El Maestro Y Los Niños

American Slang

Read the sentences, and try to guess what the slang word or phrase (in bold) might mean.

1. ¨Nobody knew what the word meant, so we googled it¨
When you ´´google´´something, you....
a. look at it for a long time
b. look it up on the internet
c. post something in your blog online.

2."I was just kidding when I said my teacher was a monster. She's strict,but she's actually a very nice person." Kidding means...
a you have children
b. you´re talking about children
c. what you said is not actually true, it is a joke


3. Ifsomeone tells you that your clothes are cheesy, that means...
a. you spilled cheese on your clothes
b. your clothes are orange
c. your clothes are cheap and out of fashion4. A couch potato is someone who...
a. A person who watches too much television
b. Someone who loves potatoes
c. Someone who owns a potato farm


5.¨¨Have you seenthe new Brad Pitt flick?¨ Flick is another word for..
a. a song
b. a movie or film
c. a picture


6. ¨¨He wanted to go swimming in the middle of the winter, but I toldhim he was nuts¨¨ When someone is nuts they are…
a. smart
b. clever
c. crazy

7. If a song is ´hot´´ it is...
a. about the beach
b. played in the summertime
c. very popular

8.¨¨The new football player is on fire¨ On fire means.
a. they are hot
b. they are doing really well
c. they need a drink of water

9. ¨¨He really liked the movie, but I thought it was lame.¨´If something is lame, it is
a. really great
b. boring, stupid
c. really expensive

10.¨¨If you have a secret, don´t tell Sarah. She has a really big mouth¨¨ Someone who has a bigmouth…
a. has a small face
b. shouts a lot
c. talks too much

11.¨¨Oh no! I did my homework but I forgot it at home!¨¨
¨¨Really? Man, that sucks.¨¨ That sucks...