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Speakeasy

Conversation 1: gypped. If you used gyp then you�re wrong. You should have used the past participle.
Conversation 2: cheater.
Conversation 3: conned. If you used con then you�re wrong. You should have used the past participle.
Conversation 4: rip-off.


Exercises

1. c. Lampang.
2. He is putting on a horseshoe.
3. It is called the Equestrian Statue of King Rama V.
4. GALLOP
5. b. Ride horses.


Karaoke Korner

Words Definitions Explanations

gonna ................going to.................... gonna is a simple contraction of �going to�
�cause ................because..................... �cause is a simple contraction of �because�; it�s often written as coz
ain�t ......is not/am not/will not..... ain�t is a basic contraction of all these phrases and is extremely common in spoken English
ya ............you/your......................... in the song, ya is used to mean your (�telling all ya friends) and you (�stressin� on ya�)
gon ................going to.................... if it�s not short enough, shorten it more! Here, gon is a contraction of gonna
fo ....................for......................... here, fo is used as it�s often pronounced, especially when used with sho (see below)
sho ....................sure....................... see above; sho is a contraction of sure

 

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