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Lazy English or Why do we need to learn informal contractions ?

Lazy English or Why do we need to learn informal contractions ?. Chuprina Valentina , 6G Municipal Educational Establishment “Lyceum №6 Gorno-Altaisk ” Guided by: Popova Kseniya Sergeevnna. The currency of our work is caused by the following factors:.

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Lazy English or Why do we need to learn informal contractions ?

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  1. Lazy English or Why do we need to learn informal contractions? ChuprinaValentina , 6G Municipal Educational Establishment “Lyceum №6 Gorno-Altaisk” Guided by: PopovaKseniyaSergeevnna

  2. The currency of our work is caused by the following factors: • the use of informal contractions on TV and in movies and songs ; • the great popularity of blogs and chatrooms of online communication; • the necessity to learn the reduced forms used in daily speech

  3. The main goal of our work is to find out what modern contractions are not taught at school. To reach the goal we were: • to give a definition of contractions in general; • to find out the main contractions in informal language; • to find out the examples of usage of these phenomena in song lyrics.

  4. a contraction is a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the missing lettersusually marked by an apostrophe

  5. Informal contractions.

  6. Informal contractions often combine with the following words: • + to • + you • + of • + would have • miscellaneous

  7. Gonna- is a combination of going and to. "I'm gonnago to the movies tonight." “ Nothing's gonnachange my love for you. I'm not gonna tell you.  What are you gonna do?” 

  8. “Wanna” is the combination of the words want and to. "I wanna go to the movies. Do you wannacome along?" Do you want some tea? Do you wanna some tea? D'youwanna tea? Yawanna tea? Wanna tea? 

  9. "Ain't is a very universal contraction • Ain't= Am not/Are not/Is not  I ain't sure. You ain't my boss. • Ain't = Has not/Have not I ain't done it. She ain't finished yet. 

  10. “Gimme” - is a combination of the words give me • “ Gimme your money.  • Don't gimme that rubbish. •  Can you gimme a hand?”

  11. Gotta is a combination of the words haveand got or got to • I've gotta gun.  • She hasn't gotta penny . • Have you gotta car?” • I've gotta go now.  • We haven't gotta do that. • Have they gotta work? “

  12. Lemme: is actually the words let + me. • "Lemme help you with that." • “Lemme go! “

  13. Do you use contractions in your writing/ oral speech?

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