- Cock-up – Screw up
- Give You A Bell – Call you
- Blimey! – My Goodness
- Wanker – Idiot
- Gutted – Devastated
- Bespoke – Custom Made
- Chuffed – Proud
- Fancy – Like
- Lost the Plot – Gone Crazy
- Fortnight – Two Weeks
- Sorted – Arranged
- Hoover – Vacuum
- Kip – Sleep or nap
- Bee’s Knees – Awesome
- Know Your Onions – Knowledgeable
- Dodgy – Suspicious
- Wonky – Not right
- Wicked – Cool!
- Whinge – Whine
- Tad – Little bit
- Tenner – £10
- Fiver – £5
- Skive – Lazy or avoid doing something
- Toff – Upper Class Person
- Scouser – Someone from Liverpool
- Quid – £
- Taking the Piss – Screwing around
- Loo – Toilet
- Nicked – Stolen
- Knackered – Tired
- Gobsmacked – Amazed
- Dog’s Bollocks – Awesome
- Chap – Male or friend
- Bog Roll – Toilet Paper
- Bob’s Your Uncle – There you go!
- Anti-Clockwise – We Say Counter Clockwise
- C of E – Church of England
- Throw a Spanner in the Works – Screw up
- Absobloodylootely – YES!
- Nosh – Food
- One Off – One time only
- Shambles – Mess
- Arse-over-tit – Fall over
- Brilliant! – Great!
- Dog’s Dinner – Dressed Nicely
- Up for it – Willing to have sex
- Made Redundant – Fired from a job
- Easy Peasy – Easy
- See a Man About a Dog – Do a deal or take a dump
- Up the Duff – Pregnant
- DIY – Do It Yourself home improvements
- Chat Up – Flirt
- Fit – Hot
- Shag – Screw
- Ponce – Poser
- Don’t Get Your Knickers in a Twist – Don’t Get worked up
- The Telly – Television
- Bangers – Sausage
- Chips: French Fries
- Daft Cow: Idiot
- Do: Party
- Uni: College/University
- Bits ‘n Bobs: Various things
- Anorak: A person weirdly interested in something
- Shambles: bad shape/plan gone wrong
- I’m Off to Bedfordshire: Going to bed
- Her Majesty’s Pleasure: To be in prison
- Horses for Courses: Won’t work for someone else
- Plastered: Drunk
- Knob Head: Idiot/Dickhead
- It's monkeys outside: it is very cold
- Stag Night: Bachelor Party
- Ace: Cool!
- Plonker: Idiot
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TRIVIA: KISSING
Some fantastic facts on kissing
- If a man and a woman were seen kissing in public in Medival Italy, they could be forced to marry
- The average person will spend about 20.000 minutes kissing in their lifetime
- Kissing helps reduce tooth decay. This is because kissing increases the production of saliva in the mouth. In turn, saliva helps clean the mouth, and prevent tooth decay
- Eskimos, Polynesians and native Malaysian all rub noses instead of kissing
- A survey on couples found that people who kiss their partner before leaving for work every morning tend to earn a higher income.
- The scientific name for kissing is "philematology"
- Canadian porcupines kiss one another on the lips
- Ancient Romans often kissed each other on the eyes as a greeting
- During Victorian England, a man was required to kiss the back of a lady's hand on greeting her
Types of kisses
A peck= a light, soft, quick kiss
A butterfly kiss = opening and closing your eyelids against your partner's face
A kiss on the cheek= a light, friendly kiss on the cheek
An Eskimomkiss = a form of greeting that involves gently rubbing your noses together
A kiss on the lips = an intimate kiss on someone's lips
A forehead kiss = a kiss on the forehead that is a way of reassuring someone, or showing your appreciation for someone. This type of kiss is popular amongst footballers.
A love bite/ a hickey kiss (US English) = the object of this kiss is to leave a mark on your partner's neck.
A letter kiss = a kiss in a letter by writing letter "X" several times at the bottom of the pages
A wake-up kiss = a kiss you give someone before they wake up.
A goodnight kiss = a kiss you give someone before they go to sleep
A goodbye kiss = a kiss you give to someone when you say goodbye to them.
A French kiss = a kiss involving the tongue. The French call this type of kiss the " English kiss"
A snog (informal) = a passionate kiss that may last several minutes.
ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC (Part A_Questions)
Activity: Read the sentence, find the error and correct the sentence
1. Your trousers are broken
2. It's six thirty o'clock
3. She didn't do any mistakes
4. After three months in bed, he became better.
5. Come to here so I can talk to you
6. I am agree with you
7. Different from me, she is very good at English
8. Let me examine your pulse
9. Could you lend to me some money?
10. I have a free time.
11. I forgot my coat at home
12. We asked the waiter the bill.
13. We borrowed some money to them.
14. It is a very tired job.
15. I'm not doing much in the moment.
16. It all depends in your attitude.
17. The programme is about the affects of smoking.
18. We couldn't afford paying for the house
19. We were afraid to miss the plane.
20. I'll help you after I will finish eating
Give it a try! Good luck!!
The error analysis section will be posted soon!!!
1. Your trousers are broken
2. It's six thirty o'clock
3. She didn't do any mistakes
4. After three months in bed, he became better.
5. Come to here so I can talk to you
6. I am agree with you
7. Different from me, she is very good at English
8. Let me examine your pulse
9. Could you lend to me some money?
10. I have a free time.
11. I forgot my coat at home
12. We asked the waiter the bill.
13. We borrowed some money to them.
14. It is a very tired job.
15. I'm not doing much in the moment.
16. It all depends in your attitude.
17. The programme is about the affects of smoking.
18. We couldn't afford paying for the house
19. We were afraid to miss the plane.
20. I'll help you after I will finish eating
Give it a try! Good luck!!
The error analysis section will be posted soon!!!
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