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    Here are the meanings of the abbreviations: ASAP - As Soon As Possible Mr. - Mister e.g. - for example i.e. - in other words LOL - Laughing Out Loud OMG - Oh My God YOLO - You Only Live Once TGIF - Thank God It's Friday

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    LANGUAGE, SLANG Lesson 8 –

    AND IDIOM
    UK Connection
    VOCABULARY

    Accent

    Languag
    Abbreviation Slang
    e

    Idiom
    WHAT LANGUAGE DO PEOPLE
    SPEAK IN THE UK?

    GREETING!
    • In Britain, the main language is English (British English). It is not the
    same as American or Australian English. 'Hi mate' is not the correct and
    appreciated way to approach someone in the street. Neither is 'G'day',
    'Howdy' or 'Hey Mister'. The formal British way to greet someone is 'Good
    morning, good afternoon or good evening' and, if you want to ask
    something, 'Excuse me please'.

    • Most people in Britain usually say' hello' or 'hi' when they greet someone.

    • Not everyone in Britain speaks with a plummy English accent, like


    Hollywood wants you to believe. No-one sounds like Dick van Dyke in the
    film, Mary Poppins.
    WHAT LANGUAGE DO PEOPLE
    SPEAK IN THE UK?

    FUN FACT!
    • The English language is a West Germanic language,
    originating from England.

    • Over fifty percent of the English language is derived from


    Latin

    • English is the third most common "first" language (native


    speakers), with around 402 million people in 2002.
    WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
    AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH?

    Usage? Spelling?

    Accent?
    DIFFERENCE NO.1 - USE OF WORDS
    DIFFERENCE NO.1 - USE OF WORDS
    DIFFERENCE NO.2 - SPELLING
    DIFFERENCE NO.3 - ACCENTS
    WHO ARE THEY?

    UK Prime Minister: US President:


    Theresa May Donald Thump
    COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG

    Cockney Rhyming slang is a coded language invented in the


    nineteenth century by Cockneys so they could speak in front of
    the police without being understood.

    It uses a phrase that rhymes with a word, instead of the word


    itself – thus ‘stairs’ becomes ‘apples and pears’, ‘phone’
    becomes ‘dog and bone' and ‘word’ becomes ‘dicky bird’.

    It can become confusing when sometimes the rhyming part of


    the word is dropped: thus ‘daisies’ are ‘boots’ (from ‘daisy
    roots’).
    EXAMPLES OF COCKNEY RHYMING
    SLANG

    Word Adam and Eve

    Meaning
    believe
    Example I don’t Adam and Eve it!
    EXAMPLES OF COCKNEY RHYMING
    SLANG

    Word Bacon and Eggs

    Meaning
    legs
    Example You have a lovely set of
    Bacons.
    EXAMPLES OF COCKNEY RHYMING
    SLANG

    Word Lemon Squeezy

    Meaning
    easy
    Example It was Lemon, mate!
    EXAMPLES OF COCKNEY RHYMING
    SLANG

    Word Rabbit and Pork

    Meaning
    talk
    Example She Rabbits on a bit.
    Let’s Rabbit and Pork!
    EXAMPLES OF COCKNEY RHYMING
    SLANG

    Word Pete Tong

    Meaning
    wrong
    Example Everything’s gone
    Pete Tong!
    SLANG WORDS

    What is Slang?

    Definition:
    Very informal language that is usually spoken
    rather than written, used especially by
    particular groups of people

    Example:
    Chicken – someone who isn’t very brave
    COMMON BRITISH SLANG WORDS

    Bloke
    A: man
    B: woman
    Example:
    ‘John is a nice bloke to know’
    COMMON BRITISH SLANG WORDS

    Bottle
    A: courage
    B: shy
    Example:
    ‘He does not have the bottle to
    ask her’
    COMMON BRITISH SLANG WORDS

    Daft
    A: bored / dull
    B: crazy /stupid
    Example:
    ‘How can you do that? Are you
    daft?’
    COMMON BRITISH SLANG WORDS

    Telly
    A: toy
    B: television
    Example:
    ‘I watched the news on the telly
    last night.’
    COMMON BRITISH SLANG WORDS

    Chuck it down
    A: to rain (heavily)
    B: to drink a lot to get drunk
    Example:
    ‘It is going to chuck it down
    soon’
    ABBREVIATION

     It is a shortened form of a word or phrase. It consists of a


    group of letters taken from the word or phrase.
     For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented
    by the abbreviation abbr., abbrv., or abbrev.

    ASAP Mr. e.g. i.e.

    LOL OMG YOLO TGIF


    ABBREVIATION

    Discussion and assignment:

    ASAP Mr. e.g. i.e.

    LOL OMG YOLO TGIF

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