Activities
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Activity 1
Listen to three conversations. After listening to each conversation, listen to the questions and answer them in complete sentences.
Conversation 1
1. ________
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2. ________
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| 客 haak3 | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | |
A few moments later… | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | |
A few moments later… | |
| 機 gei1 | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | |
| 客 haak3 | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 |
Conversation 2
3. ________
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4. ________
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5. ________
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| 乘客 sing4 haak3 | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | |
| 乘客 sing4 haak3 | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | |
| 乘客 sing4 haak3 | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 |
Conversation 3
6. ________
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7. ________
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| 乘客 sing4 haak3 | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | |
| 乘客 sing4 haak3 | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | |
| 乘客 sing4 haak3 | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 |
Transcripts with Translation
Conversation 1
| 客 haak3 | 增值一百蚊吖唔該。 zang1 zik6 jat1 baak3 man1 aa1 m4 goi1. Top up $100, please. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 收你五百蚊，增值一百蚊嘅，可以拍卡。 sau1 nei5 ng5 baak3 man1, zang1 zik6 jat1 baak3 man1 ge3, ho2 ji5 paak3 kaat1. I receive $500 from you. Top up $100. You can tap the card. |
A few moments later… | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 仲未嘟到。 zung6 mei6 dut1 dou2. You are still not able to doo it yet. [= You still haven’t dooed it successfully yet.] |
A few moments later… | |
| 機 gei1 | 嘟。 dut1. Doo. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 找返你四百蚊嘅，一，二，三，四，四百蚊，留意返餘額。 zaau2 faan1 nei5 sei3 baak3 man1 ge3, jat1, ji6, saam1, sei3, sei3 baak3 man1, lau4 ji3 faan1 jyu4 ngaak2. I give change of $400 back to you. One, two, three, four, four hundred dollars. Pay attention to the remaining value [the balance of the Octopus Card]. |
| 客 haak3 | 唔該晒。 m4 goi1 saai3. Thank you so much. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 唔使客氣。 m4 sai2 haak3 hei3. You are welcome. |
Conversation 2
| 乘客 sing4 haak3 | 唔好意思。 m4 hou2 ji3 si1. Excuse me. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 先生你好，請問有咩幫到你嘅？ sin1 saang1 nei5 hou2, cing2 man6 jau5 me1 bong1 dou2 nei5 ge2? Sir, hello. May I ask if there is anything that I am able to help you with? |
| 乘客 sing4 haak3 | 請問點樣坐去九龍塘呀？ cing2 man6 dim2 joeng2 co5 heoi3 gau2 lung4 tong4 aa3? May I know how I take it [the subway] to go to Kowloon Tong? |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 你要搭荃灣線，你去二號月台，搭去中環方向嘅車，搭到太子之後轉觀塘線，坐去調景嶺方向嘅車。 nei5 jiu3 daap3 cyun4 waan1 sin3, nei5 heoi3 ji6 hou6 jyut6 toi4, daap3 heoi3 zung1 waan4 fong1 hoeng3 ge3 ce1, daap3 dou3 taai3 zi2 zi1 hau6 zyun3 gun1 tong4 sin3, co5 heoi3 tiu4 ging2 leng5 fong1 hoeng3 ge3 ce1. You need to take the Tsuen Wan Line. Go to Platform Number 2. Take the train that goes toward the direction of Central. After you have taken it to Prince Edward, then change to the Kwun Tong Line. Take the train that goes toward the direction of Tiu Keng Leng. |
| 乘客 sing4 haak3 | 好，唔該晒。 hou2, m4 goi1 saai3. Good. [= Okay.] Thank you so much. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 唔使客氣。 m4 sai2 haak3 hei3. You are welcome. |
Conversation 3
| 乘客 sing4 haak3 | 唔該。 m4 goi1. Excuse me. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 小姐你好，請問有咩幫到你嘅？ siu2 ze2 nei5 hou2, cing2 man6 jau5 me1 bong1 dou2 nei5 ge2? Miss, hello. May I ask if there is anything that I am able to help you with? |
| 乘客 sing4 haak3 | 請問金魚街喺邊個出口呀？ cing2 man6 gam1 jyu4 gaai1 hai2 bin1 go3 ceot1 hau2 aa3? May I ask which exit Goldfish Market is at? 金魚街 gam1 jyu4 gaai1 literally means ‘goldfish + street’. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 金魚街喺B3出口。 gam1 jyu4 gaai1 hai2 B3 (bi1 saam1) ceot1 hau2. Goldfish Market is at Exit B3. |
| 乘客 sing4 haak3 | 好，唔該晒。 hou2, m4 goi1 saai3. Good. [= Okay.] Thank you so much. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 唔使客氣。 m4 sai2 haak3 hei3. You are welcome. |
Activity 2
Listen to four announcements. After listening to each announcement, listen to the questions and answer them in complete sentences.
Announcement 1
1. ________
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Announcement 2
2. ________
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Announcement 3
3. ________
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4. ________
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5. ________
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Announcement 4
6. ________
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7. ________
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8. ________
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Transcripts with Translation
Announcement 1
| 廣播 gwong2 bo3 | 往中環列車即將到達，請先讓車上乘客落車。 wong5 zung1 waan4 lit6 ce1 zik1 zoeng1 dou3 daat6, cing2 sin1 joeng6 ce1 soeng6 sing6 haak3 lok6 ce1. The train that goes toward Central is arriving soon. Please give way to passengers on the train to get off first. |
Announcement 2
| 廣播 gwong2 bo3 | 往荃灣列車即將到達，請先讓車上乘客落車。 wong5 cyun4 waan1 lit6 ce1 zik1 zoeng1 dou3 daat6, cing2 sin1 joeng6 ce1 soeng6 sing6 haak3 lok6 ce1. The train that goes toward Tsuen Wan is arriving soon. Please give way to passengers on the train to get off first. |
Announcement 3
| 廣播 gwong2 bo3 | 下一站旺角，乘客可以轉乘荃灣線往荃灣沿途各站，左邊嘅車門將會打開。 haa6 jat1 zaam6 wong6 gok3, sing4 haak3 ho2 ji5 zyun2 sing4 cyun4 waan1 sin3 wong5 cyun4 waan1 jyun4 tou4 gok3 zaam6, zo2 bin1 ge3 ce1 mun4 zoeng3 wui5 daa2 hoi1. The next station is Mong Kok. Passengers can change to the Tsuen Wan Line and go to each station along the way to Tsuen Wan [the terminal of the line]. The train doors on the left will open. |
Announcement 4
| 廣播 gwong2 bo3 | 下一站太子，乘客可以轉乘觀塘線往調景嶺沿途各站，左邊嘅車門將會打開。 haa6 jat1 zaam6 taai3 zi2, sing4 haak3 ho2 ji5 zyun2 sing4 gun1 tong4 sin3 wong5 tiu4 ging2 leng5 jyun4 tou4 gok3 zaam6, zo2 bin1 ge3 ce1 mun4 zoeng3 wui5 daa2 hoi1. The next station is Prince Edward. Passengers can change to the Kwun Tong Line and go to each station along the way to Tiu Keng Leng [the terminal of the line]. The train doors on the left will open. |
Activity 3
Form a pair. Each of you will get a different set of role cards. Make six conversations using your role cards.
Conversation 1
Student A
Student B
Conversation 2
Student A
Student B
Conversation 3
Student A
Student B
Conversation 4
Student A
Student B
Conversation 5
Student A
Student B
Conversation 6
Student A
Student B