Activities
Activity 1
Listen to two conversations. The speakers will talk about their hobbies. Complete the table.
The conversations include words that are unfamiliar to you. Focus on the expressions you have learned to find the answers.
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Transcripts with Translation
Conversation 1
哈佬，我叫Tiffany，你叫咩名呀？
haa1 lou2, ngo5 giu3 Tiffany, nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3?
Hello. My name is Tiffany. What is your name?
我叫Marcus。
ngo5 giu3 Marcus.
My name is Marcus.
個名幾襯你喎！
go3 meng2 gei2 can3 nei5 wo3!
This name quite suits you!
係咩？
hai6 me1?
Oh yeah?
係喎，你平時鍾意做咩㗎？我鍾意煲劇啦，打麻雀啦，聽歌啦，行街啦同打機嘅。
hai6 wo3, nei5 ping4 si4 zung1 ji3 zou6 me1 gaa3? ngo5 zung1 ji3 bou1 kek6 laa1, daa2 maa4 zoek2 laa1, teng1 go1 laa1, haang4 gaai1 laa1 tung4 daa2 gei1 ge3.
By the way, what do you usually like doing? I like binge-watching TV series, playing mahjong, listening to songs, going shopping and playing video games.
係咩……？
hai6 me1…?
Oh yeah?
你呢？你平時鍾意做咩㗎？
nei5 ne1? nei5 ping4 si4 zung1 ji3 zou6 me1 gaa3?
How about you? What do you do in your free time?
誒……我鍾意睇書嘅……
e6… ngo5 zung1 ji3 tai2 syu1 ge3…
Um… I like reading.
咁啱嘅？我都鍾意睇書㗎！
gam3 ngaam1 ge3? ngo5 dou1 zung1 ji3 tai2 syu1 gaa3!
What a coincidence! I like reading too.
係咩……？
hai6 me1…?
Oh yeah?
Conversation 2
唔該等埋！
m4 goi1 dang2 maai4!
Hold the elevator, please!
…
唔該晒。Jason，你都走嗱？
m4 goi1 saai3. Jason, nei5 dou1 zau2 laa4?
Thank you. Jason, you are leaving too?
係呀。
hai6 aa3.
Yes.
一齊行吖。
jat1 cai4 haang4 aa1.
Let’s walk together.
好呀。
hou2 aa3.
Sure.
係喎，你平時鍾意做咩運動㗎？
hai6 wo3, nei5 ping4 si4 zung1 ji3 zou6 me1 wan6 dung6 gaa3?
By the way, what sports do you usually like doing?
好多喎，我鍾意打波啦，游水啦，行山啦，跑步啦同踩單車嘅。你呢？
hou2 do1 wo3, ngo5 zung1 ji3 daa2 bo1 laa1, jau4 seoi2 laa1, haang4 saan1 laa1, paau2 bou6 laa1 tung4 caai2 daan1 ce1 ge3. nei5 ne1?
There are a lot. I like playing basketball, swimming, hiking, running and cycling. How about you?
我鍾意做Gym嘅。
ngo5 zung1 ji3 zou6 zim1 ge3.
I like going to the gym.
怪唔得你咁大隻啦！
gwaai3 m4 dak1 nei5 gam3 daai6 zek3 laa1!
That’s why you are so muscular!
邊係！我同我女朋友都鍾意行山㗎。
bin1 hai6! ngo5 tung4 ngo5 neoi5 pang4 jau5 dou1 zung1 ji3 haang4 saan1 gaa3.
Not really! My girlfriend and I like hiking too.
搵日一齊行山吖。我老婆都鍾意行山㗎。
wan2 jat6 jat1 cai4 haang4 saan1 aa1. ngo5 lou5 po4 dou1 zung1 ji3 haang4 saan1 gaa3.
Let’s find a day to hike together. My wife likes hiking too.
好呀。
hou2 aa3.
Sure.
- 邊係 bin1 hai6 is used to respond to praise. The speaker denies the praise to be humble.
Activity 2
Work in pairs. Greet your partner and introduce yourself by saying your name. Then, talk about your hobbies.
Sample conversation:
哈佬，你叫咩名呀？
haa1 lou2, nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3?
哈佬，我叫阿傑，你呢？
haa1 lou2, ngo5 giu3 aa3 git6, nei5 ne1?
我叫阿瑩。係喎，你平時鍾意做咩㗎？
ngo5 giu3 aa3 jing4. hai6 wo3, nei5 ping4 si4 zung1 ji3 zou6 me1 gaa3?
我鍾意踩單車啦、睇書啦同煲劇嘅，你呢？
ngo5 zung1 ji3 caai2 daan1 ce1 laa1, tai2 syu1 laa1 tung4 bou1 kek6 ge3, nei5 ne1?
我鍾意跑步啦、行山啦同打麻雀嘅。
ngo5 zung1 ji3 paau2 bou6 laa1, haang4 saan1 laa1 tung4 daa2 maa4 zoek2 ge3.
我都鍾意打麻雀㗎，搵日一齊打麻雀吖！
ngo5 dou1 zung1 ji3 daa2 maa4 zoek2 gaa3, wan2 jat6 jat1 cai4 daa2 maa4 zoek2 aa1!
好呀。
hou2 aa3.
- 係喎 hai6 wo3 = by the way
Activity 3: The Telephone Game
- Divide into groups. Each group lines up in a row.
- The first person in each row goes to the front of the classroom and shares their hobbies with each other. They should create a message like this.
Judy鍾意睇戲啦，打機啦同睇書嘅。
Judy zung1 ji3 tai2 hei3 laa1, daa2 gei1 laa1 tung4 tai2 syu1 ge3.
阿偉鍾意煮野食同煲劇嘅。
aa3 wai5 zung1 ji3 zyu2 je5 sik6 tung4 bou1 kek6 ge3.
阿婷鍾意打波同瞓覺嘅。
aa3 ting4 zung1 ji3 daa2 bo1 tung4 fan3 gaau3 ge3.
Matthew鍾意打麻雀嘅。
Matthew zung1 ji3 daa2 maa4 zoek2 ge3.
- The first person goes back to their row and passes the message to the next person. Continue passing the message until it reaches the last person.
- The last person will repeat the message to your teacher. Your group will get 10 points for each correct sentence.
- The first person moves to the end of the row. Start a new round.
- The group with the highest score wins the game.