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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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
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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
ya
I am not
ain't
something
somethin'
didn't know anybody
didn't know no one
    (-)                    (-)

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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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