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WorksheetsWhat's the Craic?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 16mins
What do you think I mean when I say "what's the craic?'
What caused the break?
What's up?
What type of language are we being exposed to today?
Formal Language
Slang
Informal Language
M phone rings. I answer it "Well?". What does well mean here?
Hey, how are you? What's going on?
Are you ok?
"Don't slag your brother! He's trying!", shouted mother, as I laughed at him trying to kick the ball. What do Irish people mean by "slag"?
To encourage someone.
To make a joke at someone else's expense.
To laugh.
What do you think I mean if I say someone is "wired to the moon"?
I haven't seen him in yonks!
What do you think "yonks" means in this sentence?
Since yesterday
Never
In a long time
Explain this sentence in your own words:
"He's a quare fella, sure he does be out walking when it's lashing out!"
*quare* & *lashing*
"I watched Avengers last night. It was LETHAL! Best. Movie. Ever."
Can you put the Irish "Lethal" in a sentence?
Why is it important to understand "slang"?
What slang word can you teach me? Write it in a sentence and let me see if I can guess what it means.
