Activities
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Activity 1
Listen to two conversations. The speakers will talk about where they are from. Complete the tables below.
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Conversation 2
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Transcripts with Translation
Conversation 1
| A | 你喺邊度嚟㗎？ nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 lai4 gaa3? Where do you come from? |
| B | 我喺加拿大嚟嘅，你呢？ ngo5 hai2 gaa1 naa4 daai6 lai4 ge3, nei5 ne1? I come from Canada. How about you? |
| A | 我都係呀，噉你係邊個城市嘅人嚟㗎？ ngo5 dou1 hai6 aa3, gam2 nei5 hai6 bin1 go3 sing4 si5 ge3 jan4 lai4 gaa3? Me too. Which city are you from then? |
| B | 我係多倫多人嚟嘅，你呢？ ngo5 hai6 do1 leon4 do1 jan4 lai4 ge3, nei5 ne1? I am a Toronto person. How about you? |
| A | 我係温哥華人嚟嘅。 ngo5 hai6 wan1 go1 waa4 jan4 lai4 ge3. I am a Vancouver person. |
| B | 你嚟香港做咩㗎？ nei5 lai4 hoeng1 gong2 zou6 me1 gaa3? You come to Hong Kong to do what? |
| A | 我嚟香港玩嘅，你呢？ ngo5 lai4 hoeng1 gong2 waan2 ge3, nei5 ne1? I come to Hong Kong to have fun. How about you? |
| B | 我嚟探屋企人嘅。 ngo5 lai4 taam3 uk1 kei2 jan4 ge3. I come to visit family members. |
Conversation 2
| C | 你哋係咪日本人嚟㗎？ nei5 dei6 hai6 mai6 jat6 bun2 jan4 lai4 gaa3? Are you Japanese? |
| D | 唔係呀，佢係韓國人嚟嘅，我係新加坡人嚟嘅。你呢？你係邊個國家嘅人嚟㗎？ m4 hai6 aa3, keoi5 hai6 hon4 gwok3 jan4 lai4 ge3, ngo5 hai6 san1 gaa3 bo1 jan4 lai4 ge3. nei5 ne1? nei5 hai6 bin1 go3 gwok3 gaa1 ge3 jan4 lai4 gaa3? No. He or she is Korean. I am Singaporean. How about you? Which country are you from? |
| C | 我係澳洲人嚟嘅。你哋嚟香港做咩㗎？ ngo5 hai6 ou3 zau1 jan4 lai4 ge3. nei5 dei6 lai4 hoeng1 gong2 zou6 me1 gaa3? I am Australian. You come to Hong Kong to do what? |
| E | 我哋嚟讀書嘅，你呢？ ngo5 dei6 lai4 duk6 syu1 ge3, nei5 ne1? We come to Hong Kong to study. How about you? |
| C | 我嚟做嘢嘅。你哋喺邊間學校讀㗎？ ngo5 lai4 zou6 je5 ge3. nei5 dei6 hai2 bin1 gaan1 hok6 haau6 duk6 gaa3? I come to Hong Kong to work. Which school do you study at? |
| E | 我哋讀中大嘅。 ngo5 dei6 duk6 zung1 daai6 ge3. We study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. |
| C | 咁啱嘅！我喺中大做㗎。 gam3 ngaam1 ge3! ngo5 hai2 zung1 daai6 zou6 gaa3. What a coincidence! I work at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. |
Activity 2
Form a pair. Make two conversations. Use the information in the tables to complete the conversations.
Conversation 1
| A | 你係唔係日本人嚟㗎？ nei5 hai6 m4 hai6 jat6 bun2 jan4 lai4 gaa3? |
| B | ________。 ________. |
| A | ________。 ________. |
________。 ________. | |
| B | ________？ ________? |
| A | 我係東京人嚟嘅，你呢？ ngo5 hai6 dung1 ging1 jan4 lai4 ge3, nei5 ne1? |
| B | ________。 ________. |
| A | ________？ ________? |
| B | 我嚟香港做嘢嘅，你呢？ ngo5 lai4 hoeng1 gong2 zou6 je5 ge3, nei5 ne1? |
| A | ________。 ________. |
Sample Conversation
Conversation 2
| C | 你喺邊個國家嚟㗎？ nei5 hai2 bin1 go3 gwok3 gaa1 lai4 gaa3? |
| D | ________。 ________. |
| C | 你係邊個城市嘅人嚟㗎？ nei5 hai6 bin1 go3 sing4 si5 ge3 jan4 lai4 gaa3? |
| D | ________。________？ ________. ________? |
| C | 我喺法國嚟嘅。 ngo5 hai2 faat3 gwok3 lai4 ge3. |
| D | ________？ ________? |
| C | 我係巴黎人嚟嘅。 ngo5 hai6 baa1 lai4 jan4 lai4 ge3. |
| D | 你嚟香港做咩㗎？ nei5 lai4 hoeng1 gong2 zou6 me1 gaa3? |
| C | ________，________？ ________, ________? |
| D | ________。 ________. |
Sample Conversation
Activity 3
Form a pair. Imagine that you travel to Hong Kong or another place and meet each other. Talk about:
- Where are you from?
- Why do you come here?
Activity 4
Listen to a clip from a podcast about language. One of the hosts will reveal the top five cities where their audience is based. Write down the five cities. The host will start with the fifth place.