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CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
.. Read the article o nce. Do you know ;lny more words
which are American English, flOt Brirish English?
aritish & American English -
he same, but different
- h and American people speak the same language
-English, but with some small differences.
words are different in American English. for exampLe
ans say zip code, not postcode, vocation, not holiday,
cell phone, not mobile phone. Some words have different
ings, for example in British English a purse is a
where women have their money and credit cards. In
an English a purse is a woman's bag.
.favour, and other words that end in -our in British
-.ISh end wit h -or in American English, e.g. colar,fovor .
• theatre, and other words t hat end In -tre in British
b "",;h end with -ler in American English, e.g. center, theater.
"'-...,ican grammar is very simiLar to British grammar, but
some smaLL differences, especiaLly prepositions. For
Friday, but British peopLe
UNCIATION
-:lOSt important difference between American and
En glish i s pronunciation. American accents and
accents are quite different, and when an American
peopLe know he or she is American,
. at the highlighted words in the text and guess their
niog.
[he article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or
f blse).
\.merican English and British English arc very
..iITerenr.
_ J.IoIiday and postcode are rhe same in British and
-\merican En gli,sh.
has different meanings in A merican and British
E..nglish .
. meter is Brlti sh s pclling.
British and American grammar arc nor very different .
-.. dimcult (Q know from their accent if a person is
E.nglish or American.
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE.
PEOPLE?
( ]J74 J)) In t h e street Watch or listen re f ive people
and answer the questions.
Her n;lme is ___ _
a C ecilia b Cecil c Cecile
2 Andy's from Newcastle in the of England.
a North Ea st b North West c South East
3 DllVid is ___ _
a Italian b French c Spanish
4 Her name is ___ _
a Arya b Aria c Arja
5 Ka rin is ___ _
a Swiss b Brazil ian c Hungarian
CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
Do rhe rasks wirh a partner. T ick (.I) the box if yo u can
do them.
Can you ... ?
I 0 coum from 0- 20
2 0 count from 20- 100 (20. 30, etc.)
3 D say the days of the week
4 D give three instructions: two[±] and onc E!
5 D introduce yourself and anmher person
6 D answer the questions below
• \Vhat's your firsr name I surname?
How do yOll spell it?
W here arc you fro m?
~ Short fi lms Hollywood. Los Angeles
Wat ch and enjoy a film on iTut or . _--.J