Презентация British and American English

British and American EnglishWritten by Serikova MariyaClass 10” B”Teacher – Vovk Natalya Leonidovna
mayflower These two varieties of the English language are very similar to each other.Difference emerged during the isolation of America from Great Britain in the 18th century These two varieties of the English language are very similar to each other.Difference emerged during the isolation of America from Great Britain in the 18th century.
Modern British English is strongly influenced by American English.
Noticeable among difference in pronunciation are the following: British English American English [‘ha:f] half [‘hӕf] [‘ka:nt] can’t [‘kӕnt] [‘a:sk] ask [‘ӕsk] [‘ka:] car [‘kar] [‘sistә] sister [‘sister] [‘tә:n] turn [‘tәrn] [‘betә] better [‘bedә] [‘sekretri] secretary [‘sekreteri] [‘kӕfei] café [kӕ’fei] [‘dikʃәnri] dictionary [‘dikʃәneri]






Differences in vocabulary can be divided into two main groups:The same words with different meaningsDifferent words which are used for the same idea

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GrammarAmerican EnglishHe just left./ He has just left.We saw that filmDid he hand in the report yet?Hello, is this David?Do you have a ticket?/ Have you got a ticket?


GrammarBritish EnglishHe has just leftWe have seen that filmHas he handed in the report yet?Hello, is that David?Have you got a ticket?


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