Activities
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Activity 1
Listen to three conversations. The speakers will talk about how to get to a place. Fill in the table below. Try to write down the places in Romanized Cantonese even if you don’t know them.
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Conversation 2
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Transcripts with Translation
Conversation 1
| A | 我聽日同同學去濕地公園影相呀。你知唔知可以坐咩車去呀？ ngo5 ting1 jat6 tung4 tung4 hok6 heoi3 sap1 dei6 gung1 jyun2 jing2 soeng2 aa3. nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 ho2 ji5 co5 me1 ce1 heoi3 aa3? I will go to Wetland Park to take photos with my classmate(s) tomorrow. Do you know what public transport I can take to go there? |
| B | 濕地公園呀？濕地公園你可以坐地鐵再轉輕鐵。 sap1 dei6 gung1 jyun2 aa4? sap1 dei6 gung1 jyun2 nei5 ho2 ji5 co5 dei6 tit3 zoi3 zyun3 hing1 tit3. Wetland Park? For Wetland Park, you can take the subway and then change to the light rail. |
| A | 地鐵坐邊條線呀？ dei6 tit3 co5 bin1 tiu4 sin3 aa3? For the subway, which line do I take? |
| B | 坐觀塘線再轉屯馬線。 co5 gun1 tong4 sin3 zoi3 zyun3 tyun4 maa5 sin3. Take the Kwun Tong Line and then change to the Tuen Ma Line. |
| A | 喺邊個站轉車呀？ hai2 bin1 go3 zaam6 zyun3 ce1 aa3? What station do I change trains at? |
| B | 喺鑽石山站轉車。 hai2 zyun3 sek6 saan1 zaam6 zyun3 ce1. Change trains at Diamond Hill Station. |
| A | 跟住坐去邊個站呀？ gan1 zyu6 co5 heoi3 bin1 go3 zaam6 aa3? And then, which station do I take it to go to? |
| B | 坐去天水圍站，跟住喺天水圍站轉輕鐵。 co5 heoi3 tin1 seoi2 wai4 zaam6, gan1 zyu6 hai2 tin1 seoi2 wai4 zaam6 zyun3 hing1 tit3. Take it to go to Tin Shui Wai Station. And then, change to the light rail at Tin Shui Wai Station. |
| A | 噉輕鐵坐幾多號線呀？ gam2 hing1 tit3 co5 gei2 do1 hou6 sin3 aa3? Then, for the light rail, what line number do I take? |
| B | 欸……輕鐵應該坐705(七零五)線，你可以上網揾下，跟住喺濕地公園站落車。 e6… hing1 tit3 jing1 goi1 co5 705 (cat1 ling4 ng5) sin3, nei5 ho2 ji5 soeng5 mong5 wan2 haa5, gan1 zyu6 hai2 sap1 dei6 gung1 jyun2 zaam6 lok6 ce1. For the light rail, you should be taking Line 705 [= it should be Line 705 if I’m right]. You can go on the Internet to have a search. And then, get off at Wetland Park Station. |
| A | 好，我上網check下。 hou2, ngo5 soeng5 mong5 check haa5. Good. [= Okay.] I will go on the Internet to have a check. |
Conversation 2
| A | 你知唔知演藝學院點去呀？我一陣去睇舞台劇呀。 nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 jin2 ngai6 hok6 jyun2 dim2 heoi3 aa3? ngo5 jat1 zan6 heoi3 tai2 mou5 toi4 kek6 aa3. Do you know for the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, how I go to there? I will go there to watch a stage play. |
| B | 你睇咩舞台劇呀？ nei5 tai2 me1 mou5 toi4 kek6 aa3? What stage play will you watch? |
| A | 睇破地獄與白菊花呀。 tai2 po3 dei6 juk6 jyu5 baak6 guk1 faa1 aa3. I will watch My Grandmother’s Funeral. |
| B | 哦！演藝學院呀？演藝學院你可以坐巴士去。 o5! jin2 ngai6 hok6 jyun2 aa4? jin2 ngai6 hok6 jyun2 nei5 ho2 ji5 co5 baa1 si2 heoi3. Oh! The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts? For the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, you can take the bus to go there. |
