Упр.8 Unit 2 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ English Михеева 9 класс
8. Read the text and mark each sentence after it “T” for true, “F” for false “NS” for not stated. British or American?Which is the pre-dominant English in the world today?
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8. Read the text and mark each sentence after it “T” for true, “F” for false “NS” for not stated.
British or American?
Which is the pre-dominant English in the world today? There is not an easy answer to this question, nor should there be.
At its heart and soul, there are no great differences between American English and British English. The reason for this is that both of them have the same roots. Of course, there are some differences in vocabulary, grammar and expression but these differences are not so great.
Did you know that the American variety of English spoken today was the common household variety of English spoken in most places of the world, including Britain, in the 17th century? That means Shakespeare spoke using the American variety. Of course, at that time, there was no American variety; there was only the British variety of English. If this is true, then it was British English (and not American English as people often think) that has changed over the last three centuries.
If the American variety of English has done anything to the language, then it is to have added hundreds of thousands of words and expressions to a language already containing millions. So, perhaps we should not argue about which variety of English predominates in the world today, but think more about people’s cultural identity instead.
It is common knowledge that the Americans are an informal people and use more informal expressions to demonstrate their friendliness. The British, more reserved (but actually just as friendly) , rely more on formal expressions to show their politeness and not to be seen as “forward”.
One thing is clear: in the race between British English and American English there can be no winner or loser.
1) American English and British English are quite similar.
2) They both came from the same source.
3) With time American English has changed more than British English.
4) Phonologically American English is more conservative than British English.
5) A lot of words invented by the Americans have entered English.
6) We are right to think that the greeting “Hello” is British and “Hi” is American.
7) The Americans are less formal than the British.
8) The Americans are as friendly as the British.