Monday, May 20, 2013

Misunderstanding...

1. What happened to this guy? Describe the situation 
2. What are the two meanings of "smooth" used in this commercial?
Leave a comment with your answers!

7 comments:

  1. the guy who was buying bear belived, that the girl was inviting him to a party; but she was talking by phone, with another person. It was a mistake. the voice in off says that those things must be taken easy,or you do not feel ashamed for it (smooth). and the other, meanig of smooth is that the bear is light.
    susana

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  2. Great Susan! Congratulations! You are learning to go to the point! =)

    As regads the meaning of "smooth"... One meaning is clear "smooth beer" is "cerveza suave", as you said: "light". But the other meaning mmm, it is not that clear...

    Let's see what the rest think...

    Who writes another version of the situation with more details????? (include the words/expressions we worked in class: fortunately, unfortunately, to his surprise/disappointment, that's why, for that reason, however, etc)

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  3. Hi,

    The guy was buying beers in the supermarket and as the guy was taking out the beer in the fridge, entered a pretty girl and she was talking for cellphone, he thought she was talking him and he inspired.

    When they are with taller, it happened him again but unfortunately she didn't have any interest in him.

    Sorry but I don't undestand the second meaning the word smooth.

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  4. Thanks Paula for your version! =) (you have used "when", "unfortunately", "as", great!)

    One meaning of the word smooth here is "suave".

    The other meaning of the word smooth is not literal, you have to infer it from context: "you can't be always smooth, but your beer shoud be" "Keystone light is always smooth, even when you are not"

    There are special dictionaries for INFORMAL words or expressions (slang)
    Here are two options: http://onlineslangdictionary.com/
    http://www.urbandictionary.com/

    These dictionaries containt certain words/expressions that standard dictionaries do not.

    So? What's the possible meaning? =)

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    1. The meaning would can be, he doesn't be good but the beer always is smooth and it can help to him to be okay.

      :)

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    2. yes!!!! if you look up the word in the online dictionaries I recommended above, you'll see that "smooth" can be "awesome" or "cool". Have you checked there?

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  5. Yes, I checked there and the online dictionary helped me.

    Thanks

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