Family, Friends and Meals
家、友与餐
By the end of this unit, you'll be able to describe your family members, express your feelings about them, discuss meals, and engage in polite conversations.
What You'll Be Able to Do
By the end of this unit, you will master four practical skills:
Listen
You can understand simple conversations about family and meals, including exclamations and preferences.
Speak
You can describe family members, express your preferences, ask and answer questions about meals, and make polite requests.
Read & Write
You can read simple sentences about family and meals and write basic statements and questions.
Culture & Use
You can navigate social interactions by expressing affection and making polite requests in conversations about family and meals.
Lessons in this Unit
5 lessons. Complete them in order for the best learning experience.
Family Ties: Boys and Girls
Discuss family dynamics and relationships by talking about sons, daughters, and children. Explore the roles of boys and girls within the family context.
Family and Friends
Discuss your family members like siblings and how they relate to you, as well as your friends, including both real-life and online connections.
Playful Encounters
Discuss interactions with young ladies, share leisure activities, and talk about work and age. Use words like '玩儿' for play and '工人' for worker to enrich your conversations.
Meals and Delights
Discuss your favorite meals, from breakfast to dinner, and explore various dishes like rice, bread, and steamed buns. Share your dining experiences at restaurants and your go-to foods.
Family Ties and Tickets
Discuss family relationships with terms for relatives like grandma, father, and old man, while also talking about helping others and enjoying activities like going to the theater.
Unit Review
After completing all 5 lessons, take the cumulative review to consolidate everything you've learned in this unit.
HSK 1 Unit 8 Review
Test your mastery of all 43 words and 5 grammar patterns from this unit.
HSK 1 Unit 8 Exam Practice
A short mock exam — listening + reading — drawn from this unit's vocabulary, grammar, and lessons.