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[Enigma]

I've got a new student who's heading to London next month to study English for 9 months. He's at an intermediate level and in his early 20s. I'm teaching him in a private class and he wants to learn conversational English that he can use while living there (e.g. at the bank, in a supermarket, etc.) Ideally I'd like to teach him some useful expressions, and then role play them until he's comfortable.
I am Canadian, so my British vocabulary is limited to what I've heard on Peep Show(most of which is not appropriate.)
I'm going to check the BBC English-learning site, but can any of you recommend any other good sites for teaching conversational British English?

Thanks

[salgichawa]

[Fishead soup]

I grew up in a British household here a few common ones

Apartment- Flat
French fries- chips
Garbage- Rubbish( nonsence)
Dude- bloke chap
Bullsh___- bollocks
get laid- shagged -get your end away
get fired- get the sack- to be sacked
Laid off - Made redundant
Welfare Unemployment Insurence-Dole
Bar-Pub
Mug of draft- Pint
Night Club- Disco
Chick-Bird
Elevator-lift
Truck- Lorry
Pharmacy- Chemist
Fat chubby- Stout

Physical punishment- Bloody good hiding.
Mother pissed off- I'll get your guts for garters.
Tired- Nakered
To have a crush on someone- To fancy them.
"I fancy that bird over there".
" Do you fancy that bloke over there"

Good looking girls- Talent.
Is there any talent here.
No there isn't lets go.

[Kimsmith]

The British Council website has some lesson plans and teaching ideas:
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/
Their site for British people working overseas as language assistants is quite good too:
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/language-assistant/essential-uk

[Juregen]

The only way to learn practical language is by doing it.

I have yet to see anyone being capable of creating a lesson plan based on common language usage long enough to make it stick.

[busanliving]

if you look atte mary glasgow magazines site it is mainly in British English, you only get 10 free downloads per e-mail adress though...

[Boodleheimer]

yes, you know, it's SO different from Canadian English. tell him it's like Pig Latin.

however, if you are being serious, have him look at Cambridge's Vocab in Use series for vocab and have him listen to the BBC for accent. The Guardian has some good EFL tools.

ps: maybe this will help you. http://septicscompanion.com/forum/index.php

[sesyeux]

'disco'?!

[Globutron]

'If you keep annoying me like that, there'll be blood on the moon'

(nonsense, not nonsence - is this America? based on a post above)

Also, French fries aren't chips, per se. French fries here are French fries. CHIPS are fat French fries.

Chips are crisps.

In school I keep writing things like colour instead of color out of spite.

[jadoaus]

'Get your end away' and 'disco' will make him sound at least 40. I wouldn't worry to much about terms for girls/chasing girls as no one will be dogmatic about calling a girl a bird instead of a chick, for example.

Guts for garters...lol haven't heard that for a while.

The rest of Fishead soups list is pretty useful to know, to which I'd add

Pound/Money - Quid (�10 becomes 10 quid. Although for �5 and �10 we also say five-er/ten-er
Subway - Underground
liquor - Spirits
liquor store - Off licence (But you can buy booze anywhere)
Cigarettes - Fags
Thrift store - Charity Shop (Not sure if it's exactly the same, a place where you buy horrible used clothing)
Cool (as in that's so cool) - Sound/safe (though cool is also used)
Policemen can be coppers, but never cops

Can't think of anymore. Anyone else want to explain what a Chav is? I haven't the time to field that one

[kimdeal54]

[jadoaus]

Roflmao

I thought it was a joke, akin to DJ Devo, until about halfway through when I realised it was serious.

And much as I'd like to put a shotgun to each of their heads...I know I'm going to be dropping the word 'donk' into conversations for the next few days

[Captain Obvious]

Will he be hanging out with young Brits?

You know what I mean?
Quality.
That's a classic.
You know what I mean?
That's quality.
A classic.
*beep* me!
You know what I mean?
U've United got this Saturday?
Right then.

If you train him well he should be able to carry on ten-minute converstations with a 100 word vocabularly.

[Tam Sadek]

I wouldn't worry about him not understanding British English. The last time I was in Central London (2006), I couldn't find anyone who spoke or understood any kind of English