2. Read the Key vocab Part One
匯豐銀行 hui4feng1 yin2hang2,HSBC bank
先生 xian1sheng, Mr.
請問 qing3wen4, May I ask…
怎麼走啊? zen3me zou3 a, How do I get there?
這附近 zhe4 fu4jin4, around here
要 yao4, need to
到 dao4, go to
對街 dui4jie1, across the street
坐公車 zuo4 gong1che1, ride a bus
3. Read the Key vocab part two
二十路公車er4shi2 lu4 gong1che1 , bus number 20
下一站 xia4yi2zhan4, next stop
下車 xia4che1, get off the bus
一…就…yi1…jiu4…, as soon as
會hui4, (You) will
看到kan4dao4, see
好的hao3de, OK
謝謝xie4xie, Thank you.
不客氣bu2ke4qi4, You are welcome.
4. Read the dialogue after the tutor
(/) indicates pause
A: 哎,先生,請問(/)匯豐銀行(/)怎麼走啊? (Mr.
May I ask how to go to HSBC Bank from here?)
B: 這附近沒有(/)你要到對街(/)坐二十路公車(/)下一
站(/) 一下車(/)你就會(/)看到銀行了。 (There is no
such bank around here. You should go across the
street and take bus #20. Get off at the next stop. As
soon as you get off the bus, you will see the bank.)
A: 好的(/)謝謝。(Ok. Thank you.)
B: 不客氣。 (You are welcome.)
5. Practice Essential interactions for
giving directions for bus or subway
哎,先生 (greeting)
請問匯豐銀行怎麼走啊? (ask for direction)
你要到對街 (direction for taking a bus or subway, direction for
locating the station)
坐二十路公車 (direction 2 for what number bus or subway to
take)
在…站下車 (direction 3 for what station to get off)
你就會看到銀行了 (conclusion of direction)
好的,謝謝。(Thank you.)
不客氣。 (You are welcome.)
6. Rubrics for role play
A. Greeting, ask for directions (bank)
B. Directions: (go across the street, take bus # 20),
get off at (station)
Conclusion: you will get there.
A. Thank B
B. You are welcome.
The first time, tutor be A, student be B, switch.
Do as many times as possible until fluent.
7. Other Useful words in the video
附近 is a localizer meaning ‘nearby’.
ex: 學校附近有沒有地鐵站?Is there a subway
station near the school.
要 yao4, need to, (you) should
Ex: 你要坐地鐵。You need to take a subway.
到 dao4, go to
Ex: 到中國去 = 去中國
對街 dui4jie1, across the street
坐公車 zuo4 gong1che1, ride a bus
8. More words
二十路公車 er4shi2 lu4 gong1che1 , bus
number 20 (路 lu4 is the measure word for
bus route)
cf: 六號地鐵 subway #6;
下一站 xia4yi2zhan4, next stop (zhan4 is the
word for stop, you should not use ge4.)
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