Swearing in English

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 2

British 

swear words 

Eerste gebruik van FUCK

1. 1475
2. 300 A.D.
3. 1800
4. 1945

REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?

You stub your toe and exclaim: "SHIT!"

1. Regular swearing
2. Asshole

REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?

You see two men holding hands and catcall them.

1. Regular swearing
2. Asshole

REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?

A car runs a red light and almost hits you. You scream: "WHAT THE FUCK?"

1. Regular swearing
2. Asshole

REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?

Your phone battery dies and you call it a 'good-for-nothing'.

1. Regular swearing
2. Asshole

REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?

Your classmate doesn't respond to your text and you tell other that she is a 'piece of shit'.

1. Regular swearing
2. Asshole

REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?

Your friend is messing with you and you jokingly call him an arse.

1. Regular swearing
2. Asshole

REGULAR SWEARING or ASSHOLE?

Someone is black so you call him/her the N-word.

1. Regular swearing
2. Asshole

Will we be swearing regularly or like an asshole this lesson?

• 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

- 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

- 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

- 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

Why do people swear?

What are some of the good things about swearing?

What are some of the bad things about swearing?

01:57

Fill in the gap:
Swearing makes you feel ... pain.

1. more
2. less
3. some
4. no

04:38

Why does swearing increase our pain tolerance and heart rate?

1. It distracts you
2. Your brain gets stimulated
3. Both A+B
4. No one knows

Which English swear
words do you know?

Male, female or universal?

arse

1. Male
2. Female
3. Universal

Male, female or universal?

bellend

1. Male
2. Female
3. Universal

Male, female or universal?

bollocks

1. Male
2. Female
3. Universal

Male, female or universal?

cunt

1. Male
2. Female
3. Universal

Male, female or universal?

pish

1. Male
2. Female
3. Universal

Male, female or universal?

shite

1. Male
2. Female
3. Universal

Male, female or universal?

twat

1. Male
2. Female
3. Universal

Rank the swear words from worst (1), to mild (6)

cunt

twat

prick

bellend

bollocks

bugger

Make a sentence using the word
'shite'.

Make a sentence using the word
'bellend'.

Make a sentence using the word
'twat'.

Ass

Write down as many forms of the word ass as you hear.

Ass

Write down as many forms of the word ass as you hear.

- 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