https://peda.net/id/ba9d3f1c439 2025-06-07T14:44:05+03:00 https://peda.net/:static/539/peda.net.logo.bg.svg <div class="license">Tämän sivun lisenssi <a rel="license" href="https://peda.net/info">Peda.net-yleislisenssi</a></div> https://peda.net/id/ba9da9e9439 2019-10-27T14:01:59+02:00 <p class="k"><b>Hong Kong facts and figures</b></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mum:</td> <td class="k">Oh, hello Ami!<span> </span>Come on in.<span> </span>Don's in his room.<span> </span>You know the way...</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">Hi, Mrs Sangrini.<span> </span>Thanks.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">Hi there!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">Hi yourself!<span> </span>How are things?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">Fine, fine thanks.<span> </span>Can we get going with this Hong Kong assignment?<span> </span>I've got floorball practise at six, so ...</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">OK, OK!<span> </span>Jeez... you're in a hurry!<span> </span>OK, so, Hong Kong, Hong Kong ...<span> </span>Here we are.<span> </span>OK.<span> </span>So, Hong Kong is like, what, about the size of Singapore, right?<span> </span>About 1,104 square kilometres...hmm.<span> </span>That's not very big at all.<span> </span>Finland's must be about 200, no, 300 times bigger than Hong Kong.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">#</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">300 times bigger...<span> </span>Got it.<span> </span>What about the population?<span> </span>That's easy.<span> </span>Definitely more people in Hong Kong than in Finland!<span> </span>How many though?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">The population of Hong Kong is about 7.2 million.<span> </span>Compared to the population of Finland, which is about 5.5 million.<span> </span>Finland is a lot, 300 times in fact, bigger than Hong Kong, but there are more people in Hong Kong.<span> </span>So that means Hong Kongers live pretty close to each other, right?</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">#</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td><span class="k">Which brings us to question number 3 - the population density?</span><span> </span>(reads)<span> </span><span class="k">What is the population density in Hong Kong?</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">Wait a minute ...<span> </span>OK, it says here that there are 6,500 people living in a square kilometre in Hong Kong.<span> </span>Phew.<span> </span>That's a LOT.<span> </span>They must be packed in like sardines.<span> </span>Hey, check out the map.<span> </span>Lots of islands, mountains...<span> </span>I thought Hong Kong was one big city, but in fact it's spread over several islands...hmm, about 250 islands.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">Hong Kong consists of 250 islands?<span> </span>I didn't know that.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">Yeah, but the populated area, those famous skyscrapers, are mostly on Kowloon, the New Territories and Hong Kong island.<span> </span>Hang on a minute - this means that Hong Kong is the name of the city, of the country and of one of the big islands.<span> </span>It's complicated, isn't it?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">Sure is... what's the next question?</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">#</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">So, about its history.<span> </span>Hong Kong was a British colony for 156 years.<span> </span>Why?<span> </span>Hong Kong is a long way from Europe ... what were the English doing there?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">That's another topic Ami, let's just answer the questions and finish the homework, OK?<span> </span>When did Hong Kong become part of China again?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">In 1997.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">#</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">OK.<span> </span>Good.<span> </span>1997...<span> </span>Hong Kong becomes part of China again.<span> </span>Next.<span> </span>What is the distance from London to Hong Kong?<span> </span>Let's see, 9,600 km!<span> </span>It's almost the same distance from Helsinki to Los Angeles.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">What does Los Angeles have to do with anything?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">Nothing, nothing...<span> </span>I'm just comparing it.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">Hmm.<span> </span>So 9,600 is the answer, right?<span> </span>OK, two more questions.<span> </span>What languages do most people in Hong Kong speak?<span> </span>That's easy.<span> </span>Chinese of course.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">Ah, but wouldn't they also speak English?<span> </span>After all, they belonged to Britain for what, 156 years.<span> </span>And aren't there many different types of Chinese?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">Hmm...<span> </span>Yeah, you're right!<span> </span>It says here that most people in Hong Kong speak Cantonese and English.<span> </span>They also speak Cantonese in Macau.<span> </span>But Mandarin in China.<span> </span>Jeez... it's complicated, isn't it?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">Uhu ...<span> </span>So what's the answer?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">They speak Cantonese and English in Hong Kong.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">#</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">Right.<span> </span>And on to the final question.<span> </span>Modern dragon boat racing.<span> </span>Hey, I've seen this on YouTube - looked like fun.<span> </span>It's apparently popular all around the world - people do dragon boat racing in New York, in Sydney, even in Helsinki!<span> </span>OK, so how many people do it in China?<span> </span>Must be millions.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">Yip.<span> </span>About 50 million people do dragon boat racing in China.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">We're done!<span> </span>Thanks, Ami.<span> </span>Teamwork, right?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ami:</td> <td class="k">Yeah - it was fun.<span> </span>OK.<span> </span>I can see you're in a hurry.<span> </span>See you tomorrow.<span> </span>Bye!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don:</td> <td class="k">Bye!<span> </span>Mum, can we leave in about 3 minutes?<span> </span>I don't want to be late for practise...</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 2025-06-07T14:44:05+03:00