SLAM - homework check

• Engels
• Middelbare school

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• Who tells the story?                                      Sam

• mum & dad                                                       divorced
  
• favourite subject at school                       art & design
  
• hobby                                                                  skating
  
• girlfriend                                                            Alicia
  
• age                                                                       15, nearly 16
  

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Who is Tony Hawk?

(He's a very famous skater. Sam has got his poster on his bedroom wall and got into the habit of telling it things, as if Hawk was listening to him.)

Who is Tony Blair? If you don't know, consult Wikipedia.

(a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007.)

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1. How does Sam manage to have conversations with Tony Hawk?

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2. What is "Grind City"?

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1. Who is Rabbit?

(Sam's skate friend who's 2 years older, he goes to GC too.)

2. How old is Sam? And his mum?

(15 / 32)

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Who is Rubbish?

(Another of Sam's skate friends, who's a lousy skater but someone who at least talks sense)

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Why does Sam call Rabbit "thick"? 

("Thick" here means dumb. Rabbit asks a stupid question, of course Sam knows his own mum…..)

Page 13: What does Rabbit mean when he says: "…..but I never did, like, the sums."?

Page 14: What is the tragedy of Sam's family?

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Where is Islington? Consult the internet if necessary 

(It's an inner-city district in London.)

How is it pronounced? Look up in your dictionary.

(It is pronounced: /'ɪzlɪŋtən/ )

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council = gemeente

Alicia's mum is a councillor = gemeenteraadslid

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Look at the word "ginormous". It's what you call a "port manteau word", that is a combination of two existing words and their meanings into one new word.

"Ginormous" is a combination of "enormous" and (gigantic)?

She was sprawled out on a sofa = ze lag heel nonchalant op de bank.

When parents do that pairing off thing = als ouders je aan elkaar proberen te koppelen.

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to sulk = mokken

to outsulk = nog erger mokken dan iemand anders.

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Translate: a mark on your trousers = een vlek op je broek

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"I was getting butterflies." What does he mean by that? 

(He's falling in love.)

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What do you think a 900 is? 

(2.5 turns; 900:360)

What's up? Lost your bottle? = 

Wat is er, ben je bang?

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"I'd been close to having sex a couple of times, but I'd chickened out."

What does "chickened out" mean? 

(I was too scared)

According to Sam a baby is not worth having. Explain.

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scab on my nose = korstje op m'n neus

posh = kak (rijk, sjiek)

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she'd been grounded = ze was geschorst (van school)

big-headed = verwaand

showing-off = opscheppen, uitsloven

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thin as a rake = mager als een lat

spots = puistjes

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soppy = sullig, slap

common sense = gezond verstand

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obvious = duidelijk, voor de hand liggend

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I went off him = Ik vond hem niet meer leuk

none of it made any sense = het sloeg eigenlijk allemaal nergens op

you're out of my league = je ligt buiten mijn bereik, je bent een klasse hoger/ beter dan ik

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then you're bound to say it back = dan moet jij eigenlijk wel hetzelfde terug zeggen

Page 47: Why does his mum ask him out to the Pizza Express?

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to cuss out = uitschelden, vloeken

to nick = pikken

thug = schurk, boef

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What word proves that the evening out was not much of a success? 

(torture)

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What is a nymphomaniac?

 (a person that can't go for one night without having sex with someone.)

a slag = een sletje

charger = telefoonoplader

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Explain why "she'd Met A Bloke" is spelled in capital letters.

(He means she's met a new man who might be a potential boyfriend.)

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What does "you were eating concrete" mean? 

(It means you crash with your board)

So what exactly happened that night?

(Alicia got pregnant)

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