Tesol Italy 2010 By Janet Bianchini http://civitaquana.blogspot.com
Language in Motion: teaching with the flow 2010
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Tesol Italy 2010By Janet Bianchini
http://civitaquana.blogspot.com
What is this "innit" I hear everywhere?Somebody stopped me in the street and asked me for a "ciggie".Why do people say "Cheers, mate" all the time?Why do young people say "I'm notbothered".I heard someone say they were having bangers and mash for their dinner.I often hear "Are you gonna watch the footietonight?" What is “footie”?
• I’ll see you, innit?
• I saw him, innit?innit
• Cheers, mate!• No probs, mate!mate
Source of new words?
acronym borrowed new from old
acronyms
SKIers
wags
borrowed
angst
al fresco
new from old
pants
wicked
What “wicked” news has just been announced? Who said it was “wicked”?
Tocatchaprince"We reckon Kate and her pals popped down to the bookies and filled their boots. She's caught a Prince and we've been caught out," said spokesman David Williams of bookmaker Ladbrokes.Quote from yahoo news 15/11/2010
Mostly from the Internet
“e-lingo”webspeak
pingback apps
link love
lolResearch source: On Language, The Web Is At War http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128356609
You are my BFF, lol!
I just lurve chillaxing with you,
babes!
Yeah, IMHO, we do need to big up the
sales to avoid overleveraging
?
Image source: Google images
Definition of a sheddie: Buzz Word from Macmillan Dictionary: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/sheddie.html
Strip Generator
Cartoon strips to animate your students!
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/couch-surfing.html
PhotoPeach
Create funslideshows showing new vocabulary
http://photopeach.com/album/ac4vaf?ref=est
ZimmerTwins
Let’s chill!
XTRANORMAL
Animations to inspire dialogues
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/4012021
Which word is different and why?
nimby foodie
brolly techie
dinkie
brollyIt’s not a person!!
“RECESSION CHIC” isa) style and elegance on a tight budgetb) living beyond one's means during a recessionc) trying to look chic but not succeeding
“ADORKABLE" meansa) adorable and cuddlyb) delightful and charming in a sociably awkward wayc) an adorable young lady from Dorking
A TOXIC BACHELOR, who was also a CRACKBERRY, had a SENIOR MOMENT, the other day.
This is a section from a “Community Dictation.” Students are given a part of a story written on a piece of paper. They have to stand up and put themselves in order of the story and then in turn, they dictate their part of the story so that everyone writes the full story. Students then do peer correction.
How do I keep my English up to date?
Resourceswww.wordspy.com
http://www.worldwidewords.org/index.htm
www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1009/100929slang.html
http://jeffreyhill.typepad.com/english/
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/open-dictionary/latestEntries.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/uptodate/
Janet Bianchini
TESOL Italy National Convention 2010
Language in Motion:teaching with the flow
http://civitaquana.blogspot.com
Twitter @janetbianchini
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