Lesson Plan for Teachers: How to Swear in English
Swearing in English: Warm-up Questions
1 Does your native language have many swear words? Are they stronger than those in English?
2 Brainstorm: What other words mean jerk? (E.g. He is a jerk (an annoying person).)
3 Brainstorm: What other verbs do you know that mean have sex?
Swearing in English: What would you say in the following situations if you were angry?
1 Someone tells you that you are ugly.
2 You get home and find your partner cheating on you with another person.
3 You step in dog poop.
4 Someone phones you at 6 AM to sell you something.
5 You lock your car keys in your car.
Swearing in English: Replace the underlined expressions with a word from the below box.
what the fuck bitch suck fuck me fuck it fuck offA: Excuse me. Would you like to purchase a subscription to Celebrity Gossip Magazine?
B: Go away! / A: The clerk at the store was so rude.
B: I know. She was such a girl with a bad attitude.
A: David, you’re fired. Please clean out your desk and go home.
B: Oh no, my life is over. I just bought a house. / A: What is happening? Why is there a car in my driveway?
B: Weird. I don’t know.
A: Erin, do you want to dance?
B: No, thanks. I am really bad at dancing. / A: Mike, the dog has run away again!
B: Who cares. The dog will come back if it wants to.
Swearing in English: Some Similar Expressions
Go away! = get lost / go to hell / fuck off!
Jerk = dick / dickhead / prick / fucker / motherfucker / asshole / cunt
Have sex = do it / shag / bang / screw / fuck
* Bonus Question: Which of the above words mean penis?
Swearing in English: How do you make these expressions stronger? (answers at end of pg. 2)
Darn it. à
What the heck. à
Oh my gosh. à
Swearing in English: Language Focus
1) Fuck me! - This expression has two meanings. The first meaning is “have sex with me”, e.g. (said by a girl) “He wants to fuck me.” The second meaning is used to express exasperation. Exasperation is a feeling of anger because you can’t do anything about a situation. The situation is futile; it can’t be helped. Your car won’t start and there’s nothing you can do but say ‘fuck me.’
2) Screw (verb)– As a verb, screw is a synonym of fuck. You can say, “Screw you! / Screw off / I screwed her.” Generally speaking, the word screw is not as strong as the word fuck.
3) Cunt (noun) – This is one of the worst words in English. It is a very rude way to describe a woman’s vagina. It is also used to describe people (usually women) who are jerks. E.g. “Why is she being such a cunt?” The word is popular (but offensive) nowadays.
4) Fucking (adverb/adjective) – Adding the word fucking before a noun or verb makes the sentence stronger. “My teacher gave me extra homework.” = “My fucking teacher fucking gave me extra fucking homework.”
Swearing in English: Phrasal Verb Focus
1) To fuck up sth = to mess something up; to ruin sth (make sth good become bad). “The new software fucked up my computer. / My ex-girlfriend fucked up my life.”
2) To fuck with sb = to mess/interfere with sb/sth; to play a trick/joke on someone. “A: Bob said he was gay, but he was just fucking with you. He’s not really gay.” / “Don’t fuck with me. I’m in a gang.”
Swearing in English: Master the language: Connect the below ideas to make a sentence.
prick / fucking / bossscrew / bitch
fucking / suck / English
cunt / fuck off
life / fuck / up
fuck with / boss
(Pg 1. Answers: penis words = dick, dickhead, prick. Darn it = damn it. What the heck = What the [hell/fuck], Oh my gosh = Oh my god.)
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