Burke, David  1956- <br/><br/>
The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 2 :  The Complete Course in American Slang and Idioms / 
David Burke.  
 - 1st ed. 
 - Studio City, CA :  Slangman Publishing,  2000. 
 - 226 p. :  ill. ;  28 cm. 
 - The Slangman Guide .
<br/><br/>"This book contains chapters on slang, idioms, and jargon associated with: <br/>  The workplace<br/>  Shopping<br/>  Houseguests<br/>  Babysitting<br/>  Birthday Parties<br/>  The Subway<br/>  Aches & Pains<br/>  The Telephone<br/>  Plus lessons on "Real Speak!" (Book Cover) CONTENTS Lesson 1: At Work<br/>  (Carl got called on the carpet!) This lesson contains 10 new slang words & idioms<br/>  blow the whistle on someone (to)<br/>  botch up something (to)<br/>  fall asleep at the wheel (to)<br/>  get called on the carpet (to)<br/>  get caught in the act (to)<br/>  get a clue (to)<br/>  goof off (to)<br/>  rude awakening (to have a)<br/>  see eye to eye (to)<br/>  wacko ACTIVITIES Let's Warm Up! Reading Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking<br/>  A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms)<br/>  B. Dialogue (Translated)<br/>  C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak") Let's Practice! <br/>  Reading A. Choose the Right Word  Reading B. Context Exercise<br/>  Speaking C. Create Your Own Sentence<br/>  Writing D. Complete the Phrase From the Slangman Files: Fruits & Vegetables Used in Slang Lesson 2: At the Mall<br/>  (My computer is on the fritz!) This lesson contains 10 new slang words & idioms<br/>  beside oneself (to be)<br/>  birdbrain (to be a)<br/>  burned (to get)<br/>  fishy (to be)<br/>  had it (to have)<br/>  know-it-all (to be a)<br/>  on the fritz (to be/go)<br/>  slimy<br/>  splitting headache (to have a)<br/>  through the roof (to be/to go)<br/> ACTIVITIES Let's Warm Up! Reading Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking<br/>  A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms)<br/>  B. Dialogue (Translated)<br/>  C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak") Let's Practice!<br/>  Reading A. Find the Missing Words  Writing B. Create Your Own Nespaper Column<br/>  Speaking C. Match the Sentences From the Slangman Files: Food Used in Slang Expressions Lesson 3: Houseguest<br/>  (Ernie is in for a shocker!) This lesson contains 10 new slang words & idioms<br/>  beat it (to)<br/>  crash (to)<br/>  downhill (to go)<br/>  eat someone out of house and home (to)<br/>  everything but the kitchen sink <br/>  in for a shocker (to be)<br/>  made (to have it)<br/>  nervous wreck (to be a)<br/>  plastered (to be)<br/>  wolf down something (to) ACTIVITIES Let's Warm Up! Reading Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking<br/>  A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms)<br/>  B. Dialogue (Translated)<br/>  C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak") Let's Practice!<br/>  Reading A. What Does It Mean?<br/>  Writing B. Complete the Fairy Tale<br/>  Reading C. Context Exercise<br/>  Writing D. Complete the Phrase From the Slangman Files: Car and On-the-Road Slang Lesson 4: At the Park<br/>  (Wake up and smell the coffee!) This lesson contains 12 new slang words & idioms<br/>  arrive [just] in the nick of time (to)<br/>  black eye <br/>  crazy about someone or something (to be)<br/>  "Don't go there"<br/>  gross someone out (to)<br/>  "Knock yourself out"<br/>  nagging feeling (to have a)<br/>  nerd<br/>  pick up (to)<br/>  sing a different tune (to)<br/>  ticked [off] (to be)<br/>  "Wake up and smell the coffee" ACTIVITIES Let's Warm Up! Reading Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking<br/>  A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms)<br/>  B. Dialogue (Translated)<br/>  C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak") Let's Practice! <br/>  Writing A. Choose the Right Word<br/>  Reading B. Crossword Puzzle<br/>  Reading C. Match the Column From the Slangman Files: Clothing Used in Slang Expressions Lesson 5: The birthday Party  (Don really bugs me!) This lesson contains 12 new slang words & idioms<br/>  artsy-fartsy (to be)<br/>  bad hair day (to have a)<br/>  big time<br/>  blind as a bat (to be)<br/>  bone to pick with someone (to have a)<br/>  bug someone (to)<br/>  cheesy<br/>  crash a party (to)<br/>  fall head over heel for (to)<br/>  hard time swallowing something (to have a)<br/>  have it out with someone<br/>  like pulling teeth ACTIVITIES Let's Warm Up! Reading Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking<br/>  A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms)<br/>  B. Dialogue (Translated)<br/>  C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak") Let's Practice! <br/>  Writing A. You're the Author<br/>  Reading B. I Know the Answer, But What's the Question?