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My name is Bruno, I´m a Brazilian English teacher specialized in Applied Linguistics. Currently I work for a language institute teaching adults and in a regular school teaching elementary and high school. I believe knowledge is something to be shared and that´s why I post my classes to everybody who wants to study/learn English. In the last years I counted and have been counting on many partners who are always there: Adriana Pin, Bhyanka Itaborahy, Claudio Azevedo (Movie Segments), Diego Cassionato (Inglês com Rock) and Dani Bertocchi... You guys are also "guilty" for it. THANK YOU.

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segunda-feira, 16 de setembro de 2013

The Big Bang Theory - Slangs, Fillers, Collocations and Idioms

Hey guys
I bring to you another segment from The Big Bang Theory. I can´t help it, it´s my favorite sitcom.
Well, I got more language elements regarding everyday life communication. Let´s take a look.

Sheldon is a guy who is extremely intelligent and never uses slangs and idioms, however in this video we´ll see how he tries to cope formal and informal language.

Watch the segment below and answer the following questions.



A. Slangs
How does he classify “what´s shaking?”
_____________________________________________________________________________
Penny uses another one. Which one?
_____________________________________________________________________________
Do you know others similar to this one? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Based on the video what is “Peace out”?
( ) greeting/ conversation opener ( ) farewell/ conversation closer
Do you know others? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

B. Collocations
Penny uses the collocation “freaking me out”. Do you any similar? _____________________________________________________________________________
Sheldon uses the collocation “striking up”. Do you know what it means? Any synonym? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

C. Taboo Language
What does “chit chat” mean? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What does “hook up” mean? Is there any other similar one? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

D. Fillers
In the video there are many fillers used. List them below. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What´s the function of “fillers”?
( ) get time to think
( ) encode formal messages
( ) change topics during the conversation
( ) prepare the listener for new topics
( ) use in instructions

Download the video
http://www.4shared.com/video/2NZ1KF2_/the_big_bang_theory_-_idioms_a.html?
Download the worksheet
http://www.4shared.com/office/DPMbrPjB/the_big_bang_theory_-_idioms_a.html?



ANSWER KEY
A
- Conversation opener
- Hey, S´Up
- Good morning, How is it hanging?, How is everthing?, Hi, How are things?, Good evening, Good afternoon
- Farewell/ Conversation closer
- Bye, See you later, So long, Later, Take care

B
- Scaring me, Scaring the crap out of me, Make me feel afraid
- It means "start". Initianing, begining

C
- Talk without any specific goal or any specific topic.
- To date someone. Make out, Night stand

D
- Oh, Well, Uh, See...,
- Get time to think, Prepare the listener for new topics, change topics during the conversation

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