+ Rules and Goals Respect EveryoneNo ElectronicsBe on Time and

PreparedEnglish OnlyTry Your Best

ParticipateAsk Questions

Help the Teacher

+ Be Prepared Means…

You should have:NametagNotebook

Pen or Pencil

+

American Slang

美式俚语

+ What is slang?Slang is a type of language (语 ) that is

very informal (非正式的 ).It is more common in speech than in

writing.“The question of whether English will keep

on changing in the future is easy to answer. It is certain that this process will continue, and people will keep inventing new words and new ways of saying things” (page 23).

+ What to say when something is…

‘off the hook’ (adj.)(摆脱困境 )as in, “That sandwich was off the hook!”

‘sick’ / ‘ill’ (adj.)(病 )as in, “Your shirt is so ill! Where did you buy it?”

‘the bomb’ / ‘bomb’(adj.) (炸弹 )as in, “That TV show is the bomb.”

‘whack’ (adj.)(打 )as in, “The weather is whack! It’s been rainy all week!”

‘suck’ (verb)(吸 )as in, “It sucks that I didn’t study for this exam.”

‘bummer’ (noun)(扫兴 )as in, “I lost my ID card. What a bummer!”

GOOD BAD

+ Pikachu is angry at Ash.Is this off the hook or a

bummer for Ash?

a bummer

+ All of Mr. Krabs’ money is burning up!

Does Mr. Krabs think this is sick or that it sucks?

it sucks

+ Garfield eats his favorite snack.Does he think this is the bomb or

that it is totally whack?

it’s the bomb

+ Let’s Practice!

Student 1: I finished all my homework for today, so now I have time to chat (聊 ) with my friends on QQ.

Student 2: You’re so lucky (幸 )! Instead of doing my homework, I played 5 hours of LOL instead.

Student 1: That sucks for you, because now you have to stay up really late to finish it.

Student 2: Yeah, but LOL is the sickest computer game in the world! I have no regrets (后悔 ).

+ Let’s Practice!

Student 1: I heard that students in America can learn to drive a car when they are only sixteen.

Student 2: Wow, that sounds like the bomb. We have to wait until we’re eighteen.

Student 1: Actually, I’m scared to drive in Changsha. What if I hit someone on a motorbike (摩托车 )?

Student 2: Yeah, that would be a bummer for you and even more of a bummer for whoever was on the motorbike.

+ Let’s Practice!Student 1: The cheeseburger (芝士汉堡 ) I ate earlier today was off the hook, but now my stomach hurts.

Student 2: That’s a bummer, maybe you’re lactose intolerant (乳糖不耐症 ). Many East Asian (东亚 ) people are lactose intolerant because there are not many dairy products (乳制品 ) in our traditional diets.

Student 1: That’s whack! I just want to enjoy a cheeseburger with extra (追加 ) cheese because I love the taste (味 ) of cheese!

Student 2: I know what you mean, buddy (好友 ). I love cheese too.

+ What to call…

‘homie’a friend

‘fruitcake’someone who is crazy

‘nerd’someone who is very studious (笃学 ), but has bad social skills (社交技巧 )

‘scrub’a man who thinks he is really cool but actually is not

‘chow’ / ‘chow down’food, to eat food

‘bling’ / ‘bling bling’jewelry, or anything else that is shiny (闪亮 )

‘the tube’the television

‘stacks (堆 ) on stacks’a lot of money

PEOPLE THINGS

+ Let’s grab some _____ at the restaurant.

chow

+ My desk-mate is my ______. We get along very well.

homie

+ Wow, there is so much _____ on these cell phones.

bling

+ Let’s Practice!

Student 1: I only slept for three hours last night because I was doing so much homework.

Student 2: That sounds pretty bad, homie. I only slept for three hours too, but that’s because I was watching the tube.

Student 1: You’re a fruitcake! We have so much homework to finish! How could you be watching TV at a time like this?

Student 2: Relax, you’re such a nerd. I’ll have time to finish it tonight.

+ Let’s Practice!

Student 1: I think my desk-mate (同桌 ) has stacks on stacks because she’s always wearing so much bling. How does she afford it all?

Student 2: Maybe her family is very rich.

Student 1: What is your desk-mate like?

Student 2: My desk-mate is a total scrub. He is always sleeping in class or spinning (旋转 ) a book on his finger like it’s a basketball.

+Describe Your Desk-mate

Using Slang• Write a little bit about your

desk-mate. What kind of person are they? What do they like to do?

• Use three of the words that we learned today.

• In a few minutes, we will share with the class.

+Example 1:

This is my desk-mate, Kevin.

He is my homie because we play basketball together.

I think that he is off the hook because he is great at basketball.

We like to chow down together.

+Example 2

This is my desk-mate, Karen.He/she is a nerd because she studies all the time.I think he/she is whack because she always laughs at my exam scores.He/she likes bling bling.

+Describe Your Desk-mate

Using SlangThis is my desk-mate, __________.He/she is a ________ because ______________.I think he/she is _______ because ___________.He/she likes ___________.

+ Time to say goodbye, bye-bye!