2016-02-17 Vocabulary: driving idioms, wanna

Greg Malivuk
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p. 76 - In pairs, use the pictures and sentences to guess the meaning of each idiom.
1 flat tire
2 destroyed (“totaled” means the cost to repair it is more than the total value of the car, so your insurance company won’t help you)
3 drove through a red light (It’s also possible to run a stop sign or other traffic instruction.)
4 drive (noun)
5 accelerate suddenly
6 minor car accident
7 the time when everyone is driving
8 get in (quickly) = jump in
9 arrested (and taken to the police station)
10 heavy traffic
11 police officer
12 deep holes in the street
13 old car
14 tendency to drive very fast (lead is a very heavy metal)
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p. 77 - Listen to the conversation and underline sounds that get reduced or changed.
lead foot of yours -> “lead footayers”
want to -> “wanna”
speeding or running a light -> “speedin’ or runnin’ a light”
full of pot holes -> “fulla potholes”
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p. 80 - “wanna” and “wansta”
part A - in pairs, practice asking and answering the questions with “wanna” or “wansta”
1 Yes, I wanna see a comedy.
2 He wansta pig out on pizza.
3 Everybody wansta order hamburgers and a side of fries.
4 Yes, he wansta get a doggie bag.
5 Yes, I wanna take a spin to/at the beach.
6 She wansta eat at a French restaurant.
7 Nobody wansta play cards. They wanna watch TV. / Everybody wansta watch TV.
8 No, he/she wansta sleep on the sofa.
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Homework: p. 85
(Also, start paying attention and maybe make a list of slang and idioms you hear outside of school, like in movies or music or other people’s conversations.)