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HSK: H0 start / H1 class / H2 sprint

Teaching tiers for HSK 1–6 speaking drills. The HSK written test has no speaking part; the oral exam is HSKK. H0 is click-level; materials from the built-in Chinese practice library.

H0 = one learner through Chinese speaking practice; H1 = same-level class + shared classroom set; H2 = ≤14-day extra speaking tasks + automatic weak-card review.

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Honesty: the HSK written test has no speaking part; the oral exam is HSKK. You sell level-based speaking practice, not an official HSKK score, and passing is not guaranteed.

Comparison

PeopleClassroom materialsExam date
H01–2 trialIndependentOptional
H1Same-level groupLock one shadow pack + theme card (shared classroom device)Date + focus parts
H2Same as H1Same as H1Within 14 days → warning + extra speaking tasks; make a new plan to change level

H0: start (click path)

Steps 1–3

Open Teaching → Add learner → Allocate practice time.

Step 4 · AI plan for HSK

  1. Teaching → Plans → AI plan.
  2. Plan type: Exam prep; Exam: HSK (choose Another exam… if the learner has no target exam yet).
  3. HSK target level (HSK 1…HSK 6). Trial: a level close to the learner’s current ability.
  4. Exam date optional for H0.
  5. Focus: prefer read aloud. Other options: retell, picture narration, Q&A.
  6. The learner needs HSK materials for this level. If missing, get or buy them for the learner in the store.
  7. Save to Not started → Start → Active. Practice language locks to Chinese.

Exam prep plans have no speaking steps: each day the learner practises this level’s vocabulary, listening, and speaking items under Learn → Today.

The focus-part names follow the HSKK oral exam’s structure as a product grouping; they are not official exam sections.

Step 5 · Practice page settings

Practice page display → simplified chrome → exam one-tap HSK.

Steps 6–7

Optional: one speaking task — Task type = Exam practice, exam HSK with the target level, What to practise = read aloud. The learner practises it under Learn → Practice tasks. Check completion in practice summaries.

H0 checklist

  • Learner can sign in with minutes
  • Active HSK Exam prep plan (or published task)
  • Teacher can see ≥1 completed practice

H1 / H2

H1 (class)

  1. AI plan → under Who is this plan for, tick several same-level learners → each gets their own plan with the same HSK target level (never one shared plan); Start each one.
  2. Set exam date and focus (read aloud / retell; add picture narration / Q&A for higher levels).
  3. Teaching → Space settings → Same classroom material at the bottom of Privacy & interaction: tick Lock same material → board HSK → set Shadow pack index (from 0) and a theme card → Save material lock.
    • The lock is saved on this device only—good for a shared classroom tablet or computer. Learners signing in on their own phones are not affected.
  4. After class, scan Plan follow-up / Speaking tasks for missed practice.

Materials are the built-in Chinese practice library (shadow packs and theme cards). They are not tagged by HSK level—pick cards that fit the class. Not official past papers or vocabulary-list uploads.

H2 (sprint)

  1. Exam date within 14 days → the App warns when the plan is made. Exam prep plans have no speaking steps, so extra practice before the exam comes from speaking tasks: under What to practise pick read aloud / retell / picture narration / Q&A for the weak part, about one every 2–3 days. HSK has no interview round, so there is no mock interview.
  2. Weak-card review (automatic): a theme card scored under 70 comes back first in the same scenario after about 1.5 days; 75 or more clears it. It is stored on the device the learner practises on and needs no teacher confirmation.
  3. Plan follow-up → Start next plan (with insight) keeps the HSK target level and sets this period’s weak part as the focus. To change level, make a new plan.
  4. No pass guarantee; no huge official mock bank.

Boundaries

Not an official exam / no HSK or HSKK certificate / not a grade book. What Teaching does not include.

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Last updated: Thu Oct 15

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