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Chapter 1 The term vocabulary is used in different senses. Match the examples with the definition of vocabulary. A B Thethe total number of the words in a lan language His Chinese vocabulary is rather limited. All tthe words used in a particular histhistorical period Most technical jobs use a specialized vocabulary . All tthe words of a given dialect, a givegiven book, a given discipline Modern English vocabulary . All tthe words that an individual person knows, learns, or uses. The English vocabulary is one of of the largest and richest. There is plenty of slang in the following dialogue. Read the dialogue and see if you identify and understand. 　　Person A: Whats up man? 　　Person B: Not much dude. 　　A: How is it going? 　　B: Im alright. I am good. 　　A: Whats going on? 　　B: I am feeling down. 　　A: Why? 　　B: My girlfriend dumped me. She said that we dont mesh well together. 　　A: I am so sorry. I feel for you man. 　　B: It sucks. Its so horrible. I dont want to live without her. 　　A: There are plenty of other fish in the sea. You cant lose hope over a single chick. 　　B: I guess you got a point. Its tough though, and its hard to move on. 　　A: Youll be good. No worries. Live life and have fun. 　　B: I can do that. Thank you so much for being there. Youre the man. A: I do what I can, lol. Here are some of the slang expressions with their explanations 　　man: a term of familiar address to a man or a woman: Hey, man, take it easy. 　　dude: a man, a fellow 　　down: depressed 　　dump: to end one’s relationship with someone 　　mesh: to match, coordinate, or interlock 　　suck：to be disgustingly disagreeable or offensive 　　feel for: to feel sympathy for or compassion toward; empathize with: I know youre disappointed and upset, and I feel for you. 　　fish: person 　　chick: Often Offensive. a girl or young woman. 　　lol: laughing out loud Which of the following words are content words and which are function words? Put them in the correct category. denote and notio