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Topic: 2000 new words added to the 2011 Oxford Dictionary By: Ellen Bigelow Source: Oxford Dictionary Related Links:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6201772/new_words_added_to_the_english_dictionaries.html http://www.suite101.com/content/from-slanguage-to-language-new-words-added-to-english-dictionary-a331091 Possible Debate/ Discussion: Students will be interested in knowing that some of the word they use in their vocabulary is now included in the oxford dictionary. This would be a great way of introducing the theme of language and how/why it evolves. The students can talk about what words should or should not be include in the new list. They could debate about the definition of a word they have chosen. Activity: Students can each choose a word (ex. //tweetup)// and have to make their own definition. Then they can look up the word they have chosen and compare/contrast it to the definition in the dictionary.