Exercises
Exercise 1
Complete the descriptions.
1.
If we want to add the meaning of ‘only’ to a sentence, we can add the adverb ________ before the verb and the sentence particle ________ at the end of the sentence.
2.
We can use the aspect particle ________ to indicate we have experience of doing an activity in the past.
3.
We can use the question word ________ to form a question that elicits the reason or purpose of an action. We can put it before the verb phrase of the action, or at the ________ of the question.
4.
We can use the conjunctions ________ and ________ to connect two clauses and express a causal relationship.
Exercise 2
Complete the table.
Exercise 3
Complete the conversations based on the language learners’ profiles. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
- 高級 gou1 kap1 = advanced
- 中級 zung1 kap1 = intermediate
- 初級 co1 kap1 = elementary
1.
母語：德文
mou5 jyu5: dak1 man2
高級：英文、日文
gou1 kap1: jing1 man2, jat6 man2
初級：廣東話
co1 kap1: gwong2 dung1 waa2
| Jason | 你識咩語言㗎？ nei5 sik1 me1 jyu5 jin4 gaa3? |
| Karl | 我識________啦，________啦，________啦，同少少________嘅。 ngo5 sik1 ________ laa1, ________ laa1, ________ laa1, tung4 siu2 siu2 ________ ge3. |
2.
母語：法文、英文
mou5 jyu5: faat3 man2, jing1 man2
中級：韓文、廣東話
zung1 kap1: hon4 man2, gwong2 dung1 waa2
| Jason | 你識咩語言㗎？ nei5 sik1 me1 jyu5 jin4 gaa3? |
| Alice | 我嘅母語係________同________，以前學過________同________。 ngo5 ge3 mou5 jyu5 hai6 ________ tung4 ________, ji5 cin4 hok6 gwo3 ________ tung4 ________. |
3.
母語：英文、廣東話
mou5 jyu5: jing1 man2, gwong2 dung1 waa2
| Jason | 你識咩語言㗎？ nei5 sik1 me1 jyu5 jin4 gaa3? |
| Ella | 我淨係識________同________咋。 ngo5 zing6 hai6 sik1 ________ tung4 ________ zaa3. |
4.
母語：廣東話
mou5 jyu5: gwong2 dung1 waa2
初級：英文
co1 kap1: jing1 man2
| Jason | 你識咩語言㗎？ nei5 sik1 me1 jyu5 jin4 gaa3? |
| Matthew | 我嘅母語係________，而家學緊________。 ngo5 ge3 mou5 jyu5 hai6 ________, ji4 gaa1 hok6 gan2 ________. |
Exercise 4
Listen to A and complete B by using the correct reason. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
| a. | 好鍾意聽廣東歌 hou2 zung1 ji3 teng1 gwong2 dung1 go1 |
| b. | 遲啲會去韓國做嘢 ci4 di1 wui5 heoi3 hon4 gwok3 zou6 je5 |
| c. | 好鍾意睇泰國嘅劇 hou2 zung1 ji3 tai2 taai3 gwok3 ge3 kek6 |
| d. | 越南文係阿爸同阿媽嘅語言 jyut6 naam4 man2 hai6 aa3 baa4 tung4 aa3 maa1 ge3 jyu5 jin4 |
| e. | 遲啲會去西班牙住 ci4 di1 wui5 heoi3 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 zyu6 |
| f. | 好鍾意日本嘅文化 hou2 zung1 ji3 jat6 bun2 ge3 man4 faa3 |
| g. | 屋企人講印尼話 uk1 kei2 jan4 gong2 jan3 nei4 waa2 |
Example
| A | 你點解學廣東話嘅？ nei5 dim2 gaai2 hok6 gwong2 dung1 waa2 ge2? Why do you learn Cantonese? |
| B | a. 因為我好鍾意聽廣東歌。 jan1 wai6 ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 teng1 gwong2 dung1 go1. Because I like listening to Cantopop very much. |
1.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
2.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
3.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
4.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
5.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
Irrelevant
________
Exercise 5
Follow the example to complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
| A | 你識廣東話㗎？ nei5 sik1 gwong2 dung1 waa2 gaa4? You know Cantonese? |
| B | 係呀，我以前喺學校學過廣東話，所以識少少廣東話。 hai6 aa3, ngo5 ji5 cin4 hai2 hok6 haau6 hok6 gwo3 gwong2 dung1 waa2, so2 ji5 sik1 siu2 siu2 gwong2 dung1 waa2. Yes. I learned Cantonese at school before, so I know a little Cantonese. |
1.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
2.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
3.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
4.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |