2. Lenguaje muy informal utilizado más hablado que por
escrito en la lengua inglesa
Lo utilizan ciertos grupos de personas
Surgió para sortear los tabúes
Tiene un rico vocabulario en cuanto a sexo, drogas,
violencia y crimen
4. Idioms with clothes 1
1. Dressed to kill- have on your best clothes. Susan went to the
party dressed to kill.
2. In one's shoes- to be in the other person's situation. Mary lost her job. I'm
glad I'm not in her shoes.
3. To lose one's shirt- to lose everything, to become poor. When the stock
market went down, he lost his shirt.
4. To roll up one's sleeves- to prepare to do hard work. John decided to roll
up his sleeves and join in preparing the big dinner.
5. 4. To tighten one's belt- to spend less money, be careful with
money. When my father lost his job, we had to tighten our belt.
5. On a shoestring- on a budget, with very little money. That
business started on a shoestring with only $100.
6. Birthday suit- naked, no clothes. The man ran through the town
with only his birthday suit on! Everyone was shocked.
6. 1. To put two and two together- to figure something out. The
kitchen door was open and the cake was gone. I put two and
two together and realized Tom had eaten the cake.
1. The one and only- something unique, there is only one of
something. I want to introduce you to the one and only Tom
Cruise.
3. Six to one, half a dozen to the other- (a dozen means
twelve) it doesn't matter, 6 is the same as half a dozen. Do
you want chocolate or vanilla ice cream? It doesn't matter,
it's six to one, half a dozen to the other.
7. 4. On cloud nine- very happy. After Josie got a perfect
score in math, she was on cloud nine.
5. )umber one- oneself, me. I have to decide what is best
in my life. I have to take care of number one.
6. Forty winks- a short nap (sleep). I'm so sleepy. I think I
will have forty winks before I go shopping.
7. Dressed to the nines- dressed very nicely. When Hillary
went to the dance, she was dressed to the nines
8. 1. Put one's foot in one's mouth- to say something
embarrassing and then realize it was bad. I said Frank
was ugly and then I realized he heard me. I really put my
foot in my mouth.
2. Get cold feet- get nervous, especially before
marriage. The night before the wedding Alex got cold
feet. He wondered if he should really get married.
3. Be in over one's head- be in a situation that is very
difficult. Alan was really in over his head when he
started studying advanced chemistry. It was so hard for
him.
9. 4. See eye to eye- agree. Joan and Grant see eye to eye on
spiders. They both hate them.
5. Stay on one's toes- be ready/ prepared for
something. Firefighters have to stay on their toes. They may
have to fight a fire at anytime.
6. Lend/give someone a hand- to help with something. That
box looks heavy. Let me give you a hand.
7. Keep one's fingers crossed- to hope that something good
will happen. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I will get
that job.
10. 1. Raining cats and dogs- raining very hard. Wow! Look
outside. It'sraining cats and dogs.
2. Sunny (as an adjective)- happy or pleasant. The new office
girl has a very sunny personality.
3. A breeze- easy. That test was a breeze.
4. A fair-weathered friend- a person who is only your friend
when everything is good.
11. 5. Under the weather- feeling bad. Joan felt under the
weather after she failed her history exam.
6. Cloud nine- wonderful place or feeling. After I got my
dream job I was on cloud nine.
7. When it rains it pours- nothing happens and then
everything happens. 1obody ever visits my house and
then 10 people come. When it rains, it pours.
12. 1. Heart to heart- have a private conversation and say
anything. I had a heart to heart talk with my daughter about
dating. (Only the two of us talked. And we talked freely.)
2. To have a heart of stone- to be very unkind, to not care
about people or things. He didn't care about anybody. He had
a heart of stone.
3. Take it to heart- worry about, feel it is serious (usually feel
bad about it). When 1ancy's boss said she wasn't a good
employee, 1ancy took it to heart. (She felt very bad and
serious.)
13. 4. To have a heart of gold- to be very kind. She was a
wonderful and kind person. She had a heart of gold.
5. To feel a hole in (one's) heart- a feeling of sadness (usually
because someone is gone.)When James died, Susan felt like
she had a hole in her heart. (Susan was very sad.
6. Heartfelt- (adjective) warm feelings, sincere. My grandma
gave me a heartfelt welcome when I arrived. (Grandma was
really happy to see me. I could see she felt good.)
14.
15. Scenes Selected Chapter 1- season
1. The scene with the main character, Michael, and his
brother, Lincoln, discussing how Lincoln was “set up”
by someone. This scene starts after the first commercial
break ten minutes into the program. (Referred to as
Scene 1)
2. The next scene where Michael talks with his cell mate,
Sucre, about writing a letter to propose to his girlfriend.
(Referred to as Scene 2)
16. 1. The following discussion questions will help students learn
vocabulary and phrases that appear in the two scenes they
will watch.
2. What words do you think of when you hear the word
“prison?”
3. What do prisoners do while they are in prison?
17. 4. What do you think about executing prisoners?
5. How would you feel if your family member was
accused of killing a man?
6. If you had a significant other and you were sent to
prison, how would you continue your relationship?
18. 1. Deny a motion a. Think about the past
2. Swear to me! b. Please promise me!
3. Get it wrong c. Reject a request for a ruling
in court
4. Put someone in the
ground d. I promise to you!
5. Set the date for something e. Make a mistake
6. Look back on something f. Choose a date to do
something
7. Set someone up
f. Kill someone
8. I swear to you!
19. Lincoln: They ________ the motion.
Michael: Then do it again.
Lincoln: I can’t. That’s it. May 11th. That’s the date man. That’s the day they uh…u know
they uh…execute me.
Michael: I know.
Lincoln: I didn’t _______ that man, Michael.
Michael: The evidence says you did.
Lincoln: I don’t care what the evidence _______, I didn’t kill that man.
Michael: Swear to me.
Lincoln: I _______ to you Michael.
Michael: But how did they get it wrong then? The courts, the appeals
Lincoln: Don’t know, don’t know. All I keep _______, looking back on it is that I was set up.
And whoever it was who set me up wants me in the ground as quick as possible.
20. Task 1- How else can you say these
sentences in English?
I ain’t goin’ to school.
He don’t wanna go to the store.
I’m gonna go to school.
They gotta good idea.
I’m drivin’ to my house.
We gotta go home.
21. Sucre: What’s another word for love?
Michael: What’s the context?
Sucre: Oh you know, the "I love you so much I ain’t never knockin’ over
another liquor store again" context. Except, you know, classy.
Michael: Hmmmm.
Sucre: I’m proposin’ to my girlfriend if you gotta know.
Michael: In a letter?
Sucre: You gotta better way?
Michael: Face to face works pretty good.
Sucre: This place ain’t exactly da’ romantic spot. I’m gonna have her get on the
Stanton Island Ferry. Then once she’s can see the Empire State Building she
opens the letter. It’s almost like being there. Except for the fact that I won’t be
there.
Michael: Try passion.
Sucre: Oh passion, that’s dope. How do you spell that? P-a-s-h.
22. 1. Discuss the differences in language in the two
dialogues.
2. In what situations colloquial English is usually used
and when slang is used.
3. Write a dialogue in pairs using at least three new
vocabulary words or phrases from the dialogues
4. Share their dialogues with the class and give
feedback
5. Lesson about capital punishment
