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British English and American English

British English and American English. T he aims of our work are:. To systematize the main differences between American and British English. To show the main differences in phonetics, lexis and grammar. To see what type of English is used more by the pupils of our gymnasia.

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British English and American English

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  1. British English and AmericanEnglish

  2. The aims of our work are: • To systematize the main differences between American and British English. • To show the main differences in phonetics, lexis and grammar. • To see what type of English is used more by the pupils of our gymnasia. • To make a small British/American Vocabulary.

  3. The subject of our research is: Lexical and grammar differences between American and British English.

  4. AmericanEnglish: British English: The usage of Present Perfect Have a shower/a bath They use both shall and will Needn't (do) To/in hospital in BE at the weekend/at weekend in a street TheusageofeitherPresent PerfectorPastSimple. • Takea shower/a bath • Shallisnotused • Don'tneedto (do). • to/in THE hospital • ontheweekend/onweekend. • on a street.

  5. Intonation HerearesomeexamplesofhowAmericanlistenersinterpretpitchpatterns: • Ifyouuse a veryhighpitchitindicatesthatyouaresurprised. • Ifyouuse a verylowpitchitmayindicatethatyouareangry. • Ifyourpitchistooneutralitmayindicatethatyouarebored.

  6. English intonation There are several main types of English intonation, where falling intonation and rising intonation are the two basic types. Other main types of intonation include high fall, low fall, fall-rise, high rise, midlevel rise, low rise. IntonationperformsseveralimportantfunctionsinEnglish. • Thefirstfunction of intonationisunitingseparatewordsintosentencesinoralspeech. • Thesecondfunctionofintonationisdistinguishingbetweentypesofsentences: statements, questions, commands, requests, exclamations, etc. Also, intonationallowsustoexpressemotions: finality, confidence, interest, surprise, doubt, joy, pain, irony, etc.

  7. Roads/Transport/Travel

  8. Communication

  9. Buildings and at Home

  10. Education

  11. Clothes

  12. Food

  13. People

  14. Other words

  15. Conclusion British English is more used by the pupils of our gymnasia.

  16. Thank you for your attention!

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