WORDS USED BRITISH VS AMERICAN ENGLISH.pptx

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1. British English Vs. American English

2. UK USA

3. Two countries separated by a common language Both America and the United Kingdom have English as their native languages But there are quite a lot of differences between the two. Pronunciation of course, but there is also Vocabulary, Spelling and Grammar

4. Lorry Truck

5. Petrol Gas

6. Ground Floor First Floor

7. Car Park Parking Lot

8. A lift An elevator

9. A queue A line

10. A rubber An eraser

11. F lat Apartment

12. Biscuit Cookie

13. The loo Toilet

14. Mate Buddy / Pal

15. Chips French Fries

16. Football Soccer

17. Holiday Vacation

18. Pavement Sidewalk

19. Motorway Freeway

20. City Centre Downtown

21. Shopping Centre Shopping Mall

22. Taxi Cab

23. Plaster Band-Aid

24. Crisps Chips

25. Trainers Sneakers

26. Trousers Pants

27. Pants Underwear

28. Mobile Phone Cell Phone

29. Sweets Candies

30. Starter Appetizer

31. Jam Jelly

32. Jelly Jello

33. Take Away Take Out

34. Car Journey Road Trip

35. Ice Lolly Popsicle

36. Underground Subway

37. Jumper Sweater

38. Timetable Schedule

39. Fire Engine Fire Truck

40. Bill Check

41. Shop Store

42. Zebra Crossing Cross Walk

43. Check Plaid

44. Torch Flashlight

45. Tap Faucet

46. Push Chair Stroller

47. Hoover Vacuum

48. Dummy Pacifier

49. Rubbish Bin Garbage Can

50. Cot Crib

51. Bonnet Hood

52. Boot Trunk

53. Fizzy Drink Soft Drink

54. Autumn Fall

55. Spanner Wrench

56. Crossroad Intersection

57. Nappy Diaper

58. Candy Floss Cotton Candy

59. Pharmacy Drug Store

60. Color Spelling Colour

61. o u vs. o Colour , flavour , honour , neighbour , rumour , labour , humour Color , flavor, honor, neighbor, rumor, labor , humor

62. e r vs. re Centre , Kilometre , Litre , Fibre Center , Kilometer, Liter, Fiber

63. c e vs. se Defence , licence , offence, pretence Defense , license, offense, pretense

64. z vs. s Organise , analyse , apologise , prise , realise , recognise Organize , analyze, apologize, prize, realize , recognize

65. Grammar Differences American English generally uses the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of British English . In spoken American English it is very common to use the simple past tense in situations where the present perfect would usually have been used in British English.

66. In sentences which talk about an action in the past that has an effect in the present: Judy feels ill. She ate too much.  Judy feels ill. She's eaten too much.  I can't find my keys. Did you see them anywhere? I can't find my keys. Have you seen them anywhere?

67. In sentences which contain the words already, just or yet: A : Are they going to the show tonight B: No. They already saw it. A : Is Jane here ? B: No, she just left . A: Can I borrow your book? B: No, I didn't read it yet. A : Are they going to the show tonight? B: No. They've already seen it . A: Is Jane here ? B: No, she's just left . A: Can I borrow your book? B: No, I haven't read it yet.  

68. t vs. ed Learnt , spelt, dreamt, smelt, spoilt, leapt Learned, spelled, dreamed, smelled, spoiled, leaped

69. Past Tense Verbs have three forms, the base form (V1), the past form (V2) and the past participle (V3) The irregular past forms burnt, dreamt and spoilt are possible in American English, but less common than the forms ending in -ed.

70. Verb agreement with collective nouns The government … working My team ... w inning The staff ... w orking very hard

71. In British English collective nouns can be followed by a singular or plural verb, it depends if the group is thought of as one idea, or as a collection of individuals My team is winning. The other team are all sitting down .

72. In American English collective nouns are always followed by a singular verb Which team is losing ? W hereas in British English both plural and singular forms of the verb are possible, as in: Which team is/are losing?

73. I’d like to … a nap I’d like to have a nap I’d like to take a nap

74. Have vs. Take In British English ‘have’ is used with nouns referring to common activities such as washing or resting I'd like to have a shower. She's having a nap . In American English ‘take’ is used in instead of ‘have’ I’d like to take a shower. She’s taking a nap

75. Auxiliaries In British English, the auxiliary ‘do’ is often used as a substitute for a verb when replying to a question A : Are you coming with us? B : I might do. In American English, ‘do’ is not used in this way A : Are you coming with us? B : I might.

76. Need In British English ‘needn't’ is often used instead of ‘don't need to’ They needn't come to school today . In American English ‘needn't’ is very unusual and the usual form is ‘don't need to’ They don't need to come to school today .

77. Shall In British English, ‘shall’ can be used instead of ‘will’ to talk about the future I shall/will be there later. In American English, ‘shall’ is not common and ‘will’ is normally used. In British English ‘shall I / we’ is often used to ask for advice or an opinion Shall we ask him to come with us? In American English ‘should’ is often used instead of ‘shall’ Should we ask him to come with us?

78. I am going to … the weekend I am going to on the weekend I am going to at the weekend

79. a t or on? In British English, ‘at’ is used with many time expressions at Christmas / at five 'o' clock at the weekend In American English, ‘on’ is always used when talking about the weekend, not ‘at’ Will they still be there on the weekend? She'll be coming home on weekends.

80. a t or in In British English, ‘at’ is often used when talking about universities or other institutions She studied chemistry at university. In American English, ‘in’ is often used She studied French in high school .

81. t o and from In British English, ‘to’ and ‘from’ are used with ‘different’ This place is different from/to anything I've seen before. In American English ‘from’ and ‘than’ are used with ‘different’ This place is different from/than anything I've seen before. In British English ‘to’ is always used after ‘write’ I promised to write to her every day. In American English, ‘to’ can be omitted after ‘write’ I promised to write her every day.

82. ‘have got’ ‘have got’ is possible in American English, but is used with the meaning 'have' , ‘gotten’ is the usual past participle of get

83. Which is better Different doesn’t mean wrong. “ American English is inferior to British English” , or “American English is simpler and better” are just opinions. The truth is no variety of language is better or worse than another. They are just different.

84. In Exams and Essays In most international exams, both varieties of English are accepted. When writing for any exam, try to remain consistent and not use both

85. Spot the American? The police are looking for an American bank robber called Butch Cassidy. He robbed a bank in Manchester last Saturday. They are interviewing three different people. All three have British accents, but the police know that Butch Cassidy can imitate a British accent. Read parts of each of the transcript. Can you identify Butch from the language he uses?

86. Suspect One I already said this. I didn’t do anything special on the weekend. Friday night I took a shower in my apartment and then went out to see a movie. It was a movie I had already seen, the new Marvel one. I really like action movies. I went with my girlfriend Judy.

87. Suspect Two I wasn’t in town at the weekend, and I certainly wasn’t anywhere near the bank on Saturday night . I was at a hotel in Nottingham with a special friend of mine. Shall I give you the hotel phone number? You needn’t bother asking me any more questions. You’ve got the wrong man.

88. Suspect Three I’ve already said this. On Saturday night I went to see a film at the cinema. It was the new Marvel one. I don’t really like action films, but my friends really wanted to see it. It was rather boring. After that I went home and had a nice hot bath. I went to bed around midnight.

89. Answer: Suspect One I already said this . I didn’t do anything special on the weekend . Friday night I took a shower in my apartment and then went out to see a movie. It was a movie I had already seen, the new Marvel one. I really like action movies. I went with my girlfriend Judy.

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