6, €45. Book can be purchased at Kickstart. This book is used for all course levels.

Optional Books:
- HSK Standard Course 1 - Textbook; ISBN: 9787561937099, ± €26
- HSK Standard Course 1 - Workbook; ISBN: 9787561937105, ± €16

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