Here is a list of the newest and most popular English words/phrases, discuss each and match the word halves: A B And match the definitions: 1 Self pocalypse • a self-portrait photo, us
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C Here is a list of the newest and most popular English words/phrases, discuss each and
match the word halves:
A B And match the definitions:
1 Self pocalypse • a self-portrait photo, usually taken with a digital camera/phone
• “you only live once”, an excuse for something doing something stupid
• the worst case scenario of the ongoing euro crisis
• a large about of snowfall in a short period of time
• postings made on a social networking site: Twitter
• to watch a lot of episodes of a TV program in a short period of time
• a situation that has been completely mismanaged
• a word or phrase preceded by a hash or pound sign (#) and used to identify messages on a specific topic on social media websites
• a type of dancing in which the dancer, usually a woman, shakes her hips in an up-and-down bouncing motion, causing the dancer's butt to shake, "wobble" and "jiggle."
D Which of these past new words do you use? What do they mean?
credit crunch
carbon footprint
podcast
information superhighway
soccer mom
ground zero
cloud computing
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Fueled by the Internet, 'hashtag, twerking, and selfie,' named most popular
new words of 2013 (December 28, 2013) A What does this headline mean?
Have you heard about it?
?
1 Are new words/terms often coined in your language?
2 What are some trendy words/phrases in your language?
Which ones do you love/hate?
3 Do you speak your own language in a traditional style or
more modernly?
4 How do you learn new vocabulary?