1. Language has two sides.

These are expression and content.

Expression- a finite combination of symbols that is well-formed according to rules that depend on the context. 

Content- something that is to be expressed through some medium, as speech, writing 

2. Language is arbitrary.

We can’t predict the features, the number of sounds (vowels and consonants) a word is made up of.

3. Language takes place within a social group

More the two people know the language you are taking or using.

4. Language is dynamic.

This is because of the vocabulary word which the most unstable element of the English language.

 English words that changed meaning over

time

Nice: This word used to mean “silly, foolish, simple.” Far from the compliment it is today!

Silly: Meanwhile, silly went in the opposite direction: in its earliest uses, it referred to things worthy or blessed; from there it came to refer to the weak and vulnerable, and more recently to those who are foolish.

Awful: Awful things used to be “worthy of awe” for a variety of reasons, which is how we get expressions like “the awful majesty of God.”

Naughty: Long ago, if you were naughty, you had naught or nothing. Then it came to mean evil or immoral, and now you are just badly behaved.

Spinster: As it sounds, spinsters used to be women who spun. It referred to a legal occupation before it came to mean “unmarried woman” — and often not in the most positive ways, as opposed to a bachelor.

Divest: 300 years ago, divesting could involve undressing as well as depriving others of their rights or possessions. It has only recently come to refer to selling off investments.

5. Language is productive.

This is because of the vocabulary word which the most unstable element of the English language.

 Chillaxing- Blend of 'chilling' and relaxing'. Taking a break from stressful activities to rest or relax.

Bromance- Blend of 'brother' and 'romance'.A close non-sexual relationship between two men.

Captcha- Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart. A distorted image of letters and numbers used to ensure that a response is not generated by a computer, in order to prevent spamming.

GROUP ACTIVITY

Group the class into two groups and assign numbers from 1 to the total number

of members to each member.

MECHANICS

IDENTIFY THE IMAGE BEING SHOWN AND WRITE IT IN A PIECE OF PAPER, AND SAY

THE WORD ALOUD. THE FIRST ONE TO WRITE AND SAY IT CORRECTLY EARNS THE POINT. THE GROUP

WITH GREATEST NUMBER OF POINTS WINS THE GAME.

TEST IMAGE

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SENYORA

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PHOTOBOMB/PHOTOBOMBING

Photobombing is the act of accidentally or purposely putting oneself into the view of a 

photograph, often in order to play a practical joke on the photographer or the

subjects.

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SELFIE

A selfie is a term for a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a 

digital camera or camera phone held in the hand or supported by a selfie stick.

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TROLL

A troll  is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.

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PLANKING

Planking (or the Lying Down Game) is an activity consisting of lying face down—sometimes in an unusual or incongruous location. Both hands must touch the sides of the body. Some players compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play.

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PARKOUR

Parkour is a training discipline using movement that developed from military obstacle course training. Practitioners aim to get from A to B in the most efficient way possible. This is done using only the human body and the surroundings for propulsion, with a focus on maintaining as much momentum as possible while still remaining safe.

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PODCAST

A podcast is a digital medium that consists of an episodic series of audio or digital radio, subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device. The word is a neologism and portmanteau derived from "broadcast" and "pod" from the success of the iPod, as audio podcasts are often listened to on portable media players.

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FACEPALM

A facepalm (sometimes also face-palm or face palm) is the physical gesture of placing one's hand flat across one's face or lowering one's face into one's hand or hands. The gesture is often exaggerated by giving the motion more force and making a slapping noise when the hand comes in contact with the face.

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PHOTOWALK/PHOTOWALKING

Photowalking is the act of walking with a camera for the main purpose of taking pictures of things that the photographer may find interesting.It is often a communal activity organised by camera clubs, online forums or commercial organisations, sometimes in the form of a walking tour.

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FANDOM

Fandom (a portmanteau consisting of fan [fanatic] plus the suffix -dom, as in kingdom) is a term used to refer to a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of empathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest.

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BLOG

A blog (a truncation of the expression weblog)[1] is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting of discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse chronological order (the most recent post appears first).

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OTAKU

Otaku is a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests, commonly the anime and manga fandom. Its contemporary usage originated with Akio Nakamori's 1983 essay in Manga Burikko.

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TORRENT

In the BitTorrent file distribution system, a torrent file is a computer file that contains metadata about files and folders to be distributed, and usually also a list of the network locations of trackers, which are computers that help participants in the system find each other and form efficient distribution groups called swarms.

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FIREWALL

In computing, a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls the incoming and outgoing network traffic based on an applied security rules.