Theme question bank · HSC Chinese Continuers

The individual

1.1 Personal identity — People and mornings8 practice items · audio ready
1.2 Education and aspirations — How you study8 practice items · audio ready
1.3 Recreation and leisure — Parties and teams8 practice items · audio ready
1.4 Travel experiences — Being on the way8 practice items · audio ready

The Chinese-speaking communities

2.1 History and culture — Stories and places8 practice items · audio ready
2.2 Lifestyles — Daily life8 practice items · audio ready

The changing world

3.1 Youth issues — Friendships online8 practice items · audio ready
3.2 The world of work — Experience and family8 practice items · audio ready
3.3 Tourism and hospitality — Away from home8 practice items · audio ready
3.3 Tourism and hospitality — China exchange8 practice items · audio ready
3.3 Tourism and hospitality — Hosting8 practice items · audio ready

By question type

Language techniques — advertisements, news and appeals8 practice items · audio ready
Main points and attitude — what a text is for, and how a person shifts8 practice items · audio ready
Recognising — the topic, the details, the advice, the person8 practice items · audio ready

What this is. Listening practice built to the shape of HSC Section I — the same question types, mark allocations and text types — but written from scratch. Each set gives the audio, the question, English guidance on how to answer, a colour-coded model answer and the words worth keeping.