《Slang&oralEnglish.ppt》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《Slang&oralEnglish.ppt（8页珍藏版）》请在三一文库上搜索。
1、High School Slang,How to speak like an American high school student,What is slang?,俚语 An informal (日常的) way of speaking You use slang with your friends (not with your parents or teachers) Never used in writing,Greetings,Hey = Hello, Hi Whats up = How are you? OR What are you doing? Nothing much = I
2、am fine.,Example: Yao Ming: Hey, Kobe. Whats up? Kobe: Nothing much, whats up with you? Yao Ming: Nothing much.,Descriptive Words,Example: Yao Ming: Today I saw an awesome movie. It was so interesting and exciting. Kobe: Really? What movie? Yao Ming: Harry Potter.,1) Awesome = really good, great, ex
3、citing,2) A ton of = A lot of, many, so much,Examples: I had a ton of homework last night. It took me 3 hours to finish all of it! (I had a lot of homework last night.) There were a ton of people at the bus station yesterday. (There were many people at the bus station yesterday.),Common Expression,T
4、hat sucks = How terrible. What a pity.,Examples: Kobe: Did you hear? We lost the game last night. Yao Ming: That sucks. Im sorry. Yao Ming: I am very sad. My dog died. Kobe: That sucks!,Activity,Today, you will write a dialogue (对话) using the high school slang introduced to you today. The dialogue m
5、ust use slang at least two times. It must be at least four lines long. Remember to write all of your names and student numbers (学号) on your papers.,Example,Sarah: Hey Joe, whats up? Joe: Nothing much, whats up with you? Sarah: Nothing much, but Im feeling a little sick. Joe: Really? That sucks. I hope you feel better. Sarah: Thanks.,