Uses of the Cord Fuck

Perhaps one of the ..…..interesting words in the English …………. today, is the word “fuck”. Out of all the English words that ……….. with the letter f, “fuck” is the ……… one that is referred to as the "f-word". It's the ……. magical word. Just by its sound it can …………… pain, pleasure, ………. and love. “Fuck”, as most words in the English language, is derived from German, the word "friechen" which ………….. to strike. In English, “fuck” falls into many ………………… categories: As a transitive verb, for instance: "John fucked Shirley". As an intransitive verb: "Shirley fucks". It's …………….. is not always sexual, it can be used as an adjective such as: “John's doing all the fucking work.” as part of an adverb: "Shirley talks too fucking much " as an adverb enhancing an adjective : “Shirley is fucking beautiful “ as a noun: "I don't give a fuck" as part of a word: "abso-fucking-lutely" or "in-fuckingcredible ". And as almost every word in a sentence: "fuck the fucking fuckers! ". As you must ……….., there aren't too many words with the versatility of “fuck”, as in these examples describing ………………. such as: - FRAUD: "I got fucked at the used car lot" - DISMAY: "Oh, fuck it!" - TROUBLE: "Aaaah, I guess I'm really fucked now" - AGRESSION: "don't fuck with me, buddy!" - DIFFICULTY: "I don't understand this fucking question" - INQUIRY: "who the fuck was that?" - DISSATISFACTION: "I don't like what the fuck is going on here" - INCOMPETENCE: "he's a fuck-off!" - DISMISSAL: "why don't you go outside and play hide and go fuck yourself?" I'm sure you can think of many more examples. With all these multipurpose applications, how can …………. be offended when you use the word ? We say:

1. LISTENING Listen to the video and fill in the gaps 2. GRAMMAR Complete this table with the missing words from the text TRANSITIVE VERB

INTRANSITIVE VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

3. WRITING & SPEAKING a. Why do people refer to the word “fuck” as the “ f-word”? b. When do we use inverted commas in a text? c. What’s magical about this word? d. Can you establish a meaning relation between the German word “friechen” and the present meanings of the English word “fuck”? Discuss e. Can you think of a word with the same versatility in your own language? 4. VOCABULARY Find synonyms for these words in the text: a. b. c. d. e. f.

ache, suffering …………………. happiness, delight ……………… is traced back to ………………………. know …………………………….. only ……………………………… personality ………………………

5. SPEAKING: INTONATION Dramatize the sentences describing different situations. Make sure you use the right intonation to communicate the different situations.

KEY 1. LISTENING.MISSING WORDS MOST adv LANGUAGE n. BEGIN vt, vi ONLY adv ONE adv ( enhancing) GRAMMATICAL adj MEANING n. REALIZE vi SITUATIONS n. ANYONE n FLEXIBLE adj DAILY adj CHARACTER n LOUDLY adv 2. WRITING & SPEAKING ( COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING IDEAS) A. TABOO WORDS B. WRITE OTHER PEOPLE’S WORDS OR REFER TO A WORD / EXPRESSION C. SAME WORD CONVEYS SO MANY DIFFERENT MEANINGS D.“FUCK” = SWEAR WORD. WHEN YOU TELL THAT TO SOMEONE YOU KIND OF “STRIKE”, “ HIT” THAT PERSON. I GUESS “STRIKE” COULD ALSO HAVE A SEXUAL CONNOTATION IN SOME WAY. WE COULD ALSO COMMENT ON THE LEGEND ABOUT THIS WORD: “ FORNICATION UNDER CONSENT OF THE KING” . COMMON PEOPLE HAD TO PUT THAT NOTICE ON THE DOOR IN MEDIAEVAL TIMES. 4. SYNONYMS PAIN PLEASURE IS DERIVED REALIZE UNIQUE CHARACTER