Online acronyms and colloquial English

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Área: Idiomas Asignatura: Inglés Curso: 8y9
Fecha: 26/03/12 Periodo: I Nº Horas: 9hr Semana: 9
Docente: Evelin Trinidad Peña Jerez
Tema: Vocabulary about colloquial English
Indicador Identify and know about Colloquial English vocabulary through listening a song.
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Exploración Slangs used in songs. Colloquial English
Contextualización
Slangs used in English Songs
Songs often use slang and colloquial English that you should understand, but never use in
formal situations!
Here you will find the translation into normal standard English of the most common colloquial
words used in songs (and also on television and movies).
ain't: the verb to be or the verb to have in all the forms in the negative, i.e. am not, is not, are
not, have not, has not.
'bout: about.
c'mon: come on.
EMOCIÓN
cos, 'cos, coz, 'cause: because.
coulda: could have.
dontcha, don't cha: don't you.
dunno: don't know, doesn't know.
'em: them.
ev'ry: every.
gerroff: get off.
gimme: give me.
gonna: going to.
getcha: get you.
gotcha: got you.
gotta: (have) got to.

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hafta: have to.
innit (GB): isn't it.
kinda: kind of.
lemme: let me.
lil, li'l: little.
luv: love.
musta: must have.
'n', 'n: and.
o': of.
ol': old.
outta (US): out of.
sez: says
shoulda: should have.
tho': though.
wanna: want to, want a.
watcha: what are you (Watcha talking about?), what you (Do whatcha got to do).
woulda: would have.
yeah: yes.
Conceptualización
Colloquial English
Acronyms are combinations of letters and numbers that stand for certain words or phrases.
They are often used in instant messages, informal emails and text messages. Which of the
common acronyms below do you know?
BTW LOL IMO CU F2F L8erOMG Thx asap pls RU sth

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Now complete the following text messages with suitable acronyms:
SMS 1 OK, _________at 2pm!
SMS 2 Can't talk right now. Call me _________
SMS 3 ______________send me that report ____________. Need it today!
SMS 4 ______________! Guess who I saw today?
Producción
Think!
a. What do you notice about the use of subject pronouns (I, you, it, we, etc.) and
articles (a, the) in the text messages?
b. In pairs, study the conversation between two flatmates and transform it into a
text message chat using appropriate acronyms and omitting unnecessary
grammar.
Judith: Hi Carlos, are you at home yet?
Carlos: No. I'm still at the restaurant with my friends. I'll be back later. Is it anything
important?
Judith: I just wanted to say that I got the job!
Carlos: Oh my God, that's great! Now you can buy me a new TV for my room.
Judith: Ha ha ha. By the way, how is the new Italian restaurant?
Carlos: Really good. In my opinion, it's the best restaurant in town.
Judith: Is it that good? I must try it out someday. See you.
Carlos: See you. And later you will tell me all about your job interview in person.
Read!
a. Words and phrases such as `Cheers!',`Oh my God!', `Poor you!' etc. are called
exclamations. They are used to express a sudden emotion such as excitement,
fear, surprise, etc. Match the colloquial exclamations on the left with their uses
on the right:
1. Blimey! a. a British English word used to express surprise
2. Yeah, right! b. a fairly rude expression used to tell someone to go away
3. Phew! c. a fairly rude expression used when something causes you
anger, annoyance or surprise
4. Bloody hell! d. a milder form of `My God!'
5. Big deal! e. said sarcastically when someone says something that you
think isn't important or special
6. My word! f. used to express relief, when you are happy that something ba
did not or will not happen
7. Get lost! g. used to say that something is good or great
ACCIÓN
8. Cool. h. used when someone says something that you do not believe

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Modelación
1. Discuss:
a. How often do you use acronyms in texting a message?
b. Do you know why aren’t they accepted in formal situations?
Taller: (estas son preguntas o actividades del tema o temáticas de la clase)
 Send a text message using acronyms.
 Write the meanings for the following Facebook acronyms:
1. 2nyt ______________
2. 2day _____________
3. ready 4 work_____________
4. b4_________________
5. BRB______________________________________
6. CYA/CU_________________
8. GTR/GR_____________________
9. LOL_________________________
10. OMG_______________________
Lectura Complementaria :
EVALUACION
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Bibliografía :
English page Free online English lessons & ESL / EFL resources