Lecturer: Ms. Jenny Lim - English Department - Resources - The ...

Watching the Movie
Chapter 1-2 (1:00-15:00)
1. In what ways is Jess different from her sister Pinky and other girls of her age?
2. Do you think playing football makes Jess less feminine? Why?
The following contemporary vocabulary (which you probably wouldn’t find in a
dictionary) may be useful to you. Note – some of these words have different
meaning in a different context.
barrel of laughs a lot of fun (but usually said ironically)
dyke lesbian (slang)
gloat take pleasure out of someone else’s misfortune
piss himself be frightened
piss off go away
pissed drunk
shag have sex
strop bad temper/mood
to be up for it to be enthusiastic about something
wicked wonderful
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