
Languages
Chinese HSK2 Elementary 3
Elementary Chinese course developing conversational skills, Pinyin and Hanzi knowledge through themed lessons and grammar practice.
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What Elementary (A2) Mandarin means
At A2 Mandarin, learners can handle simple routine exchanges and describe familiar aspects of everyday life.
Describe your routine
我平时坐公共汽车上班,六点回家。
I normally go to work by bus and return home at six.
Make a simple plan
你星期六下午想去看电影吗?
Would you like to go to the cinema on Saturday afternoon?
Talk about the recent past
昨天我和朋友吃了晚饭,然后去散步了。
Yesterday I had dinner with friends and then we went for a walk.
These are general examples of language use at this level, not a description of any individual course syllabus.
About this course
The course develops spoken Chinese through conversations about personality, home decoration, technology and language learning. Lessons include practice, review and presentations, with learners continuing to use Pinyin while being introduced to 50 Hanzi and memorisation techniques. Grammar work covers degree complements, duplicated adjectives and verbs, direction and location, number expressions, frequency and degree adverbs, and the tone adverb 就. Conversation practice includes introductions, describing homes, comparing abilities and discussing everyday convenience.
What you'll learn
- Discuss personality, character and everyday topics in Chinese
- Use degree complements, frequency adverbs and degree adverbs in common contexts
- Apply duplicated adjective and verb forms
- Describe direction, location and number expressions
- Recognise and memorise the 50 Hanzi introduced during the course
Is this course right for you?
This course is intended for Elementary (A2) learners continuing their Chinese studies. The content assumes growing familiarity with natural conversations and survival-level travel communication, while continuing to use Pinyin and developing recognition of Hanzi.
- Learners ideally have knowledge of 500 or more Chinese words
- The course continues material introduced in earlier Elementary courses
- The next listed progression is Intermediate 1
Where this course runs
- Selected class
2 Leman Street, London E1 8FA
London E1 8FA
Nearest station: Aldgate
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