Hi
I know HSK topics have occasionally been covered in this forum but this particular aspect is not covered in a comprehensive and systematic way. I know many of you have already gone that challenging path, so I am very interested in your pearls of wisdom.
My specific situation is as follows:
- I would like to take the HSK 3/4 (new HSK test)sometime next year
- I work a 100%, so studying needs to be done in limited time slots (I would guess maximum of 5 hours per week)
- I have worked through HSK1 list and am now somewhere in the middle of the HSK2 list
- my listening and talking is better than my writing/reading which translates into me not learning a lot with Intermediate podcasts. I mainly use the upper-intermediate and advanced lessons on Chinesepod
- official grammar knowledge is limited, although my Chinese wife would as a general rule correct certain mistakes and I picked up a bit indirectly with the Chinesepod lessons.
So here are my questions:
- how would you recommend I study (XX% of the time skrittering, XX% practice talking, ect.)?
- could you recommend one or several book(s) to help me get to that level?
- are there test specific strategies/weird test formats I should get used to?
- I have found one or two sample hsk tests online, but they never include the audio track....do you know where I could find the complete test (preferably with solutions so that I can see how well I did)?
- any other things I should pay attention to?
Thanks
David