CHINESE LANGUAGE ELEMENTARY COURSE (HSK 1)
汉语基础课程
Hànyǔ jīchǔ kèchéng

UNIT 1: FORMAL WRITING (3 weeks)
- Dialogues & Vocabularies:
- Writing simple sentences in CV; Refuse an invitation and express regrets; Agree or disagree, give others permission
- Grammar Focus
- Review & practise previous level grammar (e.g. sentence order and tenses)
- Difference between能 and会
- Words about permission and refusal, agree and disagree可以,不可以,能,不能
- Class Assignments
UNIT 2: TELEPHONE CALLS & REQUESTS (3 weeks)
- Dialogues & Vocabularies:
- Make a telephone call and leave a message for somebody; Make a request for a refund or an exchange in a shop; Make an excuse to leave earlier in different situations
- Grammar Focus
- Present continuous e.g. “zheng zai正在”
- Adverbs “cai才” and “jiu就”
- Conditional clause “yao shi要是…jiu就…”
- Class Assignments
UNIT 3: SHOPPING & BANKING (3 weeks)
- Dialogues & Vocabularies:
- Bargains in shopping; Ask for services in a bank; Saying goodbye in different situations
- Grammar Focus
- Understanding potential verb phrases with “de得/bu不”
- Attributive clause with “de的”
- Chinese words describing approximation (两三次,八九岁,二十多岁)
- Words and phrases for pre-condition: 如果, 如果….的话,如果….就
- Class Assignments
UNIT 4: DESCRIBING SOMEBODY, SOMETHING OR EVENT (3 weeks)
- Dialogues & Vocabularies:
- Talking about one’s life in a new place; Invite somebody to do something and arrange an appointment; Describe somebody, something or an event
- Grammar Focus
- Sentences with ‘把’ and its difference with sentences with ‘被’
- Re-cap the usage of ‘的’ to emphasize past. For example: 我是坐车来的。他是六点走的。
- Adverbs “就” to make an emphasis. 我一会儿就去。
- Class Assignments
UNIT 5: REQUESTS AND OPINIONS (3 weeks)
- Dialogues & Vocabularies:
- Stop somebody doing something; Remind people to do something; Request someone to hurry up politely; Give your opinion or suggestion to someone;
- Grammar Focus
- Re-cap the usage of ‘过’ indicating something experienced. 我看过/吃过/
- Different patterns of duplication of a verb to indicate to do something quickly. 看看, 看一看,看一下
- Linking words : 因为….所以/ 虽然….但是 Emphasize its difference from English.
- Class Assignments
UNIT 6: EXPRESSING SATISFACTION, COMPLAINT AND GIVING DIRECTIONS (3 weeks)
- Dialogues & Vocabularies:
- Express satisfaction and make a complaint about a bad service; Ask directions and give directions; Give reasons or explain people’s questions
- Grammar Focus
- Re-cap the usage of ‘过’ indicating something experienced. 我看过/吃过/
- Different patterns of duplication of a verb to indicate to do something quickly. 看看, 看一看,看一下
- Linking words : 因为….所以/ 虽然….但是 Emphasize its difference from English.
- Class Assignments
UNIT 7: EXPRESSING CERTAINTY AND FEELINGS (3 weeks)
- Dialogues & Vocabularies:
- Express certainty and uncertainty about an issue; Express feeling odd or surprised about something you heard; Express worries and learn to comfort others
- Grammar Focus
- Three ‘de’s in Chinese, 的 得 地
- Learn comparative forms: 更, 越来越
- Comparision: A +bi 比+B+adj+number For example: 我比他大两
- 岁。
- Class Assignments
UNIT 8: APOLOGIES, COMPLIMENTS AND DOUBTS (3 weeks)
- Dialogues & Vocabularies:
- Make an apology or forgive someone; Make a compliment and respond to other’s compliment with modesty; Express one’s doubt
- Grammar Focus
- How to indicate an action in progress: 在 ,正在,着
- Re-cap sentences with ‘把’。 把….给…
- Re-cap different tenses in Chinese grammar
- End of Class Test
Course Duration
24 Weeks (Weekdays: 2 days a week, 2 hrs per day)
Course Fee
N 50,000 per month