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Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol.

Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ. Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky. American English. x. British English. Differences in vocabulary. autumn. fall. Differences in vocabulary.

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Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol.

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  1. Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

  2. American English x British English

  3. Differences in vocabulary autumn fall

  4. Differences in vocabulary pavement sidewalk

  5. Differences in vocabulary lift elevator

  6. Differences in vocabulary lorry truck

  7. Differences in vocabulary petrol gas

  8. Differences in vocabulary rubber eraser

  9. Differences in vocabulary Dustbin rubbish bin garbage can

  10. Differences in vocabulary handbag purse

  11. flat apartment first floor ground floor X shop store taxi cab movie film biscuit cookie vacation holiday angry mad

  12. Differences in grammar Past simple is used in American English where British speaker would use present perfect: I have already done my homework. I already did my homework. American English prefers the use of the verb 'have' for expressing possession. Questions and negatives are used with auxiliary verbs – do or does. British English uses have got. I haven't got any money. Have you got any? I don't have any money. Do you have any?

  13. Differences in grammar The past participle of the verb 'get' is 'got' in British English and 'gotten' in American English. He's got quite famous recently. He's gotten quite famous recently.

  14. Differences in spelling In Am. English the final -l is not usually doubled in unstressed syllables: traveller, levelling traveler, leveling Some words ende in –tre in British English and – ter in American English. theatre, centre theater, center Some words end in -our in British English and -or in American English. colour, humour color, humor Some words end in -ogue in British English and -og in American Englsih. dialogue, cagalogue dialog, catalog Some verbs end in -ise/-ize in British Englsih and -ize in American English. recognise, organise recognize, organize

  15. Differences in pronunciation In British English /r/ is only pronounced before a vowel. In American English,/r/ is pronounced in all positions . In British English the sound /o/ is rounded and short (e.g. in 'dog'). In American English pronunciation it is close to 'a'. In British English the “u” sound ( e.g. 'tune' ) is pronounced like /ju:/, in American English it is /u:/ In British English the suffix –ile is pronounced with /aIl/ In American English t he suffix –ile is pronounced like /l/ e.g. 'fertile'

  16. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem a rozpočtem České republiky. Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

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