HSC Chinese Continuers | Travel Experiences

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Embark on a journey to master HSC Chinese! This educational podcast series is designed for HSC Chinese Continuers students, blending language learning with practical travel contexts. Each episode builds essential skills, from vocabulary and sentence structures to reading, listening, speaking, and cultural insights, helping students confidently describe and discuss their travel experiences. Perfect for HSC students who want to combine language learning with real-world travel experiences, this series guides learners step by step toward confident communication in Chinese.

Episodes

  1. Ep 4: Exploring Destinations – Reading Travel Texts | HSC Chinese Continuers | Travel Experiences

    11/17/2025

    Ep 4: Exploring Destinations – Reading Travel Texts | HSC Chinese Continuers | Travel Experiences

    In Episode 4, we shift from listening to reading, diving into three short authentic Chinese travel texts - a personal blog post, a recount, and an email. Together, we unpack how to analyse a text’s purpose, audience, and tone, while applying practical reading strategies that are essential for the HSC: Skimming, Scanning, and Inferring meaning from context. We begin with a personal recount from an exchange student living in Xi’an, exploring how she describes her challenges, cultural experiences, and newfound appreciation for local life. Then, we jump to an Australian setting with a lively recount of a Gold Coast holiday, examining the author’s enthusiastic tone and descriptive language. Finally, we break down an email invitation to Beijing, using P.A.C. analysis to understand how writers communicate purposefully and clearly in everyday text types. By the end of this episode, you’ll be able to: Identify key ideas, emotions, and descriptive features in short travel texts Explain how tone and purpose shape a writer’s message Apply three core reading strategies with confidence: Skim - Scan - Infer Whether you’re preparing for an upcoming assessment or building stronger reading comprehension skills, this episode will help you approach Chinese texts with clarity and strategy. Next time, we’ll move from reading to writing and craft our own travel reflections.继续加油 — see you in Episode 5!

    11 min

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Embark on a journey to master HSC Chinese! This educational podcast series is designed for HSC Chinese Continuers students, blending language learning with practical travel contexts. Each episode builds essential skills, from vocabulary and sentence structures to reading, listening, speaking, and cultural insights, helping students confidently describe and discuss their travel experiences. Perfect for HSC students who want to combine language learning with real-world travel experiences, this series guides learners step by step toward confident communication in Chinese.