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Unit 06 Teachers Notes
Unit 06 Teachers Notes
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1 evidence of this linguistic phenomenon (i.e. Search for SMS English on the internet in advance
verbing) and prepare some SMS language and characters
2 Additional linguistic links: to write on the board (e.g. BTW = by the way,
Gap 1 links to a recent example of how English is ICBW = it could be worse, ROTFL = rolling on the
floor laughing, ;-) = wink, x- = you are mad, etc.).
changing and what follows the gap provides
Ask students to guess the meanings. You could
additional examples of newly-formed words
then write some messages for them to translate
(Further evidence of this linguistic
into real English or suggest they write some for the
phenomenon …). rest of the class to guess the meaning.
Gap 2 requires information on another source of
language creation as the paragraphs both before
and after the gap (Yet another productive field is Vocabulary p.90
…) provide examples of sources of language 1a This exercise encourages students to think about
creation. alternatives to a selection of phrasal verbs linked
to communication. Remind students that there is