Make Your Way 5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Language booster: E-language 5 E-mails and SMS have created a new variant of the English language. • It is a continually developing language and is as free as the imagination of the people who use it. There are no grammar or spelling rules and you can’t make a mistake. A few guidelines • – Use letters or numbers to complete words or instead of words (r = are, l8 = late, 2 = too, two, to) – Make words as short as possible (wd = would, mor = more) – Use acronyms (asap = as soon as possible) There are hundreds of common expressions. Here are just a few. 24/7 always (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) f2t free to talk? 2day today hand have a nice day 4 for/four l8r later b be ne1 anyone bb bye-bye no1 no-one bc because spk speak b4 before sry sorry b4n bye for now thnq thank you cul see you later u@ where are you? eom end of message wan2 want to Can you work out what these people are saying? Write down their messages in “real” English. • 1 wot R U goin 2 do l8r? 2 Did U lIk d film? 3 I met a gr8 guy last nyt 4 Y arent U spkN 2 me 5 i nd sum1 2 lv me n care 4, if ur dat 1 pls lt me knw 2nite cuz i cnt w8 any mr 6 yor my frNd till d dA I die, d dA I lose U iz d dA ill cry. yor d ():) dat wz sent 2 me & wil b n my hart alwys cause U mean d wrld 2 me 7 kEpn a frNd iz az Difficult az losing 1. U sacrifice A lot 2 keep dem. I mA not hav sacrificed enuf 4 u… bt n my hart I swear Im kEpn U 8 i h8 w8in 4 u2 2 ph me its bin dayz N i M ded bord look 2mor0 m goin 2 C a movie if ur ther itll B kool C U L8R 151 3 Compact unit 3: It’s a wired world Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv