Let’s try to realize what words we use and what do they mean. The words and their meanings from the newspapers and magazines:
Аська (ICQ) — программа, позволяющая людям общаться в Интернете в режиме он-лайн; Блютус Bluetooth — маленький радиопередатчик; Бойфренд boyfriend — a man or, а boy with whom a person has a romantic relationship — парень; Грант sertificate; Журналист journalist — a person whose job is to collect and write about news in newspapers and magazines or talk about it on TV or radio; Интернет the Internet — the international system of computers — глобальная сеть; Клуб club — a group of people who meet regularly to share an interest, the place where they meet; Компьютер computer — an electronic machine that can store, find information, etc.; Коннект connect — to be joined to something — знакомство; Лайн line — a long thin mark on the surface of something — линия; Ник nick — имя; Ноутбук notebook — a small book in which you write things that you want to remember — мини-компьютер; Офис office — a room where people work, sitting at desk — контора; Сервер server — a computer that stores information that a number of computer can share; Скейтборд skateboard — a short narrow board with small wheels at each end that you can stand on; Сноуборд snowboard — a type of board that you fasten to both your feet and use for moving down mountains that are covered with snow; Суперэксклюзивный super exclusive-only to be used by or given to one person — редкий, необычный; Тест test — a short exam to measure sb’s knowledge — опрос, анкета; Френды friend-a person that you know and like and who likes you — друзья; Чат chat — a friendly informal conversation — беседа с несколькими людьми одновременно; Livejournal живой журнал; Love story любовная история; SMS short message system — короткое сообщение.
English words in chats:
Геймер gamer — игрок; Коммент comment — something that you say or write that gives your opinion about sth — комментарий; Мэйк-ап make-up — powder, cream, etc that you put on your face to make yourself more attractive — макияж; Он-лайн прямой эфир; Пипл people — more than one person — люди, народ; Смайлы smile — an expression on your face in which the corners of your mouth turn up, showing happiness — улыбочки; Уикенд weekend — Saturday and Sunday — выходной; Универ university — an institution that provides the highest level of education — университет; Форева forever — for all time, permanently — навсегда; Хай hi — an informal word used when you meet sb you know well — привет; Шопинг shopping — the activity of going to the shops and buying things — делать покупки; Шоу show — a type of entertainment performed for an audience.
We examined messages from our mobile phones. There were 617 words in SMS and 15 of these words are English words (2%).
These words and its meanings:
Диск disk — a flat piece of plastic that stores information for use by a computer; Интернет the Internet — the international system of computers — глобальная сеть; Компьютер computer — an electronic machine that can store, find information, etc; Плиз please — used a polite way of asking for sth — пожалуйста; Постер poster — a large printed picture that is put on a wall — плакат; Сити city — a large and important town — город; Супер super — bigger, better, stronger than other things of the same type — самый; Хай hi — an informal word used when you meet sb you know well — привет; Хэллоу hello — an informal word used when you meet sb you know well — привет; Хэппи-энд happy-end — счастливый конец; Шоу-бизнес show business — the business of entertaining people; Call me позвони; DJ disc jockey — a person who plays records and talks about music on the radio or in a club; Ok okay — agreement or permission — хорошо;
Next time we’re going to talk about English words in messages.
Kate Volnova
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1. ноутбук http://www.letsgomobile.org/nl/4711/toshiba-notebooks/
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