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Talking
Nonsense:
old-fashioned terms
for nonsense in English
COLUMNS
Metaphor
What we talk about
when we talk about
words and language
Focus
on Language
Awareness:
Introduction
Spoken discourse
Discourse markers
er, erm and OK
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New
word of the month
Extreme sports
of the noughties
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Tips for the CD-ROMs
Celebrating with
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Activity 1
Answers
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Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes' Night |
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the night of 5th November, when British
people have bonfires and light fireworks to celebrate the day in
1605 when Guy Fawkes was stopped before he was able to destroy the
Houses of Parliament |
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January 25, the birth date of the Scottish
poet Robert Burns, that Scottish people celebrate by having parties
where they eat traditional Scottish food, especially haggis |
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in the US, the day of 14th June when
people celebrate the day a flag was chosen for the country in 1777
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in Scotland, the evening of 31st December
and the celebrations that happen at that time |
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in the US, the 4th of July, a national
holiday to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence
in 1776 |
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in the US, the fourth Thursday in November, and
in Canada, the second Monday in October, when families have a
special meal, traditionally to celebrate all the things that they
are grateful for
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The Notting Hill Carnival |
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a celebration that takes place every
August on the streets of Notting Hill, London |
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the evening of 31st December, when
many people celebrate with their family or friends by staying awake
until midnight |
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