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Dictionary of Slang
Part I
Each of the following sentences contains a slang expression, which appears in bold type (bold). Read over the sen-
tences and try to guess the meaning of each expression. Then, match the bold expression (1-6) with the definition
(A-F).
1. When I was a teenager my Dad was always really stingy so I only got 50p/week pocket money – I don’t know
whyhe bothered giving me any to be honest.
2. My mate’s absolutely loaded – He’s always going off on holiday. He’s going to the Caribbean next week.
3. My cousin won a grand on ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’ last week. She wasn’t very happy though – she had
her heart set on winning at least £16,000.
4. I went shopping last week to get some new jeans and the only one’s they had were 100 quid – what a rip-off!
5. I hate being a student – no matter what I do I’m always broke!
6. Her Great Uncle kicked the bucket last week and now she’s quids in.
A. a thousand pounds
B. short of money
C. someone has died and a relative has inherited lots of money
D. rich
E. reluctant to give others money
F. expensive
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Part II
Now try to write your own sentences using the slang expressions above.
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Part II
See if you can find the new English words in this word search:
P C A G O T I N Q
A O L N A O S P U
Y T E I X G N I R
A P O F E S P W O
S O J L D C O O L
Y T E I U A T R A
O A F W R M T L U
U T D P D M I D X
T O S Q E I U T E
H E S U R N Q O S
R L R I E G P R O
O K Q L R T I I C
W I L L T I N G E
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Collocations
Part I
Match the collocation (1-9) with the meaning (A-I).
1. Roll up your sleeves
2. Get the sack
3. Not be worth the paper it’s written on (a contract)
4. Moonlight
5. Sleeping partner
6. Jump ship
7. Talk shop
8. To work on the side
9. Donkey work
Part II:
Fill in the gaps with the collocations.
1. The boss told him that if he didn’t____________and get on with some work then he would be_______________.
2. I hate going for drinks with my colleagues. They don’t seem to have a social life – they only ever______________.
3. When I got the job I thought it would be a challenge but it turned out that I just ended up doing all the__________.
4. I was headhunted and told that if I______________they’d pay me double what I get now.
5. He was done for tax evasion when the tax man found out that he’d been______________.
6. Before Christmas I had to do some______________to be able to pay for all the presents.
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Weird art
Part I: Are the following statements true or false?
Correct the ones which are false.
1. To ‘make a pig’s ear of something’ means to eat ham.
2. The piglets live in a farm in Cornwall.
3. Wallinger’s idea came from a German fairy tale.
4. Wallinger won £2,500 for his ‘art’.
5. Gignac puts wet and mouldy things into his boxes of rubbish.
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3. Would you buy one of Justin Gignac’s boxes of rubbish? Why/why not?
4. Would you dress up in a bear suit and walk around? If so, how much would you want to be paid for it?
5. Do you think that the art talked about in the article is really art? Why/why not?
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Exercise 1:
Student 2: You are really interested in Picasso and want to see works of art by him and are also interested in seeing
less well-known art, preferably painted by local artists. Ask the travel agent for advice.
Exercise 2:
Student 2: You are interested in Renaissance art but are not sure where to go to see some. Ask the travel agent for
advice on where to go and ask for more information on the city.
Exercise 3:
Student 2: You want to see some art nouveau but are also interested in works of a gothic nature. Ask the travel
agent for advice on where to go and ask for more information on the city.
Exercise 4:
Student 2: You have seen some copies of Klimt but want to see the real thing. Ask the travel agent for advice on
where to go and ask for more information on the city.
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2.timeless B. skin
3.out-of-date C. addiction
4.to get inked D. part at the back of the leg between the knee and the foot
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Part II
In groups discuss the following questions.
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3.What happened to the car in the Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover?
4.How many people are on the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?
6.Which planet does the planet on the Pixies’ Bossanova album cover look like?
7.What is the cover of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ based on?
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Part II
Imagine that you are in a band. In small groups think about what makes you buy a
CD and decide what you would want on your CD artwork.
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2.Grafitti has existed since ancient times and will probably still be around for years to come.
3. Banksy enjoys practical jokes. He sometimes inofficially hangs his work in major art galleries just to see how long
it takes for people to notice.
4. At London Zoo he climbed into the penguin inclosure and painted “We’re bored of fish” in seven foot high letters.
5. Most graffiti artists are just seen as a newsance to society, but two controversial British graffiti artists have be-
come unfamous and are making a small fortune.
6. The police have no idea whether to arrest him or to applaud him for cleening up the streets!
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Part II Discussion
Discuss these questions in small groups.
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British Art
Spot the missing word: in each sentence below (1-10) there is one word missing
(A-J). See if you can find which word is missing and where it should be. Write your
answers below.
A: way
B: album
C: time
D: shortlisted
E: account
F: painter
G: after
H: away
I: designing
J: friends
1. Although he passed fifteen years ago, Francis Bacon is still classed as a modern British artist.
2. Although his paintings sold for millions of dollars, Bacon kept no bank.
3. The eye can travel over the surface in a parallel to the way it moves over nature.
8. Then he hit the big and started working as an illustrator for Charles Dickens.
9. Mackintosh is probably Glasgow’s most famous artist and was responsible for the Glasgow School of Art.
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