The document provides transcripts of a spoken conversation between two boys, A and B, discussing weekend plans and girls. It also includes a text message conversation between two others arranging to meet up and go to a football cage the next day. The boys use colloquial slang and speak informally, suggesting they are teenagers. One tries to impress the other with his success with girls, which the other doubts. Their conversation provides insights into their social lives and relationship dynamics.

1. Spoken Language Controlled Assessment, OCTOBER 2011: Mr Waugh’s Year 10 Class
Spoken LAngauge
What devices do people use to maintain brevity when
messaging/texting? How does this relate to the way we
speak?
Your answer should be 800-1000 words in length and use extensive examples from the transcripts provided in
this booklet.
It may also:
 Identify the distinctive features for each spoken language type: both text messaging (or multi-modal) and spoken
 Explain how the text message uses a variety of these devices to shorten the message
 Explore the differences and similarities between speaking and texting
 Indicate ways that the two types of communication may influence each other
 Discuss what the language used in the transcripts may tell us about the people speaking/texting: their age, relationship to
each other, their location and their control over the conversation.
You have two 2 hour sessions to complete this controlled assessment, with an overnight break between these. The first session
should be used for planning and drafting your response, and the second for editing and producing a final copy.
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2. Spoken Language Controlled Assessment, OCTOBER 2011: Mr Waugh’s Year 10 Class
Spoken
Conversation
A: This weekend what’s the motive?
B: I don’t know bruv, you’re the ladies’ man
A/B Simult: Of course bruv, of course bruv/Jay’s the ladies’ man
A: come on, be easy, you know about me innit - know about me
B: You don’t get girls, you’re butters
A: k - why you beggin it - remember when I put I put your picture on my bb - yeah - n
girls just saying ‘no’ fam
B: Your girls are dead bruv that’s why fam
A: but you looked at a girl and you said she was pif!
A/B Simult: then shut up then shut up then - stop please - allow it allow it
one yat, one yat... one yat, one yat, one yat
B: [Yeah but Inbetweeners is looking live though, it looks jokes]
A: want bring charlie?
B: (laughs) He’ll flop us bruv
A: He can’t get my girls
B: (laughs)
A: No-one can get my girls - why you laughin?
C: Shut up
B: K!
B: You’re beg!
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3. Spoken Language Controlled Assessment, OCTOBER 2011: Mr Waugh’s Year 10 Class
Text Conversation
Character 1: Kl
Character 2: Kl
Character 1: U gd?
Character 2: Yh u?
Character 1: Yh wuu2?
Character 2: Nm u?
Character 1: Nm
Character 2: Kk
Character 1: What u doin tomoz?
Character 2: Nothin planned y?
Character 1: Me nd some of my mates r gonna go goals
Character 2: Kk
Character 1: Wanna come?
Character 2: Don’t mind. Where is it?
Character 1: NewMalden
Character 2: Kk ill ask my mum, ping if im aloud
Character 1: Kk kl
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