OMNISHAMBLESWHAT DO YOU THINK THIS WORD COULD MEAN?!!!!

“……………a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterised by a string of blunders and miscalculations.”This is the winner of ‘word of the year’- the word that defines 2012. Have a look on the next slide for more examples. How many do you recognise?

1. How many of these words do you recognise?2. Try and make up a sentence/sentences using some of these words..3. What was your ‘word of 2012’?4. Is language change something we should embrace OR is the English

language rich enough already? Should we be trying to preserve the English language as it is?

5. How do you think language will change in the future and why?

Discussion the following questions with a partner.

Want to know more? Read this article at ‘The Day’http://www.theday.co.uk/free/omnishambles-judged-2012-s-defining-word

Competition: Look out for Friday’s email.