I stayed late last night because I needed
to study for my Chinese test today
T:
Me too. We have so many tests these days
and I am so tired. Luckily, in December, we have a lot of school activities. For
example, the school picnic.
K:
It is so memorable and interesting to
play with classmates.
T:
Yep. And this week, we will also have our
AC Day and sports day. You know what? This is the last time we join sports
day, I mean before we graduate. Have you joined any events?
K:
Of course, I’ve participated in long jump,
how about you?
T:
I have participated in shot put and 200m
sprint. So, have you started to prepare for the events?
K:
Sure, I have to go to practice every
night.
T:
Me too. Hopefully, we can win some
events.
K:
Hope everyone can have a great time in
Sports days. That’s all we want to share today. Thank you.
Good
morning everyone, today I am going to talk about pop culture. The term
pop-culture holds different meanings depending on who’s defining it, but it is
generally recognised as the people’s culture that the majority of a society
shares at a point in time.
Example of
pop-culture are like movies, book, tv shows, music etc. One of my favourite pop
cultures is the slang pop-culture. Slang is a type of language consist of words
and phrase that are regarded as very informal and usually being used by
teenagers on the internet. Slangs words are everywhere in our life.
There are
two types of slang. The first one is the abbreviation, such as “RIP”, which
means rest in peace, usually use when something unfortunate happens to someone.
“LOL”, which means laugh out loud, being used when something funny happens and
someone wants to make fun of it. “OMG” as in oh my god, say when some
unpredicted things happen or something that surprised you. The short form slang
is so famous among teenagers, especially when they are messaging on the phone
since it is very convenient.
Another is
the words and phrases that are informed and use in daily life. Examples like
that can be as simple as the phrase “piece of cake”, which means when someone
is facing a problem but tackles it easily, we call it a piece of cake. And a
similar phrase that foreigners often use, “easy peasy lemon squeeze” which
shares the same meaning with “piece of cake”. Other examples like “what’s up”,
“how’s it going” is also the examples of slang.
I love
slang so much since I think this is a part of the English culture, and those
are some words and phrase that nearly the whole society created together. While
I use slang, it feels like I am talking like a typical local English.
I
definitely recommend everyone to go check out slang, as it is an interesting
way for us to learn and discover the fun of English.
6D:
Krystal: Hey, Carlos, how did you do in
the exam?
Carlos: [Sigh]! Not very good, I have
to admit.
K: Really?! I thought you went to
tutorial classes.
C: Yup, I did.
K: So they are not useful?
C: I don’t know. I only started two
months before the exam. But I didn’t really understand what the tutor was
teaching.
K: Then did you spend time studying the
material from the tutorial school?
C: [Hesitate] Looking back, I guess not
enough.
K: Oh, that’s why you did not do well.
C: I know.
K: Well, I guess the lesson you should
learn from this is that tutorial classes cannot do magic.
C: What do you mean?
K: I mean if you want to make the most
of tutorial classes, you must work hard. Don’t expect you can
get good results without making any effort.
C: Now I know. As they say, ‘No pain,
no gain’.
K: That’s right.
C: So, to my fellow Form 6 students, I
hope you will not make the same mistake I did.
