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WRITING EXERCISE - AMERICAN SLANG CONTRACTIONS

ENGLISH CLASS
Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
Nobody's gonna slow me down
I got to keep on moving

'Break My Stride' by Matthew Wilder
MON
NOV 14
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ENGLISH CLASS
Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
Nobody's gonna slow me down
I got to keep on moving

'Break My Stride' by Matthew Wilder
MON
NOV 14

Slide 1 - Slide

READING
timer
10:00

Slide 2 - Slide

PREVIOUS LESSON

Slide 3 - Slide

TODAY'S LESSON
  • writing: informal contractions


Slide 4 - Slide

TODAY'S GOAL

  • you know what American slang contractions are and how to correct them

Slide 5 - Slide

FORMAL VS INFORMAL
Dunno, ya gonna hafta gimme some mo' time!

Slide 6 - Slide

FORMAL VS INFORMAL
formal speech
informal speech
- unknown listener
- friends, family, etc.
- pay attention to 
  what you're saying
- speak rapidly
- use certain slang
- sound professional

Slide 7 - Slide

FORMAL VS INFORMAL
  • allowed in informal speech
  • almost unavoidable
  • never allowed in writing! 

Slide 8 - Slide

formal speech
informal speech
going to
gonna
want to
wanna
have got to
gotta
give me
gimme
don't know
dunno
let me
lemme

Slide 9 - Slide

formal speech
informal speech
I got you
gotcha
you
ya
I am not
ain't
something
somethin'
didn't know anybody
didn't know no one
    (-)                    (-)

Slide 10 - Slide

Slide 11 - Video

GET TO WORK
  • do the exercises on the worksheet

Slide 12 - Slide

TODAY'S LESSON
  • writing: informal contractions

Slide 13 - Slide

NEXT LESSON
  •  LISTENING TEST 1 
        - mon Nov 21
        - can't study

Slide 14 - Slide

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