Colloquial expressions and slang
Like any other language, everyday English is full of colloquial expressions and slang. Coursebooks don't always introduce them to students, but movies and songs can be a great source of this kind of vocabulary. Here is an interesting quiz to try: look at the pictures illustrating different expressions, read the sentences and choose the correct meaning. There are several levels to try!
3 comments:
Hello,
I'd just like to say that the link you've added is very interesting. I don't have a site for my students yet but when I do I'd like to add something like that. How do you do it? How do you add a link to the post itself?
Thanks,
Angela
Olá, Mônica.
What a fun (and rather challenging) quiz!
The choice of slang items was interesting. Most were common, but there were one or two that I hadn't heard. I could figure out the meanings through context, but they were still new to me.
This kind of quiz is SO MUCH BETTER than something static.
I admire your creativity, Mônica! Parabéns!
Um abraço!
Dennis in Phoenix
Hi Dennis,
I often have a hard time understanding slangs and very colloquial expressions in my own language, and it amazes me how much I still need to learn! :-) I find it absolutely fantastic that languages should change so quickly, with people finding new uses for old words!
Grande abraço!
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