TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH Chapter 9

3/26/2012 Summarize the Lecture For teenagers, slang is a way of using language to describe and discuss shared experiences of growing up today I tend to think slang is their special way of playing with the language, of being creative and expressing themselves Slang is new and informal words or phrases which tend to come from certain groups in a society Slang can be playful and funny But, on the other hand, it can sometimes be impolite and offensive In essence, when a group of friends use their slang together, they are showing their group identity – like wearing the same jackets Some people use slang to make their speech more colorful, or to make a certain kind of impression on other people One way slang is created is by taking an old word and giving it a new meaning 3/26/2012 10 11 12 13 14 10 11 12 13 14 The third way slang is made is by borrowing a word from another culture So, different regions, different slang That’s the bottom line there Jobs can have different slang, too A great deal of jobspecific slang is also relevant to others, so eventually it becomes popular in regular society Some people think that if people use too much slang, eventually it might destroy the English language A lot of the slang in style today and used by young people is not grammatically correct It breaks the rules of the language Slang is used more in speaking than in writing When you’re thinking about slang, keep in mind that languages are living things They’re changing all the time …………….a way of using language to describe and discuss shared experiences of growing up ……… …………….slang is their special way of playing with the language, of being creative and expressing themselves …………….new and informal words or phrases which tend to come from certain groups in a society …………can be playful and funny ……………… be impolite and offensive In essence, …………………… …………………….use slang to make their speech more colorful, ………………… ……………………… taking an old word and giving it a new meaning ……………… borrowing a word from another culture …………bottom line ……… …………… A great deal of job-specific slang is also relevant to others, so eventually it becomes popular in regular society …………… it might destroy the English language …………………… It breaks the rules of the language Slang is used more in speaking than in writing …………………….languages are living things They’re changing all the time 3/26/2012 3/26/2012 Discussion To create an interesting, thorough, and lively discussion, everyone in the group must contribute his or her ideas But speaking isn’t easy for everyone You can help create a better discussion by asking other students to offer their ideas Use expressions to politely encourage other students to participate in the discussion What does everyone else think? Has everyone shared their ideas? A, what you think? A, can you add something here? A, how you see the situation? What you think, A? How about you, A? What you think? We haven’t heard from A yet Let’s hear from some others in the group 3/26/2012 3/26/2012