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Engels
Middelbare school
vmbo g
Leerjaar 2
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British
swear words
Slide 1 - Slide
Slide 2 - Video
Eerste gebruik van FUCK
A
1475
B
300 A.D.
C
1800
D
1945
Slide 3 - Quiz
REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?
You stub your toe and exclaim: "SHIT!"
A
Regular swearing
B
Asshole
Slide 4 - Quiz
REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?
You see two men holding hands and catcall them.
A
Regular swearing
B
Asshole
Slide 5 - Quiz
REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?
A car runs a red light and almost hits you. You scream: "WHAT THE FUCK?"
A
Regular swearing
B
Asshole
Slide 6 - Quiz
REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?
Your phone battery dies and you call it a 'good-for-nothing'.
A
Regular swearing
B
Asshole
Slide 7 - Quiz
REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?
Your classmate doesn't respond to your text and you tell other that she is a 'piece of shit'.
A
Regular swearing
B
Asshole
Slide 8 - Quiz
REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?
Your friend is messing with you and you jokingly call him an arse.
A
Regular swearing
B
Asshole
Slide 9 - Quiz
REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?
Someone is black so you call him/her the N-word.
A
Regular swearing
B
Asshole
Slide 10 - Quiz
Will we be swearing regularly or like an asshole this lesson?
Slide 11 - Open question
Swearing is not inherently "bad" but we need to be careful when we use it.
It is important to know swear words because they are common.
0,7% of words used daily are swear words
(that's the same percent as we, us, our, ours)
Swearing in English
Slide 12 - Slide
- People swear for many different reasons:
social bonds
pain relief
stress relief
expression
to offend/shock
- Swear words can be:
verbs (werkwoorden)
nouns (zelfstandige nw)
adjectives (bijv. nw)
adverbs (bijwoorden)
interjections (tussenwerpsel)
Swearing in English
Slide 13 - Slide
- People who swear are often:
more intelligent;
more creative
- Some scientists believe all language evolved from swearing
- Swearing acts as a release of emotion - the same as crying or laughing
Swearing in English
Slide 14 - Slide
- Not all swearing intended to be offensive. Sometimes it is for fun. Sometimes it is expressive;
- You will hear swear words often when you travel, as well as in movies, music and books:
Even classic works contain profanity (godslastering)
Swearing in English
Slide 15 - Slide
Why do people swear?
Slide 16 - Mind map
What are some of the good things about swearing?
Slide 17 - Mind map
What are some of the bad things about swearing?
Slide 18 - Mind map
2
Slide 19 - Video
01:57
Fill in the gap:
Swearing makes you feel ... pain.
A
more
B
less
C
some
D
no
Slide 20 - Quiz
04:38
Why does swearing increase our pain tolerance and heart rate?
A
It distracts you
B
Your brain gets stimulated
C
Both A+B
D
No one knows
Slide 21 - Quiz
Which English swear
words do you know?
Slide 22 - Mind map
Male, female or universal?
arse
A
Male
B
Female
C
Universal
Slide 23 - Quiz
Male, female or universal?
bellend
A
Male
B
Female
C
Universal
Slide 24 - Quiz
Male, female or universal?
bollocks
A
Male
B
Female
C
Universal
Slide 25 - Quiz
Male, female or universal?
cunt
A
Male
B
Female
C
Universal
Slide 26 - Quiz
Male, female or universal?
pish
A
Male
B
Female
C
Universal
Slide 27 - Quiz
Male, female or universal?
shite
A
Male
B
Female
C
Universal
Slide 28 - Quiz
Male, female or universal?
twat
A
Male
B
Female
C
Universal
Slide 29 - Quiz
Rank the swear words from worst (1), to mild (6)
cunt
twat
prick
bellend
bollocks
bugger
Slide 30 - Drag question
Make a sentence using the word
'shite'.
Slide 31 - Open question
Make a sentence using the word
'bellend'.
Slide 32 - Open question
Make a sentence using the word
'twat'.
Slide 33 - Open question
Ass
Write down as many forms of the word ass as you hear.
Slide 34 - Slide
Slide 35 - Video
Ass
Write down as many forms of the word ass as you hear.
Slide 36 - Slide
- Get a piece of paper & a pencil/pen;
- You get 10 minutes to answer the following questions in English:
What's the difference between being shitty and being the shit?
What does ‘getting your shit together’ mean?
Do you think ‘shit’ is an offensive swear word? Why (not)?
Can you think of/find another expression using the word 'shit'?
SHIT
Slide 37 - Slide
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