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DIALOGUE OF CULTURES 3 BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH Glossary grammar, idioms, pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, outstanding, be separated by, inferior, misfortune 1 Look at the pictures and say what you see in them and why it is considered a national icon of either the UK or the USA.
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DIALOGUE OF CULTURES 3
BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH
Glossary
grammar, idioms, pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, outstanding, be separated by, inferior, misfortune
1 Look at the pictures and say what you see in them and why it is considered a national icon of either the UK or the USA. Then complete the sentences below.
1 The head of state in the UK is the Queen, the head of state in the USA is the President.
2 The USA is a federal republic, the UK is a constitutional monarchy.
3 The UK consists of 4 parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
4 The USA consists of 50 states.
5 The 4th of July, the most important national holiday in the USA is called Independence Day.
2 Read the text and express the main idea of each paragraph in one sentence.
The same language?
Oscar Wilde, an outstanding British writer of Irish origin, wrote in 1887, ‘We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language.’ It. was said by Sir George Bernard Shaw that taskEngland and America are two countries separated by the same language.’ Much tire same idea came to Bertrand Russell, a British philosopher, historian and mathematician, in 1944, ‘It is a misfortune for Anglo-American friendship that the two countries are supposed to have a common language.’
Do the British and Americans really speak the same language? Perhaps they did over two hundred years ago! American English and British English contain the same basic language, but there are many differences. Pronunciation is one tiling. Vocabulary is another. British English and American English have different words for many objects. American idioms are also not easy to understand for the British when they have not heard them before. As for grammar, American English has kept some forms that are no longer used in British English.
For quite a time American English was considered kind of inferior, broken, ‘bad’ English. American English has grown steadily in international significance since World War II, parallel to the growth of U.S. political, economic, teleological and cultural influence worldwide. American English is currently the dominant influence on ‘world English’ and other languages of the world.
3 Read the text and think of the reason that caused the misunderstanding in communication.
I am an American in London ...
I am American and, when in d London department store, asked for directions to the taskRestrooms’. The man kept telling us where there were lounges and a seating taskplace we could resttask. I think that went on for- about five minutes, until my English friend finally cut n and asked fortask directions to the W.C.
4 Read the fact file. What kind of difference is described in each part? Use the words from the Glossary. Identify the differences.
FACT FILE: BE versus AE
colour - color
dialogue - dialog
travelled - traveled
centre – center
labour – labor
traveller - traveler
analyse - analyze
metre – meter
chips - French fries
lift - elevator
biscuit - cookie
petrol - gas
WC/lavatory/toilet - restroom/bathroom
block of flats - apartment building
car park - parking lot
crisps – chips
BE I’ve misplaced my pen. Can you help me find it? —
AE I misplaced my pen. Can you help me find it?
BE The letter r is usually ‘silent’, unless it is followed by a vowel.
In words like hard, car, inform and first, r is silent because it is not followed by a vowel.
AE The letter r is pronounced in words like hard, car, inform and first.
5 Crossing Cultures. In groups, discuss the questions.
1 Does English influence the Russian language? In what way?
Do you consider this a positive or a negative influence? Give some examples.
2 Do you think this is mainly the influence of British English or American English?
3 Which variant now has more influence on languages all over the world? Give at least three reasons for it.