INTERNET ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINKING WORDS

How Internet English Is Different from Casual English

Since so much of our communication today happens online, the Internet has developed almost its own language. This language is even more casual AND has many abbreviations (shortenings of words and phrases).

Before you dive into the world of Internet English, remember that there are many profanities and curses in Internet slang, and sometimes words are misspelled or used incorrectly. Many of the words people use online all the time would not be used in face-to-face communication. SO learn this side of English only for online use!

The English language is always changing, THOUGH at a slow pace. Online, everything happens much faster. The language changes almost every day, as sayings, images and videos “go viral” (spread from person to person very quickly). You might come online one day to see everyone sharing a new picture, or see a new saying that you have never seen before.

Disponível em https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/english-internet-slang/ Acesso em 25 de maio de 2020

Vocabulary:

Communication: comunicação                       SO: então

Happens: acontece                                          Learn: aprender

Develop: desenvolver                                      Always: sempre

And: e                                                              Though: embora                                                       

Abbreviations: abreviações                            Faster: rápido

World: mundo                                                See: ver

Word: palavra                                                Sharing: compartilhar

Remember: lembrar                                        Picture: foto 

Profanities: palavrões                                    Say: dizer

Misspelled: incorretamente                           New: novo

1. De acordo com o texto, a Internet desenvolveu a sua própria linguagem que se caracteriza por ser

(A) menos casual e ter poucas abreviações.

(B) mais casual e ter muitas abreviações.

(C) mais informal e ter poucas abreviações.

(D) mais formal e ter muitas abreviações.

2. Mark an X TRUE or FALSE according to the text and correct the FALSE ones. (Marque um X no verdadeiro ou falso de acordo com o texto e corrija as sentenças falsa.)

3. As palavras destacadas no texto são Linking words (AND, SO, THOUGH). Identifique o valor semântico de cada uma.

4. No texto anterior, lemos o diálogo entre uma mãe e uma filha. A mãe questiona a filha sobre algo. Identifique o que a mãe queria saber e se a resposta da filha foi correta. Em seguida, explique o motivo da resposta da mãe. (Resposta em português.)

Meme

The word “meme” has been around longer than the Internet. Outside the Internet, the word describes a part of culture that developed because it was passed on from one person to another, usually by imitation. A meme can be an idea, a tune, an image—anything that can be passed on and altered.

Online, though, a meme is an image, text or video that’s copied and modified over and over again. Most of the time, people add their own funny change to the image or text.

Disponível em https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/english-internet-slang/ Acesso em 25 de maio de 2020

Vocabulary:

Word: palavra

Been: existente

Outside: fora

Describes: descrever

Develop: desenvolver

Imitation: imitação

Image: imagem

Text: texto

Video: vídeo

5. Why does the word “meme” describe a part of culture? (Answer in English)

6. What can be a meme? (Answer in English)

7.  Read the meme below and answer the question (Leia o meme a seguir e responda às perguntas.)

8. What is the purpose of this meme? (Qual é o propósito deste meme?)

9. Is Bill a real person? What purpose does Bill serve? (Bill é uma pessoa real? Para que serve Bill?)

10. Com a ajuda do professor, crie um meme em inglês com um tema interessante e divertido.