<br/>  Speaking C. Find Your Perfect Match<br/>  Writing D. Imagine That... From the Slangman Files: Body Parts Used in Slang Expressions Lesson 6: In the Subway<br/>  (Tim's not playing with a full deck) This lesson contains 12 new slang words and idioms<br/>  come from out of the blue (to)<br/>  crook<br/>  goner (to be a)<br/>  hand over something to someone (to)<br/>  held up (to be)<br/>  homebody<br/>  make a pass at somebody (to)<br/>  make fun of someone (to)<br/>  playing a full deck (not to be)<br/>  scared stiff (to be)<br/>  sitting duck (to be a)<br/>  swipe something right from under someone's nose (to) ACTIVITIES<br/> Let's Warm Up! Reading<br/> Let's Talk! Listening Speaking  A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms)<br/>  B. Dialogue (Translated)<br/>  C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak") Let's Practice! <br/>  Writing: A. The Unfinished Conversation<br/>  Reading: B. Choose the Right Word<br/>  Writing: C. Complete the Story<br/>  Speaking: D. Create Your Own Sentence From the Slangman Files: Proper Names Used in Slang<br/> Lesson 7: Aches and Pains<br/>  (I'm not myself today) (This lesson contains 14 new slang words and idioms)<br/>  buff<br/>  get one down (to)<br/>  go up in smoke (to)<br/>  hang in there (to)<br/>  no sweat <br/>  no to be oneself <br/>  overdo something (to)<br/>  quake<br/>  tip-top shape (to be in)<br/>  tweak something (to)<br/>  tube<br/>  under the knife (to go)<br/>  up and at them (to be)<br/>  wimp ACTIVITIES Let's Warm Up! Reading Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking<br/>  A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms)<br/> Let's Practice!<br/>  Speaking A. You're the Author<br/>  Reading B. Crossword Puzzle<br/>  Writing C. True or False<br/>  Reading D. Create Your Own Sentence From the Slangman Files: Initials Used in Slang Expressions<br/> Lesson 8: Babysitting<br/>  (Hey! Cut it out!) Words presented  (This lesson contains 14 new slang words and idioms)<br/>  babysitting hell (to be in)<br/>  breather (to take a)<br/>  computer nerd (to be a)<br/>  cut it out (to)<br/>  keep one's cool (to)<br/>  knock someone's socks off (to)<br/>  lay down the law (to)<br/>  Like father, like son<br/>  lose it (to)<br/>  neat freak<br/>  scream one's lungs out (to)<br/>  toss up (to be a)<br/>  up to something (to be)<br/>  wiz kid ACTIVITIES Let's Warm Up! Reading Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking<br/>  A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms)<br/>  B. Dialogue (Translated)<br/>  C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak") Let's Practice! <br/>  Reading A. Truth or Lie<br/>  Writing B. Find the Definition<br/>  Writing C. Find-the-Word Grid From the Slangman Files: Fish, Insects, & Animals Used in Slang Lesson 9 At the Bakery<br/>  (I freak out over chocolate!) This lesson contains 14 new slang words & idioms<br/>  "Beats me"<br/>  couch potato<br/>  crabby (to be)<br/>  flip over something (to)<br/>  "From where I sit..."<br/>  get off someone's back (to)<br/>  junk food<br/>  munch out (to)<br/>  pick-me-up (a)<br/>  run down (to be/feel)<br/>  torn between something (to be)<br/>  tub of lard (to be a)<br/>  "What's wrong with this picture?"<br/>  wide awake (to be) ACTIVITIES Let's Warm Up! Reading Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking<br/>  A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms)<br/>  B. Dialogue (Translated)<br/>  C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak") Let's Practice! <br/>  Writing A. Create Your Own Story (Part 1)<br/>  Speaking B. Create Your Own Story (Part 2)<br/>  Reading C. What Would You Do...?<br/>  Writing D. "Across" Word Puzzle From the Slangman Files: Numbers Used in Slang Lesson 10 On the Phone<br/>  (You hit the nail on the head!) This lesson contains 15 new slang words & idioms<br/>  "A little birdie told me"<br/>  brain (to be a)<br/>  cooking on all four burners (not to be)<br/>  dig up something on someone (to)<br/>  feel like a fish out of water (to)<br/>  have the hots for someone (to)<br/>  hit the nail on the head (to)<br/>  in the dark (to be)<br/>  kiss up to someone (to)<br/>  on hold (to be)<br/>  paint oneself into a corner (to)<br/>  sink or swim (to)<br/>  slave driver<br/>  "What's eating him/her/you/etc.?"<br/>  work like mad (to) ACTIVITIES Let's Warm Up! Reading Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking<br/>  A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms)<br/>  B. Dialogue (Translated)<br/>  C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak") Let's Practice!<br/>  Reading A. Correct or Incorrect?<br/>  Writing B. Blank-Blank<br/>  Reading C. True or False From the Slangman Files: Colors Used in Slang Expressions 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1891888064 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Slang--Conversation and phrase books--Idioms--United States.<br/>English language--Slang--United States.<br/> English language--Conversation and phrase books.<br/>Americanisms.