Unit 2: The right language?

Pages 36-37
Pages 38-39
Pages 40-41
Pages 44-45
Page 47
Pages 48-49


 

Pages 36-37 - Outline
 
  My place, your name?
 Tshwane • The official Tshwane city website. 
Tshwane or Pretoria? Read the Wikipedia article about Tshwane and the one about Pretoria to see the difference.
  A new language?
  CoolNicks (UK)  • Examples of txt messages for those who are stuck for ideas.
Txt translation. To translate text messages into plain English, or the opposite, try Transl8it or Lingo2word. 
  Hinglish
It's Hinglish, innit? (UK)  • A BBC article about Hinglish. 
   

 

Pages 38-39 - Text 1: Old tongue
 
The writer
  British Council: Jackie Kay (UK) • A profile of Jackie Kay.
  Poetry Archive: Jackie Kay (UK) • Jackie Kay reads some poems. You can also listen to an interview.
   
Scottish words
  Scots online (UK) • Information about the Scots language, including a convenient English to Scots / Scots to English dictionary.
  Dictionary of the Scots language (UK) • A major dictionary with quite long definitions.
 

 
   

 

Pages 40-41- Text 2: A million words!
 
English around the world
  List of English dialects • A Wikipedia list of many dialects of English.
  Engrish • A site about Japanese English, with many examples of mistakes made by non-native speakers of English.
   
 

 

 

Pages 44-45 - Text 3: So deliciously low
 
The author and the play
  Shaw and Pygmalion • Use Wikipedia to read about G.B. Shaw (full article or simple English) and Pygmalion.
  Pygmalion • Read the play online.
   
 

 

 

Page 47 -  Work out
 
Slam poetry
  Slampapi (US) • Marc Kelly Smith's websites.
  Slampapi videos (US) • Watch Marc Kelly Smith and listen to his poems.
  More slam! To hear more poems and get some podcasts, go to Livepoets or PoetryPodcasting. You can also visit Youthspeaks which features slam by and for young people.
 

 

Pages 48-49 -  Extra Text: The pirate queen
 
Alabama
  Grace O'Malley • Grace's story, from Wikipedia.
 

Elizabeth I • The Wikipedia article about Elizabeth.
  The Pirate Queen Musical (US) • The Pirate Queen on Broadway.