Uses of "GET"

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Hoje trouxe pra vocês o verbo "get", um dos verbos mais usados da língua inglesa. Trouxe o que acredito ser relevante para todos os alunos e aprendizes de inglês.
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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?”
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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

Trust - Internet Language

A class by @TeacherBrunoGon and Teacher Dani Bertocchi

Internet and social networks are part of our lives today and Annie is not different of anybody else, as most of teenagers she likes to chat with friends online and use internet language.

1 – Do you have pen pals? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2 – What do you usually talk about? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3 – Do you talk with them every day? How often? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4 – Do you trust them? How do you know they can be trusted? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Watch the video for activities 5 and 6



5 – Check the internet words or sentences below and write their meaning.
( ) 2moro -( ) PWOMS - ( ) TTYL - ( ) AFK - ( ) BBL
( ) M2 - ( ) Brb - ( ) TY - ( ) B4 - ( ) btw
( ) LOL - ( ) ur - ( ) idk -( ) LMAO - ( ) OMG
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6 – Now, create a dialogue on a chat page using internet language studied above. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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http://www.4shared.com/video/RaQW1L4K/Trust_-_Internet_Language.html?
Download the worksheet
http://www.4shared.com/office/OdYW1R4e/Trust_-_Internet_Language.html?

ANSWER KEY

1 to 4
Personal answers

5
Appeared on the video:
PWOMS - Parent watching over my shoulder
TTYL - Talk to you later
M2 - Me too
TY - Thank you
LOL - Laughing out loud
ur - You are / Your (depends on context)
LMAO - Laughing my ass off

Others:
2moro - Tomorrow
AFK - Away from keyboard
BBL - Be back later
BRB - Be right back
B4 - Before
Btw - By the way
Idk - I don´t know
OMG - Oh my God

6
Personal answers

Spoken Elements - Friends

Friends
Spoken elements

1- Watch the segment below and check S for Spoken and W for Written on the elements observed.



( ) Corrected structured questions ( ) Repetition of words
( ) Pauses ( ) Careful selected vocabulary
( ) Interruption ( ) Use of fillers

2- The extracts of the sentences below have a function in spoken conversations. What function is that?
You know - Uh - It´s just… - Like, like, like
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3- Phoebe says “I just don´t buy it”. The verb “to buy” in the sentence has the meaning of:
( ) to think ( ) to have ( ) to believe ( ) to accept

4- Select one of the topics below or one of your preference and write an informal conversation between 2 friends.
Syria protests
Brazilian World Cup
Global Economic Crisis
Man on the moon
Global Warming
Brazil protests

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Download the worksheet
http://www.4shared.com/office/Lg22Ad3_/friends_-_spoken_elements.html?
Download the video
http://www.4shared.com/video/Ts1-DuNq/friends_-_spoken_elements.html?

ANSWER KEY

1 -
Pauses
Interruption
Repetition of words
Use of fillers

2 -
Usually used to get some time to think or to call the listener´s attention

3 -
To believe
To accept

4 -
Personal answers