| A | 巴士坐幾多號呀？ baa1 si2 co5 gei2 do1 hou6 aa3? For the bus, what number do I take? |
| B | 坐930X(九三零X)。 co5 930X (gau2 saam1 ling4 ik1 si4). Take Number 930X. |
| A | 喺邊度落車呀？ hai2 bin1 dou6 lok6 ce1 aa3? Where do I get off at? |
| B | 喺盧押道落車。 hai2 lou4 aat3 dou6 lok6 ce1. Get off at Luard Road. |
| A | 930X(九三零X)個巴士站喺邊度呀？ 930X (gau2 saam1 ling4 ik1 si4) go3 baa1 si2 zaam6 hai2 bin1 dou6 aa3? Where is Number 930X’s bus stop? |
| B | 喺公園隔離，我一陣帶你去巴士站嘞。 hai2 gung1 jyun2 gaak3 lei4, ngo5 jat1 zan6 daai3 nei5 heoi3 baa1 si2 zaam6 laak3. It is next to the park. I can take you to the bus stop later. |
| A | 好呀。 hou2 aa3. Good. [= Yes.] |
Conversation 3
| A | 你知唔知伊館點去呀？我今晚去睇演唱會呀。 nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 ji1 gun2 dim2 heoi3 aa3? ngo5 gam1 maan5 heoi3 tai2 jin2 coeng3 wui2 aa3. Do you know for Queen Elizabeth Stadium, how I go to there? I will go there to watch a singing concert tonight. |
| B | 你睇咩演唱會呀？ nei5 tai2 me1 jin2 coeng3 wui2 aa3? What singing concert will you watch? |
| A | 睇達明一派呀。 tai2 daat6 ming4 jat1 paai3 aa3. I will watch Tat Ming Pair. |
| B | 正喎！伊館呀？伊館你可以坐地鐵去銅鑼灣再轉小巴。 zeng3 wo3! ji1 gun2 aa4? ji1 gun2 nei5 ho2 ji5 co5 dei6 tit3 heoi3 tung4 lo4 waan1 zoi3 zyun3 siu2 baa1. Awesome! Queen Elizabeth Stadium? For Queen Elizabeth Stadium, you can take the subway to go to Causeway Bay and then change to the minibus. |
| A | 小巴坐邊架呀？ siu2 baa1 co5 bin1 gaa3 aa3? For the minibus, which one do I take? |
| B | 坐26(二十六)號。 co5 26 (ji6 sap6 luk6) hou6. Take Number 26. |
| A | 個小巴站喺邊度呀？ go3 siu2 baa1 zaam6 hai2 bin1 dou6 aa3? Where is the minibus stop? |
| B | 喺利園附近。 hai2 lei6 jyun2 fu6 gan6. It is near Lee Garden. |
| A | 噉喺邊度落車呀？ gam2 hai2 bin1 dou6 lok6 ce1 aa3? Then, where do I get off at? |
| B | 你見到馬場就嗌「伊館有落」，使唔使車你去呀？我今晚得閒呀。 nei5 gin3 dou2 maa5 coeng4 zau6 aai3 “ji1 gun2 jau5 lok6”, sai2 m4 sai2 ce1 nei5 heoi3 aa3? ngo5 gam1 maan5 dak1 haan4 aa3. When you see the racecourse, then shout “Queen Elizabeth Stadium has get off”. Do I need to give you a ride to go there? I am free tonight. |
| A | 唔使喇，我自己坐車去得喇。 m4 sai2 laa3, ngo5 zi6 gei2 co5 ce1 heoi3 dak1 laa3. You don’t need to. I take public transport on my own to go there is okay. |
Activity 2
Form a pair. Make four conversations using the notes below. In each conversation, talk about how to get to a place. Play these two roles in turn:
- Role A: Tell when you will go to the place and what you will do there. Ask how to get to the place.
- Role B: Explain how to get to the place.
Swap your roles after each conversation.
Activity 3
Form a pair. Make four conversations similar to those in Activity 2. This time, come up with your own places. You can think about:
- The places you will go this weekend
- The places you visited recently
- Your favorite places (e.g., shopping mall, park)
You can also choose some places on Google Map randomly. If you don’t want to choose the places on your own, you can use these routes: