Slang in english
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The document discusses slang in English, focusing on British and American terms, their usage, and cultural impacts. It highlights how slang evolves rapidly, particularly among youth, and its function in informal communication. Additionally, it addresses challenges faced by non-native speakers in understanding slang and offers resources to enhance learning.
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- 1. SLANG IN ENGLISH May 16, 2019 13:00 Lesson with VERA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlTnk_J3dDY&t=1512s
- 2. DISCUSSION 1. Do you have similar slang words and expressions in your language? 2. How difficult is it to use slang in a foreign language? 3. Do you need to use slang to communicate with non-native speakers? 4. When should you not use slang? 5. If you want to find the meaning of a new word what do you do?
- 3. OBJECTIVES • To learn some British and American slang terms and practice them in sample dialogues; • To practice reading for general idea, listening for gist and writing skills; • Practice the language of agreeing/disagreeing in speech
- 4. SLANG WORDS I KNOW: ACTIVATING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE I know • F … Dick - lil dicky • FYI • LOL –LAUGH OUT LOUD • DM –DIRECT MESSAGE • GOTTA – GONNA = HAVE TO GOING TO • WANNA • KINDA /SORTA • HAFTA – HAVE TO • HOMIE – BEST FRIEND/ BESTIE • BRO • DUDE I learnt • Whatever • Hoodie – person who looks like a criminal • Well – very • Innit – tag q • Wicked – cool, safe! sound •
- 5. GUESS THE DEFINITION The word „Slang‟ describes a way of speaking. Do you think slang is: • a) An abbreviation of ‘special language’, originally used by spies? • b) Technical language only used by university students? • c) Very informal language, sometimes not found in a dictionary?
- 6. READ THE TEXT SLANG: HOW DO YOUNG BRITS SPEAK? VERY QUICKLY TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION: Does the writer think that slang is • good • bad • neither good nor bad?
- 7. Language changes very quickly. New words and phrases appear and evolve. The words and pronunciations used by young people in the UK can be radically different to those used by adults. Living in a multicultural society has an effect on language, especially on young people, whose friends are often from a mix of backgrounds. TV and music also have a massive impact on the language of the young. Often UK singers will even sing in American accents without realising. Young Brits use lots of language that you usually can‟t find in most dictionaries. These highly informal words and expressions are known as slang. It is not possible to come up with a complete list of modern British slang. By the time the list was completed, it would be out of date. New words come and go like fashions. However, here are a few examples: • Safe!, Sorted!, Sound!, Cool! or Wicked! mean That‟s good or, I understand. • Instead of using different tag questions like …isn‟t it?, …can‟t you? or don‟t they?, people use innit (e.g., It‟s hot here, isn‟t it? = It‟s hot here, innit!, He can dance really well, can‟t he? = He can dance really well, innit! or They always say that, don‟t they =They always say that, innit.). • Instead of saying very, really or completely use well (e.g., I‟m well tired or You got it well wrong!). • Whatever means I don‟t care (E.g., A: But the teacher says we can‟t leave until we‟ve finished. B:Whatever. I‟m going). • He‟s fine or He‟s fit both mean He‟s good looking. Fine and fit can describe a boy or a girl. • A hoodie is a young person who wears a jacket with a hood (after all, it rains a lot in the UK). It is a negative term and suggests that the young person might be interested in committing a crime. If some British people use language like this then it‟s no surprise that some students say that even after years of studying English they still can‟t understand native speakers. But perhaps learners should not worry about communicating with native speakers so much. Research commissioned by the British Council shows that most of the English spoken in the world today is spoken between non-native speakers of the language. In fact, when we think about “International English”, there is no such thing as a native or non-native speaker. So how important is it to understand these slang words and expressions? If you watch films or TV in English, read magazines in English, chat online in English or are interested in English song lyrics then understanding slang can be very useful. You probably won‟t see any slang in your English exam though.
- 9. COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES WITH THE SLANG WORDS IN THE BOX. HOODIE INNIT WELL WHATEVER WICKED YEAH Dialogue A. A: I‟ve just passed my exam! B:1________! Well done! Dialogue B. A: You said at eight,2______? B:3_______, don‟t be late. Dialogue C. A: Did you know Mark‟s brother has just cycled around the world. B: Wow! He must be 4_______ tired. Dialogue D. A: You look like a 5_______with those clothes on. Why don‟t you wear something else. B: 6_______. who is talking in the dialogues: friends or family? https://learningapps.org/watch?v=p34kkydu319
- 10. MAKE UP YOUR OWN DIALOGUE Using new slang words
- 11. Vera‟s version • Homie, how do you like my new jacket? • colors are well dark • bro i gonna go to the funeral • who died? • whatever suggestions • Check it out • Kick the bucket
- 12. EARTH BY LIL DICKY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvuN_WvF1to 1. Dude 2. Bro 3. Come on 4. Dork - лох 5. You suck! 6. Suck my butt 7. What up? 8. Fat Fucking (pig) 9. I'm marihuana plant, I can get you fucked up 10.We’re just rhinos horny as heck 11.What the fuck? I’m a clam! 12.I’m a squirrel looking for my next nut 13.Freak horse 14.C’mon, get on! 15.I've trudged the Earth for so damn long and still don't know shit
- 13. 1. And, yeah, we like to wear clothes, girls still look beautiful And it covers up our human dick (Woo), eat a lot of tuna fish… But these days, it's like we don't know how to act All these shootings, pollution, we under attack on ourselves Like, let's all just chill (Hey), respect what we built (Hey) Like look at the internet! It's cracking as hell Fellas, don't you love the cum when you have sex? (Ayy) And I heard women orgasms are better than a dick (Uh) So what we got this land for? What we gotta stand for? Love, and we love the Earth (The Earth) 2. Oh, yeah, baby, I love the Earth I love this planet 3. Hey, Russia, we're cool Hey, Asia, all of you, c'mon Every one of you from the plains to the Sahara Let's come together and live 4. C'mon everybody, I know we're not all the same But we're living on the same Earth (We love you, we love you) 5. Have you ever been to Earth? 6. Are we gonna die? 7. You know what, Bieber? We might die (We love you, we love you) I'm not going to lie to you - I mean, there's so many people out here who don't believe Global Warming's a real thing. You know? - We gotta save this planet. We're being stupid, Unless we get our shit together now
- 14. EXIT SLIP • Today I learnt ___________ • My favourite activity was ______ • I need help with ________
- 15. HOMEWORK Rewrite the dialogue in standard English
- 16. REFERENCES • Slang: How do young Brits speak? - https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/slang-how-do-young-brits-speak • Teaching slang - https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/teaching-slang- esl/ • The One Bun Rhyme Mnemonic - https://healthymemory.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/the-one-bun-rhyme-mnemonic/ • Сленг, или То, о чем не пишут в учебниках - https://engblog.ru/slang • Сленг, или Самые распространённые разговорные выражения - https://engblog.ru/slang-2 • Lil Dicky - Earth (Official Music Video)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvuN_WvF1to • Перевод песни Earth (Lil Dicky) - https://en.lyrsense.com/lil_dicky/earth