|
American vs. British English Vocabulary Booster
|
Image taken from BBC Learning English site
|
Image taken from BBC Learning English site |
|
Despite the differences in vocabulary and accents, most British and American speakers understand each other quite well. However, they have some difficulties. Let's discover which ones! QUESTIONS: 1. What are the main categories of vocabulary you can find? 2. Look for at least fifteen different words in the list of the About page. 3. What are the main linguistic differences between American and British English? Summarise. 4. Look for a joke in one of the links. What’s the joke? Who’s right, the porter or the American tourist? THE BIG QUESTION: What is more influential nowadays, the British or the American English? What issues or events have decided so? Give arguments to your answer. |
 |
Links: |