Master Degree of Language Teaching (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Ms. NG Cantonese Learning Resources

课文1：
马丁：  大卫，这是你的书吗？ 

大卫：是。

马丁：   这是  你的  词典   吗？

大卫：不是，这是      山本   的  词典。
马丁：    这 是  安妮  的 地图 吗？

大卫：  是。 马 丁，   这是  你的 本 子 吗？

马丁：     这是   我的本子。   这是     山本    的笔。


课文2：
马丁：大卫，你有本子吗？ 
大卫：有。
马丁：你有词典吗？
大卫：没有。
马丁：安妮有词典吗？
大卫：她也没有词典。山本有词典。 

课文3：
马丁：
      “安妮有一支笔，大卫有三个本子。他们没有词典。山本有两本词典。
我有一张地图。安妮也有一张地图。
这不是我的地图，是安妮的地图。

HSK2--materials and exercises for listenning, reading and speaking

这是安妮的地图

Easy News📺
I introduce Japanese news in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “Gion Festival in Kyoto”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
祭り（まつり / matsuri）：festival
コロナウイルス（ころなういるす / korona uirusu）：coronavirus
飾る（かざる / kazaru）：decorate
山車（だし / dashi）：festival car (float)
喜ぶ（よろこぶ / yorokobu）： be happy

日本三大祭り（にほんさんだいまつり / nihon sandai matsuri）：the Japan’s three greatest festivals
・祇園祭（ぎおんまつり / gion matsuri）：Gion Festival（Gion Matsuri is a one of the biggest festival which takes place over the entire month of July in Kyoto. The biggest event of this festival is Yamahoko. Yamahoko is the decorated float which is made by every town in Kyoto. These floats will be paraded through streets on every July 17th.）

・神田祭（かんだまつり / kanda matsuri）：Kanda  Festival（Kanda Matsuri is one of Edo’s (old Tokyo’s) great festivals. Events last one week but the highlight is the procession of more than 100 o-mikoshi (divine palanquins) from all the area’s neighborhoods to and from the shrine; experience the unbelievable atmosphere in Kanda, Nihonbashi, Otemachi, Marunouchi and Akihabara.）

・天神祭（てんじんまつり / tenjin matsuri）：Tenjin  Festival（Tenjin Matsuri is a festival held by Osaka Tenmangu shrine, Sugawarano Michizane is enshrined at and has more than 1000 years of history.）

☆Grammar☆
・～になる：become
・～ように･･･：so that / in order to
・～そうです（伝聞）：I heard that

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#20 Easy News / 京都の祇園祭《Gion Festival in Kyoto》// N4 Level

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Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

你更想住在城市还是农村？Do you want to live in the city or countryside?

Let's listen to the third episode of the book- Charlie and the chocolate factory! This book is for upper-intermediate/advanced level, but I changed the text and tried to read it as slowly as possible to make it easier than what it was;) Hope you enjoy it!

EASY PERSIAN with HAMIDE

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一天yī tiān 晚上wǎn shang ，一yī 个gè 男孩nán hái 和hé 一yī 个gè 女孩nǚ hái 在zài 公园gōng yuán 散步sàn bù 。

男孩nán hái 说shuō :”今天jīn tiān 晚上wǎn shang 的de 天气tiān qì 不bù 太tài 好hǎo ，有点儿yǒu diǎnr 冷lěng 。”

女孩nǚ hái 说shuō :”是shì 的de ，我wǒ 也yě 觉得jué de 今天jīn tiān 晚上wǎn shang 有点儿yǒu diǎnr 冷lěng 。”

说shuō 完wán 后hòu ，男孩nán hái 看kàn 了le 看kàn 自己zì jǐ 的de 衣服yī fu。这zhè 时shí 女孩nǚ hái 心里xīn lǐ 很hěn 高兴gāo xìng ，她tā 以为yǐ wéi 男孩nán hái 要yào 把bǎ 自己zì jǐ 的de 衣服yī fu给gěi 她tā 穿chuān 。但是dàn shì 男孩nán hái 说shuō :”还好hái hǎo 我wǒ 今天jīn tiān 穿chuān 了le 两liǎng 件jiàn 衣服yī fu。”

A short and interesting Chinese daily article  for every day

take a walk 散步

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about the new tier-one cities in China. Why more young people in China are leaving the traditional metropolises of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and where they are moving to.

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IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Gifts. Question 6.

Q. How has modern technology changed the nature of gift giving?

Linking words: Besides, moreover, in addition, finally.

Relevant vocabulary: internet, e-commerce and online shopping, revolutionized, fast, affordable and convenient, occasion, comfort of our homes, delivered to their doorsteps, instantly, gift card, collection, items.

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