TY - BOOK AU - Burke, David TI - The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 2: The Complete Course in American Slang and Idioms SN - 1891888064 (pbk) PY - 2000/// CY - Studio City, CA PB - Slangman Publishing KW - English language KW - Slang KW - Conversation and phrase books KW - Idioms KW - United States KW - English language KW - Americanisms N1 - "This book contains chapters on slang, idioms, and jargon associated with: ; The workplace ; Shopping ; Houseguests ; Babysitting ; Birthday Parties ; The Subway ; Aches & Pains ; The Telephone ; Plus lessons on "Real Speak!" (Book Cover); CONTENTS; Lesson 1: At Work ; (Carl got called on the carpet!); This lesson contains 10 new slang words & idioms ; blow the whistle on someone (to) ; botch up something (to) ; fall asleep at the wheel (to) ; get called on the carpet (to) ; get caught in the act (to) ; get a clue (to) ; goof off (to) ; rude awakening (to have a) ; see eye to eye (to) ; wacko; ACTIVITIES; Let's Warm Up! Reading; Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking ; A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms) ; B. Dialogue (Translated) ; C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak"); Let's Practice! ; Reading A. Choose the Right Word; Reading B. Context Exercise ; Speaking C. Create Your Own Sentence ; Writing D. Complete the Phrase; From the Slangman Files: Fruits & Vegetables Used in Slang; Lesson 2: At the Mall ; (My computer is on the fritz!); This lesson contains 10 new slang words & idioms ; beside oneself (to be) ; birdbrain (to be a) ; burned (to get) ; fishy (to be) ; had it (to have) ; know-it-all (to be a) ; on the fritz (to be/go) ; slimy ; splitting headache (to have a) ; through the roof (to be/to go) ; ACTIVITIES; Let's Warm Up! Reading; Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking ; A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms) ; B. Dialogue (Translated) ; C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak"); Let's Practice! ; Reading A. Find the Missing Words; Writing B. Create Your Own Nespaper Column ; Speaking C. Match the Sentences; From the Slangman Files: Food Used in Slang Expressions; Lesson 3: Houseguest ; (Ernie is in for a shocker!); This lesson contains 10 new slang words & idioms ; beat it (to) ; crash (to) ; downhill (to go) ; eat someone out of house and home (to) ; everything but the kitchen sink ; in for a shocker (to be) ; made (to have it) ; nervous wreck (to be a) ; plastered (to be) ; wolf down something (to); ACTIVITIES; Let's Warm Up! Reading; Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking ; A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms) ; B. Dialogue (Translated) ; C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak"); Let's Practice! ; Reading A. What Does It Mean? ; Writing B. Complete the Fairy Tale ; Reading C. Context Exercise ; Writing D. Complete the Phrase; From the Slangman Files: Car and On-the-Road Slang; Lesson 4: At the Park ; (Wake up and smell the coffee!); This lesson contains 12 new slang words & idioms ; arrive [just] in the nick of time (to) ; black eye ; crazy about someone or something (to be) ; "Don't go there" ; gross someone out (to) ; "Knock yourself out" ; nagging feeling (to have a) ; nerd ; pick up (to) ; sing a different tune (to) ; ticked [off] (to be) ; "Wake up and smell the coffee"; ACTIVITIES; Let's Warm Up! Reading; Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking ; A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms) ; B. Dialogue (Translated) ; C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak"); Let's Practice! ; Writing A. Choose the Right Word ; Reading B. Crossword Puzzle ; 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 ; artsy-fartsy (to be) ; bad hair day (to have a) ; big time ; blind as a bat (to be) ; bone to pick with someone (to have a) ; bug someone (to) ; cheesy ; crash a party (to) ; fall head over heel for (to) ; hard time swallowing something (to have a) ; have it out with someone ; like pulling teeth; ACTIVITIES; Let's Warm Up! Reading; Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking ; A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms) ; B. Dialogue (Translated) ; C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak"); Let's Practice! ; Writing A. You're the Author ; Reading B. I Know the Answer, But What's the Question? ; Speaking C. Find Your Perfect Match ; Writing D. Imagine That; From the Slangman Files: Body Parts Used in Slang Expressions; Lesson 6: In the Subway ; (Tim's not playing with a full deck); This lesson contains 12 new slang words and idioms ; come from out of the blue (to) ; crook ; goner (to be a) ; hand over something to someone (to) ; held up (to be) ; homebody ; make a pass at somebody (to) ; make fun of someone (to) ; playing a full deck (not to be) ; scared stiff (to be) ; sitting duck (to be a) ; swipe something right from under someone's nose (to); ACTIVITIES ; Let's Warm Up! Reading ; Let's Talk! Listening Speaking; A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms) ; B. Dialogue (Translated) ; C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak"); Let's Practice! ; Writing: A. The Unfinished Conversation ; Reading: B. Choose the Right Word ; Writing: C. Complete the Story ; Speaking: D. Create Your Own Sentence; From the Slangman Files: Proper Names Used in Slang ; Lesson 7: Aches and Pains ; (I'm not myself today); (This lesson contains 14 new slang words and idioms) ; buff ; get one down (to) ; go up in smoke (to) ; hang in there (to) ; no sweat ; no to be oneself ; overdo something (to) ; quake ; tip-top shape (to be in) ; tweak something (to) ; tube ; under the knife (to go) ; up and at them (to be) ; wimp; ACTIVITIES; Let's Warm Up! Reading; Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking ; A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms) ; Let's Practice! ; Speaking A. You're the Author ; Reading B. Crossword Puzzle ; Writing C. True or False ; Reading D. Create Your Own Sentence; From the Slangman Files: Initials Used in Slang Expressions ; Lesson 8: Babysitting ; (Hey! Cut it out!); Words presented (This lesson contains 14 new slang words and idioms) ; babysitting hell (to be in) ; breather (to take a) ; computer nerd (to be a) ; cut it out (to) ; keep one's cool (to) ; knock someone's socks off (to) ; lay down the law (to) ; Like father, like son ; lose it (to) ; neat freak ; scream one's lungs out (to) ; toss up (to be a) ; up to something (to be) ; wiz kid; ACTIVITIES; Let's Warm Up! Reading; Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking ; A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms) ; B. Dialogue (Translated) ; C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak"); Let's Practice! ; Reading A. Truth or Lie ; Writing B. Find the Definition ; Writing C. Find-the-Word Grid; From the Slangman Files: Fish, Insects, & Animals Used in Slang; Lesson 9 At the Bakery ; (I freak out over chocolate!); This lesson contains 14 new slang words & idioms ; "Beats me" ; couch potato ; crabby (to be) ; flip over something (to) ; "From where I sit..." ; get off someone's back (to) ; junk food ; munch out (to) ; pick-me-up (a) ; run down (to be/feel) ; torn between something (to be) ; tub of lard (to be a) ; "What's wrong with this picture?" ; wide awake (to be); ACTIVITIES; Let's Warm Up! Reading; Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking ; A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms) ; B. Dialogue (Translated) ; C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak"); Let's Practice! ; Writing A. Create Your Own Story (Part 1) ; Speaking B. Create Your Own Story (Part 2) ; Reading C. What Would You Do...? ; Writing D. "Across" Word Puzzle; From the Slangman Files: Numbers Used in Slang; Lesson 10 On the Phone ; (You hit the nail on the head!); This lesson contains 15 new slang words & idioms ; "A little birdie told me" ; brain (to be a) ; cooking on all four burners (not to be) ; dig up something on someone (to) ; feel like a fish out of water (to) ; have the hots for someone (to) ; hit the nail on the head (to) ; in the dark (to be) ; kiss up to someone (to) ; on hold (to be) ; paint oneself into a corner (to) ; sink or swim (to) ; slave driver ; "What's eating him/her/you/etc.?" ; work like mad (to); ACTIVITIES; Let's Warm Up! Reading; Let's Talk! Listening/Speaking ; A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms) ; B. Dialogue (Translated) ; C. Dialogue (in "Real Speak"); Let's Practice! ; Reading A. Correct or Incorrect? ; Writing B. Blank-Blank ; Reading C. 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