Reality TV is a great way to learn language as it is spoken by real people. "Life of Ryan" is an MTV series about a skateboarder who lives here in San Clemente. Go to mtv.com to see full episodes from Season 1 and Season 2. Then test your New Slang comprehension skills with these sentences from Season 1, Episode 1.
1. There's nothing I like more than kicking it with my friends.
a. playing soccer or football
b. fighting
c. spending time; relaxing; hanging out
2. Life in San Clemente is usually pretty chill.
a. cool weather; windy
b. nice and relaxed; good
c. cold and unfriendly
3. True that.
a. I agree.
b. I hope so.
c. You're wrong.
4. My mom doesn't want me dating someone that's gonna get me into drama like that.
a. TV shows
b. difficult or emotional situations
c. happy excitement
5. We're going to Dubai? Oh, sick.
a. Oh, I don't want to.
b. Oh, that's great.
c. That's disgusting.
Watch this scene at http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1567719&vid=171498* To fit the quiz, some of the sentences above have been edited slightly from the original.
And here's a bit of video of some impressive moves from Ryan when he was smaller: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwpZsZ9N-aI
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