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Fall 2017

Date Lesson Topic Class Notes Homework Handout
Aug 29 1 Introducing Yourself 第0堂笔记 HW1 Handout1
Sep 5 2 Numbers and Cantonese Pinyin - - -
Aug 12 3 Let’s Hang Out - - Handout3
Aug 19 4 Yum Cha! 第4堂笔记 HW2 Handout4
Aug 26 5 Yum Cha! (Continued) 第5堂笔记 - Handout5
Oct 3 6 Mid-Autumn Festival - - -
Oct 10 7 College Life - - Handout7
Oct 17 8 Midterm - - -
Oct 24 9 Go to Work! - - Handout9
Oct 31 10 Going to the Doctor - - Handout10
Nov 7 11 Shopping for Clothes - - Handout11
Nov 14 12 Nice Weather! - - Handout12
Nov 21 13 Family - - Handout13
Nov 28 14 Travel in Hong Kong - - Handout14
Dec 9 - Final Project due - - -

Homework

HW1

  1. Learn to say your name in Cantonese (if you have a Chinese name);
  2. Find classmates to form groups of 2 - 3 and record a video introducing yourselves in Cantonese. Summit your work to https://cantonese.justinchuby.com/schedule/
    • Rename your file to hw1-andrewid1-andrewid2-…-andrewidn, where andrewid1 and andrewid2 are your Andrew IDs.
    • Due on Tuesday, September 5 by 6:30pm.

HW2

For this week’s homework, collaborate with ~2 students to record a video of you acting a scene. Ask your friends if they are free, make plans, decide what to do during the weekend, Yum Cha, etc.

  • Rename your file to hw1-andrewid1-andrewid2-…-andrewidn, where andrewid1 and andrewid2 are your Andrew IDs.
  • Due on Tuesday, September 26 by 6:30pm.

HW3

Talk about a Dim Sum or a Cantonese dish that you have tried or want to try. How does it taste? Is it good? What is it made of? What does it look like? What’s the story behind it or ? Do you want to try it again?

向大家介绍一种你 中意/想试 嘅点心/广东菜。呢个点心 / 呢碟𩠌(dish)系乜嘢味道?好唔好食?系点整嘅?睇起身咩样?你同佢有冇咩故仔(你喺咩时候、喺边度试过,同边个一齐…),或者佢自己背后有乜嘢故事?

  • Rename your file to hw1-andrewid1-andrewid2-…-andrewidn, where andrewid1 and andrewid2 are your Andrew IDs.
  • Due on Tuesday, October 10 by 6:30pm.

Final Project

Due by the end of Saturday, Dce 9. Rename your file into andrewid1-andrewid2-…-andrewidn and summit your work below.

二至四人一組,飾演以下一個處境,影一條短片。

  1. 喺餐廳

    • 侍應同食客
    • 創作一段對話,點你最中意食嘅嘢。
    • 啲嘢好唔好食?你鍾唔鍾意?同朋友討論。
  2. 週末計畫

    • 問朋友得唔得閒
    • 討論你哋諗住做乜嘢,去邊度。
    • 決定你哋幾時去,點去。
  3. 買餸

    • 你同一班朋友一齊煮餸,你哋會煮啲乜嘢?
    • 你要買啲乜?
    • 去問街市小販「點賣啊?」…
    • 幾多錢?貴定平?同老闆講價。
  4. 你嘅城市

    • 你係邊度嚟㗎?介紹下你嘅城市啦!你個城市喺邊度?你鍾意你個城市啲乜嘢?你細個嗰陣時,你做啲乜嘢?同邊個做?你喺你個城市多數係搭車,揸車,行路定係踩單車?你個城市天氣係點樣?
  5. 睇醫生

    • (有醫生同病人)
    • 你唔舒服,去睇醫生。你同醫生講咩也?
  6. 自己揀話題

    • 揀個有趣/得意嘅話睇同我哋分享啊!

In groups of 2 - 4, pick one from the scenarios and act. Shoot a video.

  1. In the restaurant
    • Waiter, Person A(, B and C)
    • Come up with a conversation and order your favorite food
    • Discuss the taste of the food. Did you enjoy it or not?
  2. Make a plan for the weekend
    • Ask your friend if he/she is free
    • Discuss what you’re going to do. Where are you going?
    • Decide when you’re going and how you’re getting there
  3. Buying groceries
    • You and your friends are preparing a big dinner. What dishes are you making?
    • Lookup the words for the ingredients you need and buy them!
    • Ask the vendor “…點賣啊?” (“How are they sold?”)
    • Discuss the price. Is it too expensive or is it cheap? Bargain with the vender.
  4. A story about your city
    • What’s the city you are from? Tell us about it!
    • Where is it? What are the things you like about your city? When you were little, what activities did you like to do and with whom? How did you get to places, on foot, by bike, or by car etc.? What’s the weather usually like?
    • You can also talk about your favorite city if you like.
  5. Going to the doctor
    (Doctor and patients)
    • Imagine you are not feeling very well and are going to the doctor. What’s the problem? What are the symptoms?
  6. Topic of your choice
    • Any other fun things you want to act.

- Summit Your Work Here -

Please rename your file into andrewid1-andrewid2-…-andrewidn

Well done! You made it!