Slide 1:British Vs American English Prepared by Ariel M.Lee wl31202670@hotmail.com


Slide 2:British Vs American English Vocabulary Grammar Preposition Pronunciation Punctuation Spelling


Slide 3:1.Grammar ( Have got Vs Have ) BrE AmE have have got Do you have the time ? Have you got the time ? I have two brothers. I have got two brothers. I haven‘t got a job. I don‘t have a job. Yes, I have. Yes, I do.


Slide 4:Present Prefect Tense Present Prefect Past Simple Joe has just arrived. Joe just arrived. Have you phoned Carla yet? Did you phone Carla? I‘ve already seen that film. I already saw that film.


Slide 5:Past Participle of GET Get Gotten I‘ve got fatter since I stopped smoking. I‘ve gotten fatter since I stopped smoking.


Slide 6:Conjugation burn burned burned burn burnt burnt dream dreamt dreamt dream dreamed dreamed


Slide 7:Tenses I´ve just eaten I just ate will / won´t shall / shan´t


Slide 8:Clausal Pattern Come and take a look Come take a look I asked that he go I asked him to go


Slide 9:Were Vs Was I wish she was here. I wish she were here. American English prefers “were to was“


Slide 10:British Vs American English Vocabulary Grammar Preposition Pronunciation Punctuation Spelling


Slide 11:1.Preposition # 1 BrE AmE On the weekend At the weekend Stay home Stay at home Write someone Write to someone A quarter to four. A quarter of four. A quarter past four. A quarter after four.


Slide 12:1.Preposition #2 BrE AmE I live on Main Street. I live in Main Street Monday through Friday Monday to Friday It‘s in the back of the building. It‘s behind the building. In a team. On a team. Please write to me soon. Please write me soon.


Slide 13:British Vs American English Vocabulary Grammar Preposition Pronunciation Punctuation Spelling


Slide 14:Pronunciation CAR ------ American R's are always pronounced, British R's are not. NO -------- British is /??/, American is /o?/ NOT ------ British is /?/, American is /?/ NOT ------ British final T's are released, American final T's are not


Slide 15:Pronunciation CLASS --- Some vowels that are /?/ in BrE, in AmE are /æ/ BETTY --- In BrE there are no tapped T's, in AmE there are. NOW ---- In BrE it's more like /??/,in AmE it's more like /æ?/ LAW ----- In BrE it's /o/, in AmE it's either /?/ or /?/


Slide 16:Pronunciation ARM FATHER CAR ------ American R's are always pronounced, British R's are not.


Slide 17:Pronunciation Where Air


Slide 18:Pronunciation Call Four


Slide 19:Pronunciation Hot Rock


Slide 20:Pronunciation Near Here


Slide 21:Pronunciation Pure Tourist


Slide 22:Pronunciation Turn Learn


Slide 23:Pronunciation Military American: /'m?l?t?ri?/ British: /'m?l?t?ri?/ or /'m?l?tri?/ E.G: Vegetable, Garage, Vitamin, Flour, Divorce, Director,


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Slide 25:Punctuation #1 anticlimax anti-climax weatherproof weather-proof down-stairs downstairs to-morrow tomorrow 26/4/2009 4/26/2009


Slide 26:Punctuation #2 country-side countryside motorcycle Motor-cycle tonight to-night time-table timetable to-day today


Slide 27:British Vs American English Vocabulary Grammar Preposition Pronunciation Punctuation Spelling


Slide 28:Spelling # 1 AMERICAN – “-or” BRITISH – “-our” color colour honor honour Labour day Labor Day favourite favorite neighbour neighbor


Slide 29:Spelling # 2 AMERICAN – “-ze” BRITISH – “-se” memorize memorise criticize criticise categorised categorized


Slide 30:Spelling # 3 AMERICAN – “-ll” BRITISH – “-l” enrollment enrolment fulfill fulfil skilful skillful


Slide 31:Spelling # 4 AMERICAN – “-er” BRITISH – “-re” center centre meter metre theatre theater sombre somber


Slide 32:Spelling # 5 AMERICAN – “-og” BRITISH – “-ogue” analog analogue catalog catalogue dialogue dialog


Slide 33:Spelling # 6 AMERICAN – “-ck” or “-k” BRITISH – “-que” bank banque check cheque


Slide 34:Spelling # 7 AMERICAN – “-e” BRITISH – “-ae” or “-oe” encyclopedia encyclopaedia maneuver manoeuvre mediaeval medieval


Slide 35:Spelling # 8 AMERICAN – “-dg” “-g” “-gu” BRITISH – “-dge” “-ge” “-gue” aging ageing argument arguement judgement judgment


Slide 36:Spelling # 9 AMERICAN – “-ense” BRITISH – “-ence” License Licence defense defence


Slide 37:Spelling # 10 Base words that end in L normally double the L in British English when a suffix is added.


Slide 38:Spelling # 11


Slide 39:THE END