1. Hey man listen,

you’re running off at the mouth

.

You’re all wet

buddy!

2. Are you coming honey?. The weather is

awesome

!. Let’s

catch some rays

.

3. Why are you so

huffy

dear?.

Brighten up

please!

4. I’m

gonna hit the sack

baby. Hmmm……I’ll be

an early bird

tomorrow.

5. The test was

way too

difficult. I think I totally

blew it

!

6. Why don’t you

ditch

that guy?. He’s

off the boat

anyway.

7. They gave each other

an ear full

about the

kook

next door.

8. I’m

glad

the holidays are over. My

rug rats

were fighting the whole time!

9. I’m

keeping my eyes peeled

but I can’t find myself

a nice pad.

10. You seemed to be

a trusty guy

but you’re very

flaky

.

11. The shop has everything

up for grabs

. I’m sure you’ll

get a kick out of it

.

12. I’ve heard your wife is

knocked up

. You must be very

hyped up

right?

13. You’re coming to

the kregger

tonight?. I bet we’ll be

plastered!

14. Hey buddy, let me

prod

you that we’ll be

in a jam

if you act like that!.

15. I think our

honcho

needs to be more

laid-back

towards us.

angry

be happy again

reliable

unreliable

gossiping

strange person

Another word for ‘’very’’

Doing something wrong

something very nice

or good

get sunlight

Go to bed

Someone who’s getting up early

look carefully

a place to live

remind something to somebody

trouble

a sale

enjoy

leave

naïve

boss

be relax

pregnant

excited

talk to much

got it all wrong

1

beer party

intoxicated

happy

kids

A letter to Masato

Informal / slang

Match the expressions.

One is done.

Hello Masato,

What’s new my friend?. I hope you’re doing great!

Everything is fine with me and the family except my

honcho

is

running off at his mouth

.

The worst thing about it is that he’s

all wet about it

!. We all thought he was a

trusty guy

but he’s

kinda flaky

. Ok…ok… I hate to

give you an ear full

about that

kook

so I’m

gonna

cut it off

right here.

.

I don’t know if I told you this already but my wife is

knocked up

!. Now isn’t that great or

what?. I’m very

hyped up

about it as you can imagine. She’s in her 3

rd

month now.

She just got a new job about four months ago but it’s

way too far

from our

pad.

Well…let’s be

glad

she finally got one

eh?

You’ve got a

kregger

tonight right?. Don’t get

plastered

dude. Let me

prod

you that

you’ll be

in a jam

if things

get outta control

…hahaha!

Ok buddy, I’m gonna

hit the sack

now. It’s getting late over here. I have to get up early

tomorrow and you know that I hate that because I’m not much of

an early bird.

Masato got a letter from his friend Duncan who lives in America but he doesn’t understand it. Can you help him out by

re-writing the letter?

Please, give Masato a hand and re-write the above

letter in your own words.

Hello Masato

Answer key.

These are of course possible answers. They might vary.

Hello Masato

What’s new/

How are you?

/

How’s it going?

Everything is fine with me and the family except my

BOSS

is

TALKING TOO MUCH

and the worst thing is that he’s

ALL WRONG ABOUT IT

!,

We’ll thought we could

TRUST HIM

but he’s

KIND OF UNRELIABLE

.

Ok…ok…I don’t like to

GOSSIP

about that

STRANGE MAN

so, I’m

GOING TO STOP NOW

.

I don’t know if I told you this already but my wife is

PREGNANT

! Now isn’t that great or what?/

Now isn’t that good

news or what

?. I’m very

EXCITED

about it as you can imagine. She’s in her 3

rd

month now.

She just got a job about four months ago but it’s

VERY FAR AWAY

from our

HOUSE.

Well…let’s be

HAPPY

she finally

got one

RIGHT

?

You’ve got a

BEER PARTY

tonight right?. Don’t get

DRUNK

dude. Let me

REMIND

you that you’ll be

IN TROUBLE

if

things are

GETTING OUT OF CONTROL

.