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A/ American English People Britain and America understand each other perfectly most of the time, but there are differences in grammar, vocabulary, pronuncation and spelling. The main differences in spelling: BR AM -our -or color, harbor, honor, labor,. -re - er center, theater,. -ence - ense defense, offense,. en in inquire, inclose,. travelling, marvellous, kidnapped,. traveling, marvelous, kidnaped,. checque, programme, through, tyres. check, program, thru, tires,. -in grammar: Past tense instead of present perfect: They have just arrived. They just arrived. Dropping prepositions: he was back (on) Monday, he is (at) home alone, she was looking out (of)the window BR „Have you got any children ?“ AM „Do you have any children?“ She hasn´t got a guitar. S he doesn´t have a guitar. More regular verbs: dream, lean, kneel, smell, spill, . in pronuncation BR AM a) [a:] [ae:] class, pass, half, laugh, chance, can´t, dance, ask, after, example . b) [o] [ a] hot, not, coffee,

dollar, doctor,. c) [ju:] [u:] student, due, new,. d) [r] [r] pronounced differently when final or when followed by a consonant: far, hard, more, hear, sure, e) [t] [d] between two vowels: water, property, city, letter, Italy,. f) Some words have different pronunciation: advertisement [taiz], missile [ail], neither [i:] Now listen to this text: In 1778 the British had the strongest navy in the world. They laughed at the small navy of their American colonies, who were fighting Britain for their independence. One American captain decided to show the British that the size was not everything. Here is what happened: On the night of April 24, 1778, Captain John Paul Jones silently brought the American ship Ranger into Whitehaven harbor on the west coast of England. As soon as he arrived, he took a group of his man to a local inn, broke into it, and had a drink with them.Then they went back to the harbor and began their work Some of them went to the fort and put the guns out of order. Others

began burning British shipsThe British sailors finally woke up, and put up a good fight, but they lost to Jones and his men.Captain Jones was pleased, but not completely satisfied So he sailed to the nearby Scottish coast and went to the home of the Earl of Selkirk.Jones and his men put all of the Earl´s silver- ware onto the Ranger to take back to America!The British did not laugh so much about America´s navy after Jones´ visit. in vocabulary: BRITISH CZECH flat byt nappy plenka chemist´s drogerie litter odpadky post pošta postman listonoš cinema kino zebra crossing přechod shop assistant prodavač tube,underground metro rubber guma torch kapes.svítilna dustbin popelnice cooker vařič sweets cukrovinky crisps bramb.lupínky AMERICAN apartment diaper drugstore garbage mail mailman the movies,movie house pedestrian crossing salesperson,clerk subway erase flashlight garbage/trash can parcel stove candy chips BRITISH CZECH AMERICAN pram kocárek baby carriage surgery

ordinace doctor´s office lift výtah elevator crossroads,junction křižovatka intersection pillar box pošt.schránka mailbox bed-sitter garsoniera one-room apartment flyover nadjezd overpass pavement chodník sidewalk shop obchod store tram tramvaj streetcar subway podchod underpass car park parkoviště parking lot balíček package biscuits sušenky cookies chips hranolkyfrench fries nail varnish lak na nehty nail polish trousers braces vest caretaker petrol toilet gents/ladies motorway ill headmaster term autumn fortnight bill railway kalhoty pants šle suspenders tílko undershirt školník janitor benzín gas(gasolene) záchod bathroom toaleta men´s /ladies room dálnice highway,expressway,freeway nemocný sick ředitel školy principal pololetí semester podzim fall 14 dní two weeks účet check železnice railroad tights punčocháče waistcoat vesta trainers sport.obuv bobby policajt tap kohoutek stone kámen maize kukuřice corn lorry nákl.aoto ground floor

přízemí secondary school střed.škola luggage zavazadlo queue fronta holidays prázdniny banknote bankovka tin plechovka,konzerva pantyhose vest sneakers cop faucet rock truck first floor highschool baggage line vacation bill can Decide if the speaker is using Br. English or AmEnglish and cross out the incorrect answer 1. We´ve decided to take our vacation in the autumn / fall this year Am 2. At my son´s highschool the new term / semester starts next week . 3. I never eat biscuits or sweets / candy . 4. Put the garbage in the dustbin / trashcan . 5. The trousers look nice with that waistcoat / vest . 6. The lorry / truck came past us on the highway . th 7. My apartment is on the 4 floor but I´m afraid there´s no lift / elevator . 8. The people next door are on holiday / vacation They´ll be away for a fortnight 9. We left the car in the car park / parking lot and took the subway to the centre 10. I had to wait in a queue with my luggage / baggage . Now complete this table:

British English fortnight American English British English American English high school trousers highway crisps apartment building shop mail film principal Change as many words in the text as possible: J.B is 40-year-old headmaster ( )at a secondary ( ) school in C, where his wife works as a caretaker. ( ) He lives in a block of flats,( ) on the ground floor,( ) so he doesn´t have to use a lift. ( ) He goes to work by the underground () and changes to tram( . ) Sometimes he drives his car along the busy motorway ( )and leaves it at a car park ( . ) near the school For lunch he usually has chips, ( ) tinned ( ) cola and some sweets.( ) He likes wearing trousers ( ) and braces( ) In autumn ( . ) he often goes to the cinema( ) He hates policemen,( . ) holidays ( ) and waiting in queues ( )