NorthStar 3 Unit 4 Listening
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McCroskey Teacher on March 23, 2011
Subjects:
NorthStar Listening & Speaking Level 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accent ('accent) |  a style of pronunciation |
| accept (ac'cept) |  to approve of people without expecting them to change |
| aware of (a'ware of) |  know about |
| bright |  intelligent |
| code-switching ('code-switching) |  moving back and forth between dialects or languages |
| comment on ('comment on) |  give an opinion about |
| cross the line (cross the 'line) |  go beyond funny into something offensive or cruel; behave unacceptably |
| deal with ('deal with) |  handle successfully; take care of a problem |
| dialect ('dialect) |  a variety of speech characterized by its own particular vocabulary, grammar and/or pronunciation, often associated with a particular geographical region or social group; a unique form of a language |
| fit in (fit 'in) |  be similar to |
| identity (i'dentity) |  who a person is; the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known |
| intentionally (in'tentionally) |  on purpose |
| lay off (lay 'off) |  stop doing something that is bad or annoying |
| obviously ('obviously) |  unmistakably; clearly |
| slang |  informal words used by people in a particular group |
| stereotype ('stereotype) |  to have ideas about what people are like because of how they look or sound; critically judge people |
| stick up for (stick 'up for) |  defend, support |
| get hung up about (get hung 'up about) |  worry too much about |
| make a big deal about (make a big 'deal about) |  make something more important than it should be |
| self conscious (self-'conscious) |  worried about how one appears to others; not relaxed in front of others |
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