Lesson Three: Chat
Today, we are going to chat online. We are going to talk to the other MAP students at the South East Campus, who knows maybe even Maria will chat with us.
But, first we are going to learn some online slang and practice using present progressive.
Our Goals:
- Get to know other students in the MAP program.
- Learn to chat using AOL instant messenger.
- Learn new slang terms used in chat.
- Review present progressive.
Begin by Reviewing Present Progressive:
- Online quizzes about present progressive:
- Give your scores to the teacher and ask her any questions.
Now Learn Some Slang!
We are going to to be using these words in the chats.
- LOL: laugh out loud (You say LOL when something is funny.)
- BRB: be right back (You say BRB when you have to leave for a few seconds.)
- TTYL: talk to you later (You say TTYL at the end of a conversation.)
- <3: Heart (You say <3 instead of the word love.)
- GR8: great
- H8: hate
- GFU: good for you (You say GFU to encourage someone.)
- plz: please (You can say plz to be polite or to act sarcastic.)
- OMG: ohh my God (You say OMG when you are surprised.)
- GBTW: get back to work
Now, it is time to chat!
Tell the teacher that you are ready to chat! But if she is busy, go back to some of the other websites and learn some more slang or practice using present progressive.
Assessment:
- Your teacher will give you this handout.
Optional Assignments: ask Katie
- Translation exercise in a word document of internet slang
- Post stories with a lot of internet slang on website