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| Fun Easy English Classroom April 6 |
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Classroom
Today
Learn American
English slang
beginning with
letter F |
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Today in the Fun Easy English classroom you are going
to learn some slang beginning with the letter F. |
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if you cannot understand something on this page,
then use the Fun Easy English
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 Slang: American
English Slang - Letter F
Today learn slang beginning with the letter F. |
| Slang |
Definition |
Usage |
| fab |
fabulous |
This restaurant is
really fab. |
| fart |
expel intestinal gas |
I cannot believe you
fart in front of your girlfriend. |
| fender-bender |
small car accident |
He had a
fender-bender last night. |
| fix |
dose of drugs |
The addict needs another
fix. |
| flaky |
unreliable |
He is too flaky
to do the work. |
| flashback |
memory |
At the wedding he had a
flashback of his old girlfriend. |
| flicks |
movies |
There's a couple of good
flicks playing. |
| fox |
sexy woman |
His older sister is a
fox. |
| foxy |
sexy |
She is a foxy
lady. |
| freebie |
free |
The pillow was a
freebie. |
| French kiss |
kiss using the tongue |
His girlfriend gave him
a French kiss. |
| fries |
French fries |
I think that I am going
to order some fries. |
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 From
YOUR Teacher: Slang
Letter F
The slang "flaky" can refer to someone who is unreliable
and also to someone who kind of in their own little
world and not focused on reality. |
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Additional Lessons |
 About These
Lessons
The following classroom lessons are great for students
who want additional conversation, listening, and reading
practice. |
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Conversation Lesson -
Beginner Level. Dialogs for everyday use.
Short situational dialogs for students of English as
a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language with a
written conversation and a conversation notes
section.
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 Conversation Lesson
14 - Sports
(Beginner -
Conversation, Reading)
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
Language. |
Sports
Phil: Say, what’s your favorite sport?
Jack: Hmmm…
it’s hard to say. I like golf a lot—but
I guess
I like tennis better.
Phil: Do you play much tennis?
Jack: Yes, quite a bit.
How
about a game sometime?
Phil: Sorry. I’m strictly a spectator—football, baseball,
basketball, golf…I watch them all. |
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Conversation Notes |
- Say
- An interjection. See note, Lesson 12.
- Hmmm…
- A pause sound, indicating that the speaker is thinking
about what he is going to say.
- it’s hard to say
- Meaning is that’s a difficult decision to make; it’s
difficult to make a clearcut choice.
- I guess
- Meaning is I think (that).
- quite a bit
- Meaning is a lot, rather much.
- How about a game sometime
- Meaning is would you like to play sometime?
- Sorry
- This is a short way of saying something like No, I’m
sorry, but I don’t play tennis. Football, baseball, basketball, golf. Note
the series intonation, with the rising tone recurring on each item of the
series.
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional Conversation |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 36 situational conversations
which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
natural way....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 30 situational conversations. Each conversation is
accompanied by language notes....these
lessons are for advanced students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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Hey Students,
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