HSK1

HSK Standard Course 1 is suitable for learners of Chinese without systematic Chinese learning experience and those who are going if take the HSK Level 1 test.

1. The is composed of 15 lessons. Except Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 focusing on pronunciation, each of the rest lessons centers on a topic in three situations, each with 1-2 dialogues. Each lesson teaches 10-15 new words and presents notes on 3-4 language points. The book was written strictly abiding by the 150 words required in the Syllabus (with only 10 words not included in the Syllabus, which are words ät Level 2 or 3, marked with **" in the book). We suggest each lesson take 2-3 hours.

II. Marking the beginning stage of pronunciation learning, Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 systematically introduce initials, finals, tones, syllabic structures and other basic phonetic knowledge. The aims are to help students comprehensively understand and master the basics of Chinese pronunciation and lay a sound foundation for further study. As a result, the demonstration and correction of pronunciation are the emphases and difficult parts in instruction. Pronunciation in this is presented with illustrations and texts, striving to help students integrate pronunciation with meaning at the beginning stage of their learning and to arouse their interest in learning. In this part, besides introducing phonetic knowledge, the texts also provide short and simple expressions in greeting, saying good-bye, expressing gratitude, and making apologies, etc. We suggest the pronunciation drills be combined with communicative exercises in teaching.

III. Each of Lessons 3-15 comprises 7 parts, namely, Warm-up, Text (with new words), Notes, Exercises, Pinyin, Characters and Application. A cultural note is designed after every five lessons, which introduces pertinent cultural background information.