Easy English 2 Sheffield Part One
Glossary: 1 gunna is a common shortening of going to. 2 dreary town in this sense means kind of grey, not lively, 3 buzz around the streets means when the streets are busy and there is a lively atmosphere. It s kind of funny that the guy saying was the most unenthusiastic person we spoke to 4 Sheff United is a shorter name for Sheffield United, one of the two main football clubs in Sheffield. 5 Blades is the nickname for Sheffield United (coming from the city s main tradition industry steel). 5 (Sorry, I accidentally had two 5s) cause is the quicker way of sayimg because. 6 cking hell he was actually swearing and saying fucking hell, but the first half of the word can often be left out to leave just cking hell 7 all parking out in Yorkshire it is common to abbreviate preposition + the, 39
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