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HSK 1 Unit 8: Weather, Health and Celebrations

Preview version — Chinese review in progress.

The last seven HSK 1 lessons: the weather, feeling unwell, birthdays and years, asking about words while you learn, a full self-introduction that brings the whole level together, and two lessons with the words you need for the HSK 1 stories.

Goal: You can ask how things are with 怎么样, describe the weather, say you are unwell, give years and birthdays, ask what a word means and how to read or write it, and introduce yourself at length.

Start with lesson 1

Lessons

  1. How's the weather? 怎么样Ask about the weather and other things with 怎么样, and say it is hot, cold, raining or snowing.About 15 minutes
  2. I don't feel wellSay you feel unwell or tired, ask how someone is, and understand advice to rest or see a doctor.About 15 minutes
  3. Birthdays and yearsSay years, ask and give birthdays, use this year, last year and next year, and wish someone a happy birthday.About 16 minutes
  4. What does it mean? Learning ChineseAsk what a word means, how to read and write it, and talk about studying Chinese.About 16 minutes
  5. Welcome! Introducing yourself in fullIntroduce yourself in full: name, country, age, home, job or study, how you get around, and what you like; and understand others doing the same.About 18 minutes
  6. Before the stories: people and surnamesAsk someone's surname, talk about the people in a photo, and learn the people words of the HSK 1 stories.About 16 minutes
  7. Before the stories: New Year and the stationWish people a happy New Year, talk about a red present and a cake, and hurry to the train station, with the last words for the HSK 1 stories.About 16 minutes

You have finished HSK 1. Next: HSK 2 Unit 1: What happened, where you start talking about the past with 了 and 过.