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LOVE

MY BOUNTY IS AS BOUNDLESS AS THE SEA
MY LOVE AS DEEP; THE MORE I GIVE TO THEE
THE MORE I HAVE, FOR BOTH ARE INFINITE
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Young love is a flame; very pretty often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined hearts is as coals, deep-burring , unquenchable.
Henry Ward Beecher


LISTEN TO 6 PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE PRESENTS THEY GAVE TO THEIR BOYFRIENDS OR GIRLFRIENDS. YOU WILL SEE 3 PICTURES AND YOU HAVE TO CLICK ON THE CORRECT ONE, BUT BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IF YOU ARE WRONG YOU WILL HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE SAME STORY AGAIN....
http://www.elllo.org/02LGPages/23-LG-Vday.htm


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Listen and answer the following questions:
1. Is there any guarantee of the historical origin of Saint Valentine´s? Where?
2.Where does the association between Romance and celebretrions in mid-february come from?
3. What did these festivities consist of?
4. What change is there in the 5th century?
5. In what sense did Valentine defy the emperor of the time (Claudius)?
6. Legend goes that when Valentine was sent to jail ...
7. When in jail, he fell in love. With whom?
8. Just before his execution, he ...
9. What kind of festivity is it today?
10 What type of presents are the most common ones among Americans?

SHOULD WE LEARN SLANG?

A question on our minds when teaching English is whether or not it is appropriate to teach students the use of slang and idioms. Although the distinction between what is a formal term versus an informal one is crucial, slang is a significant part of conversational English and, as such, should be covered in the classroom. It would be very difficult for someone new to the English language to understand an American movie, TV show, news broadcast or even a typical conversation as they are filled with nonstandard English.

But what is "slang"?. Let´s define this word: An informal nonstandard variety of speech characterized by newly coined and rapidly changing words and phrases .
This means, that it is very difficult to keep up-dated.

When we learn other culture apart from this, we have to learn as well idiomatic expressions and idioms. What is an "idiom"? Any difference with slang? Typically, and idiom is a phrase used in a given culture and it has a meaning different from its literal meaning, whereas "slang" is used as a single word.

Here you have some links so that you can be in touch with some words and idioms frequently used.
http://www.jason-ism.com/english_projects/6categoriesofexpressions.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/lk-idiomsp.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/ma-adj.html
http://www.jason-ism.com/english_projects/commonexpressionsandslangs.html
http://grafx.dlic.com/games/slangolator/slangolator.swf
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/free/argot/1g.php

American Slang
Read the sentences, and try to guess what the slang word or phrase (in bold) might mean.
1. ¨Nobody knew what the word meant, so we googled it¨
When you ´´google´´ something, you....
a. look at it for a long time
b. look it up on the internet
c. post something in your blog online.
2."I was just kidding when I said my teacher was a monster. She's strict, but she's actually a very nice person." Kidding means...
a you have children
b. you´re talking about children
c. what you said is not actually true, it is a joke
3. If someone tells you that your clothes are cheesy, that means...
a. you spilled cheese on your clothes
b. your clothes are orange
c. your clothes are cheap and out of fashion
4. A couch potato is someone who...
a. A person who watches too much television
b. Someone who loves potatoes
c. Someone who owns a potato farm
5.¨¨Have you seen the new Brad Pitt flick?¨ Flick is another word for..
a. a song
b. a movie or film
c. a picture
6. ¨¨He wanted to go swimming in the middle of the winter, but I told him he was nuts¨¨ When someone is nuts they are…
a. smart
b. clever
c. crazy
7. If a song is ´hot´´ it is...
a. about the beach
b. played in the summertime
c. very popular
8. ¨¨The new football player is on fire¨ On fire means.
a. they are hot
b. they are doing really well
c. they need a drink of water
9. ¨¨He really liked the movie, but I thought it was lame.¨´
If something is lame, it is
a. really great
b. boring, stupid
c. really expensive
10.¨¨If you have a secret, don´t tell Sarah. She has a really big mouth¨¨ Someone who has a big mouth…
a. has a small face
b. shouts a lot
c. talks too much
11.¨¨Oh no! I did my homework but I forgot it at home!¨¨
¨¨Really? Man, that sucks.¨¨ That sucks means…
a. That´s really good.
b. That´s really bad.
c. That´s really difficult
12.¨¨I´m pumped for the concert on Friday!¨ I´m pumped means..
a. I ´m upset because I can´t go
b. I´m going to but tickets
c. I´m really excited
13.¨¨After a long day at school, Tim just wanted to veg out in front of the
TV¨¨ Veg out is another way to say…
a. Relax and do nothing
b. Eat a lot of vegetables
c. Watch TV
14.¨¨I need to peace out soon, it´s getting late¨
¨ Ï´m leaving, peace out!¨¨ Peace out can mean…
a. To arrive or hello
b. To go to the bathroom or how are you
c. To leave or goodbye
15.¨Dude, you have a new car? That´s awesome!¨
Dude and awesome mean…
a.man, really great
b.Dad, really bad
c.Hello, fine

LISTEN TO THIS VIDEO. "An Italian in Malta". What problems does he have because of his bad pronunciation and slang misunderstanding?

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