Language- New Words

Language- New Words

by Elena Wei

​Phrasal verbs- "Out"

​ask out

​​drop out

​​break out

​​hold out

​​falling out

​Phrasal verbs- "Out"

​ask out: to invite on a romantic date

​ Are you ever going to ask me out?

​Phrasal verbs- "Out"

​ask out

​​drop out

​​break out

​​hold out

​​falling out

​Phrasal verbs- "Out"

​​drop out: to leave school or abandon a responsibility

​ I dropped out of school when I turned 16.

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​Phrasal verbs- "Out"

​ask out

​​drop out

​​break out

​​hold out

​​falling out

​Phrasal verbs- "Out"

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​​break out: to start suddenly, to escape, or to develop a skin condition

1. A war broke out.

2. The prisoners broke out of prison.

3. I can't go to prom, I am breaking out with pimples!​

​Phrasal verbs- "Out"

​ask out

​​drop out

​​break out

​​hold out

​​falling out

​Phrasal verbs- "Out"

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​​hold out: to withhold something (such as information),

or to refuse to accept something that is not good enough

or to resist in difficult conditions​

​ 1. Boss, I don't get paid enough, are you holding out on me?

​2. I haven't accepted that job, I'm holding out for a better one.

​3. Just hold out a little longer, we're almost there!

​Phrasal verbs- "Out"

​ask out

​​drop out

​​break out

​​hold out

​​falling out

​Phrasal verbs- "Out"

​​falling out: an argument or a disagreement

​ I haven't talked to her since we had a falling out.

Pictionary Time

​ask out

​​drop out

​​break out

​​hold out

​​falling out

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​Draw a picture representing a phrasal verb. Everyone else guesses which is the verb.

Poll

Which bold word means "strong?"

• fascinated

• bothered

• authority

• robust

Poll

Which bold word means "the power to decide or control?"

• fascinated

• bothered

• authority

• robust

Poll

Which bold word means "concerned or annoyed?"

• fascinated

• bothered

• authority

• robust

Poll

Which bold word means "very interested in something?"

• fascinated

• bothered

• authority

• robust

​Part 1

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Multiple Choice

Why do you think Anne Curzan's dinner companion questioned whether defriend is a real word?

• He had never heard the word before.

• He didn't know the meaning of the word. 

• It's a new word that he doesn't like. 

Multiple Choice

According to Anne Curzan, what do most people mean when they say a word isn't real?

• It isn't in the standard dictionary.

• It's only used in certain places.

• Only a few people use it.

Multiple Choice

What does Anne Curzan suggest when she says that even the most critical people don't usaully question dictionaries/

• People have become less interested in using dictionaries. 

• People tend to think that dictionaries are always accurate or all the same. 

• People need to learn how to use dictionaries in the correct way. 

​Part 2

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​Part 3

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Poll

Choose the sentences that Anne Curzan would probably agree with. 

• There's no problem with using impact as a verb and invite as a noun. 

• Language change helps to keep a language alive and strong. 

• Dictionary editors need greater authority in order to create accurate language guides for people. 

• If a slang word is used and understood by a group of people, it's a real word.