Language [BBC MP3 for IELTS Listening Sec.4] Toy boy (Keep your English up to date.015)

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Toy boy

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BBC Learning English – Keep your English up to date

TOY BOY

You are going to listen to a short talk given by Professor David Crystal about language change and new developments in English.

VOCABULARY

1. Match these words and phrases to their definitions

a. a duplication	very important, essential
b. a form	colloquial or informal language
c. slang	a sexual partner
d. a lover	two words ending in the same sound e.g. cat and hat
e. crucial	a version or shape of something
f. rhyme	a copy of something

3. Now, listen to Professor Crystal talking about a special type of word known as a reduplication.

a. How do you make a reduplication?

b. Which reduplication is a fairly recent creation?

4. Listen again and answer these questions.

a. Complete these reduplications.

i. Bow ____

ii. Helter- ____

iii. Namby- ____

b. True or false, new reduplications are fairly common.

5. Professor Crystal goes on to give the meaning of toy boy. Try to answer this question before listening.

a. What do you think a toy boy is?

i. A man who behaves like a boy

ii. A man who collects toys, especially toy soldiers

iii. A man who is the lover of a much older person

iv. A man who is not serious about love relationships

6. Are the following sentences true or false? Listen and check.

a. The word toy boy appeared in 1918

b. The word became popular because of the way it sounds

c. Toy girl is another successful word