Exercises
Exercise 1
Complete the descriptions.
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We can use the question word ________ to form a question that elicits the way or method to do an activity.
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We can use the verbal particle ________ with verbs involving movement of a person (e.g., 去 heoi3, 嚟 lai4) to indicate that the person has arrived at the location specified in the object.
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To refer to a specific floor in a building (e.g., the second floor, the third floor), we put the word ________ or ________ after the number. When ________ is used, we usually add 第 dai6 before the number.
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To indicate the number of floors (e.g., two floors, four floors), we use the classifier ________.
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The conjunction ________ means ‘then’. We use it to connect the condition and the result or follow-up action in a sentence.
Exercise 2
Below is a floor plan of a shopping mall. Listen to the descriptions and write down the shop or facility on each floor. Then, repeat after the recordings.
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Exercise 3
Follow the examples to complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
5/F (current floor) → Escalator → 7/F (supermarket)
| A | 請問超級市場喺幾多樓呀？ cing2 man6 ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4 hai2 gei2 do1 lau2 aa3? May I ask what floor the supermarket is on? |
| B | 超級市場喺七樓，呢度係五樓嚟嘅，你要坐扶手電梯上兩層。 ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4 hai2 cat1 lau2, ni1 dou6 hai6 ng5 lau2 lai4 ge3, nei5 jiu3 co5 fu4 sau2 din6 tai1 soeng5 loeng5 cang4. The supermarket is on the seventh floor. Here is the fifth floor. You need to take the escalator to go up two floors. |
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G/F (current floor) → Escalator → 3/F (Chinese restaurant)
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
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1/F (current floor) → Escalator → 3/F (movie theater)
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
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3/F (current floor) → Elevator → G/F (post office)
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
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9/F (current floor) → Elevator → 5/F (ice rink)
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
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10/F (current floor) → Escalator → 12/F (food court)
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
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1/F (current floor) → Elevator → B2/F (parking lot)
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
Exercise 4
Listen to the instructions on taking the elevator. Choose the correct elevators. Then, repeat after the recordings.
Example
嗰度有兩部𨋢，坐左邊嗰部𨋢。
go2 dou6 jau5 loeng5 bou6 lip1, co5 zo2 bin6 go2 bou6 lip1.
There are two elevators there. Take that left elevator.
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Exercise 5
Listen to the directions and write down the routes. Then, check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
你首先直行，跟住轉右，之後轉左就係超級市場。
nei5 sau2 sin1 zik6 haang4, gan1 zyu6 zyun3 jau6, zi1 hau6 zyun3 zo2 zau6 hai6 ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4.
First, walk straight. And then, turn right. After that, if you turn left, then it is the supermarket.
zik6 haang4 → zyun3 jau6 → zyun3 zo2 → ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4
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