Eat Words 食字 — Christie Lam

Eat Words 食字 (Jan-May 2022)

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A set of activities for English speakers to learn the Cantonese and Korean language, before their food arrives to their table.

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1. Colouring Sheets

Choosing 1 of 3, users can colour in the hybrid objects made by a combination of what the same object looks like in England, Hong Kong and Korea. Learn to write the words in the language by following the grey lines.

2. "Lost in Translation" cards

Players would learn the idioms from it's humourous literal translations and imagery from the bigger set of cards, and test their knowledge by matching the smaller cards into pairs.

3. "Party for Three" menu

Using the transparent language pieces, players can learn about words that sound and mean the same in all three languages, by matching the letter forms.

4. "Takeaway" discount cards

"You must have had Cantonese Takeaway food before, but what Cantonese did you Takeaway from it?" - A challenge for the players to apply their new knowledge for a discount on their meal. Answers for the prompts can be found in the activites.

5. Window Sticker for Restaraunt

Every kit comes with a sticker for restaraunts intended to be on their store front, to attract those who are walking by to come in and participate in the activities.

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