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B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no exact origins of the word “noob” but this is a very popular expression online specially for gamers that means a “newbie” which most of the time is used as an insult. This word may also be used in the real world for people who are part of an activity but not yet well experienced and quite knowledgeable thus, not performing very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us hear more about the word “noob” in the audio below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/the-english-we-speak\/ep-210607<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Is being a noob always necessarily a bad thing?<\/li>
  2. How are usually you like as a newbie?<\/li>
  3. How can we tell that someone is a noob?<\/li>
  4. What activities are you a noob at?<\/li>
  5. What are you good at or an expert on?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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