What a lovely group! Thank you for the hard work you put into doing the English Worksheet and the research. I really enjoyed listening to the history of the places that you researched.
Below, is some of the vocabulary that we went over in the pub at the end. I laugh at all the words about crime!! I hope you can make use of them ...
I look forward to seeing you all again soon.
Vocabulary: On the trail of street art: Hoxton to Shoreditch 10th November 2012
one-to-one (adjective): When two people work together i.e. two students work as a pair in class.
face-to-face (adverb): When two people are close together and look directly at each other. E.g. Angel and Emilio decided to meet and discuss their differences face-to-face.
a stable (noun): A building where horses sleep and eat.
a tile (noun): A thin square slab, often made of ceramic used in bathrooms and kitchens. We saw a mural made of tiles in Charles Square that told the history of the area.
The East End (noun): The east side of London is called the East End.
An Eastender (noun): A person who is from the East End.
derelict (adjective): When a building has been left for a long time and is in a very poor condition. It is neglected. We looked at the old Hoxton Varieties Music Hall (later to become Hoxton Cinema) which has been left neglected for many years. It is derelict.
a pit (noun): A large hole in the ground. We walked down Pitfield Street in Hoxton. It got its name from a pit that was dug to bury the dead bodies when so many people died from the plague.
ivy (noun): A climbing plant that creeps up buildings. We saw lots of ivy on the wall of The Geffrye Museum.
drizzle (noun): Light rain that falls in very fine drops.
to drizzle (verb): To rain lightly. Note: we never say that ‘rain is thin’.
booze (noun): A slang word for ‘alcohol’.
a boozer (noun): a) A slang word for a pub and b) a person who drinks a lot of alcohol.
a clothes horse (noun): The frame that we use to hang wet clothes on to dry.
Scaffolding (noun): This is a temporary structure that is outside of a building so that workers can either paint the building or repair it. It is usually made with metal poles and wooden planks.
To scaffold (verb): to attach the scaffolding to the building. However, this is not a verb that is current and used. Perhaps, it is used by the workers but I have never heard it. We think it might be an old word.
A scaffold (noun): This is a wooden structure that was built to hang prisoners from. The scaffold was high so each prisoner had to climb steps onto it. Then they were hung.
A scaffolder (noun): A person who puts the scaffolding up outside a building.
dodgy (adjective): Informal English. When something is possibly dangerous or dishonest or of low quality.
a) a dodgy area = an area that is possibly dangerous. E.g. Don’t go to Banker’s Road late at night. It’s dodgy round there.
b) a dodgy person = a person that is dishonest or unreliable. E.g. I wouldn’t buy any of those DVDs from him. He looks a bit dodgy!
to rob (verb). To take something from someone by force. E.g. They robbed the bank on the High Street.
to steal (verb): [past tense = stole and past participle = stolen] To take something that doesn’t belong to you. E.g. She stole my wallet.
to shop lift (verb): To steal goods from a shop.
a shop lifter (noun): A person who shop lifts (see above).
to mug (verb): To attack or rob someone in a public place. E.g. The old lady was mugged on her way home from the shops. They hit her and stole her purse.
a mugger (noun): A person who mugs (see above).
to vandalise (verb): To deliberately destroy or damage public (or private) property. E.g. The train station has been vandalised over night.
a vandal (noun): A person who deliberately destroys or damages property that belongs to others. E.g. Vandals smashed all the shop windows.
vandalism (noun): The act of damaging public property deliberately e.g. bus stops, shop windows etc.
to burgle (verb): To go into a building and steal things. E.g. Their house was burgled while they were away on holiday.
a burglar (noun): A person who burgles (see above).
a pickpocket (noun). A person who steals money, wallets or anything else from the pockets of people in the street or other crowded places.
to pickpocket (verb). To steal money, wallets or other items from someone’s pockets. You may have heard this in London sometimes: Beware of pickpockets!
to carjack (verb): To take someone car from them by using force. E.g. There’s been loads of carjacking in this area recently.
to pilfer (verb): To steal (see above) but items that have very little value. E.g. When she worked in this office, she pilfered all the pens and paper clips!!
you’re having a laugh (a slang expression): This is very informal English. It is used to show that you think that what someone has just said to you is either not reasonable, or a joke. E.g. The man from the Pie & Mash shop spoke to us in Hoxton Street. When you told him that you were working in London he said: ‘You’re having a laugh! I wish my work was like this ... walking around Hoxton!’
you’re joking (or kidding): Informal English. When someone thinks that what you say is not true, or not reasonable, they might say ‘you’re joking!’