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

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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

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READING

timer

10:00

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PREVIOUS LESSON

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TODAY'S LESSON

writing: informal contractions

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TODAY'S GOAL

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

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FORMAL VS INFORMAL

Dunno, ya gonna hafta gimme some mo' time!

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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

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FORMAL VS INFORMAL

allowed in informal speech
almost unavoidable
never allowed in writing!

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formal speech

informal speech

going to

gonna

want to

wanna

have got to

gotta

give me

gimme

don't know

dunno

let me

lemme

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formal speech

informal speech

I got you

gotcha

you

I am not

ain't

something

somethin'

didn't know anybody

didn't know no one

(-) (-)

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Slide 11 - Video

GET TO WORK

do the exercises on the worksheet

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TODAY'S LESSON

writing: informal contractions

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NEXT LESSON

LISTENING TEST 1

- mon Nov 21

- can't study

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