Lesson #10

1. Hi! Read them please - twice or trice - and may be tomorrow and.. the day after tomorrow. Aloud! In the most distinctive way - your articulation has to be "too much" - exaggerated! What for? - It has to be easier to speak! Ever after!..

News to repeat:

abundant - scarce

accidental - intentional

accurate - incorrect

antique - modern

authentic - imitation

bald - hairy

drunk - sober

hungry - full

rough - smooth

hit - miss

contract - expend

conquer - fail

condemn - praise

idle - busy

kind - mean

lazy - industrious

This is my personal list - it doesn't mean the words are "unfamiliar" for me - but I personally suspect ... hmm... when I will be in need for them - they will be on some distant errand somewhere on the tongue tip but not on the top... You understand...

2. SLANG
— I’ve managed to book the best seats at the theater for us, this weekend!

— Wicked! Thank you. I’m really excited!

The word in bold is a part of SLANG, meaning 'Great!' or 'Cool!'. Do you suspect, by the way, that there are some people and communities that according their profession - occupation - social status - geography etc. are using special words - understandable only for them? They - I mean that kind of words - are our target field of activity today. Here you are - 11 first!

- Unreal

I love this party! It’s just unreal! — Fantastic!

-  Props

I know he failed the test, but you’ve got to give him props for trying. — it means - respect, proper recognition.

- Kudos

Kudos for organizing this party! It's brilliant! - means - Respect! Bravo! (kudos - greek word by its origin) 

- Bottom line

The bottom line is we just don’t have enough money for this. — Total; result is...(it is like in doing sums - underlining..)

- Diss

Stop dissing her behind her back. Show some respect! — Saying offensive things behind one's back.

-  Dig

Hey, I dig your new style. Where did you buy that T-shirt? — it's about to like smth very much, to receive throb or excitement because of smth.

- Bob's your uncle

   -  How did you make this cake? It’s delicious!

   - Well, I just mixed in the batter thoroughly, poured it into a cake pan, baked it for 30 minutes and Bob’s your uncle! - English words for famous French 'Voila!'

- Budge up

I want to sit down too, could you budge up a little, please? — to move over a little...

- Ace

   - Ace! I just got a promotion at work! - Genius!Super! Superb mark - A!

Robert aced his physics exam! - Means he did it as a master, perfectly.

- All right?

— All right? (Hi, how are you doing? - Or: How is it going?)

— Good thanks, you all right? (And you?)

He's full of beans - Can you guess the meaning? And - Racy of the soil? And - On the hoof? - he is CHEERFUL! - Isn't it easy-peasy?

- Full of beans

All the children were full of beans at the party.

3. We all are striving to speak like natives. And the lessons of Adam are the most useful for the aim.

 Connected speech - Perfect English - here we'll know better about all this rhotic accent and schwa  sounds and words liaison.

 I like the teacher - and his manner is nearly as good as mine!

4. See a new video with song  and lyrics :

Kendrick Lamar SZA - All the Stars

Aren't they beauty? And the sense is shocking. Maybe not only for me...

5. Let's repeat the last song - and this time with a  pretty good cartoon for the video transmission:

IMAGINE DRAGONS - best cartoon of NATURAL

6. And - our dearest theme; VERBS + PREPS!

Be swift and after that you could be smart - in speech!