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UNIT 1 Slang Listening Activity

Emma Thompson, a British actress, criticized the overuse of slang in Britain. She said that too many people don't speak properly and that certain slang phrases like "innit" and "ain't" drive her crazy. Thompson said slang can make people sound stupid and that there is a time and place for its use - with friends but not in professional settings. Linguists said Thompson was largely criticizing the language used by teenagers, which has developed through texting and social media.

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UNIT 1 Slang Listening Activity

Emma Thompson, a British actress, criticized the overuse of slang in Britain. She said that too many people don't speak properly and that certain slang phrases like "innit" and "ain't" drive her crazy. Thompson said slang can make people sound stupid and that there is a time and place for its use - with friends but not in professional settings. Linguists said Thompson was largely criticizing the language used by teenagers, which has developed through texting and social media.

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Name ________________________________

British Actress Interviewed about English Slang


True/False- Listen to the report and circle the correct answer.
a. An award-winning actress has criticized British peoples use of slang.

T/F

b. The actress told a magazine that no one in the U.K spoke properly.

T/F

c.

T/F

She said some phrases she often heard made her go crazy.

d. The actress told pupils at her old school to cut down on using slang.

T/F

e. She said people need to think more about the importance of


grammar.

T/F

f.

T/F

She said she was against people using slang.

g. Linguists said her words largely criticized language used by


teenagers.

T/F

h. Most parents have no problems understanding their teenage


children.

T/F

Questions:
1. What message did Emma Thompson give to students? Why?

2. According to the report, when should people use slang? When shouldnt
they use slang?

3. How was teenspeak created?

Fill-in-the-Blank- Listen to the report again and fill in the missing words.
British Oscar- _________________ actress Emma Thompson has hit out at
the slang used by her __________________. The star of Harry Potter and
Nanny McPhee movies told the British magazine Radio Times that she
thought too many people in Britain didnt speak _____________________.
She said a lot of the language she heard on the _____________________
made people __________________ stupid. In particular, the
______________innit and aint ________________ her insane. Innit
started off as a __________________ of isnt it but is now used to
__________________ a whole variety of tag questions, from wasnt it to
dont we and wont I. She made her _________________ after visiting
her old high school. She told the students not to use slang so much,
because it makes you sound stupid and you're not stupid.
Ms. Thompson told her ___________________she thought people needed
to rethink how important ____________________ grammar and language
are. She said: "We have to _________________, I think, in the idea of
articulacy as a _________________ of personal human and power. She
didnt say people should not use slang, but they should remember where
and when to use it: "There is the __________________ to have two
languages one that you use with your mates and the other that you need
in any ___________________ capacity. Or you're going to sound like an
idiot," she said. Language _________________ say Thompsons rant was
an attack on teenspeak, which has developed through _______________
messaging and ______________ networking sites. Many parents say they
dont understand their children.
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