BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH VOCABULARY

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Prineeton niversity, U8A, and Professor Randolph Quirk of University Ơollege, London, met in order £o điacuss the various aspeocts of BE and AE which show đisorepanoles of forms. no of the oonolusions which they came to in their interesting đdisc[r]

Chapter V GRAMMAR
When the student consults any available reference ma- terial concerning the đifferences between BE and Af one fact beoomes obvious: grammar has been neglec- teđ in almost all sbudies undertaken so far. It has usually been pronunciatio[r]

Chapter TY PHRASEOLOGY
Đvery language is charaeterized by a large number of iđiomatic phrases or oxpressions which are eomposed of at least bwo words that combine to yield a meaning diữfferent from that of the individual words when used in thoir normal den[r]

game gpelling đifference. Eor example, the word e0w- towr would very well fit the pattern described in point L However, in both BE and AE the -our spelling is re- tained (the sound represenied is Uø rather than 4đ ), the form boing /ø0wioz, The wo[r]

10. There’s been a DROP in house prices.2. Complete the tables below by adding the correct noun, verb or adjective.adj noun verb noundifferent complainmedicine choosedanger suggestangry correctsafe advice3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the word in CAPITALS.1. The art gal[r]

British English - please write to me soon Past Simple/Past Participles The following verbs have two acceptable forms of the past simple/past participle in both American and British English, however, the irregular form is generally more common in British[r]

Module2BA World of MysteryWe all know that numbers are an important partof our lives. Now we are going to learn how totalk about numbers in charts, tables and graphsand how to differentiate the way we expressdecimals, fractions and percentages.First, let’s give numbers their complete n[r]

10. There’s been a DROP in house prices.2. Complete the tables below by adding the correct noun, verb or adjective.adj noun verb noundifferent complainmedicine choosedanger suggestangry correctsafe advice3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the word in CAPITALS.1. The art gal[r]

Asian English have been studied fairly extensively in general. This studywas undertaken because studies on Indian English, Malaysian English andSingaporean English are quite few in number. Also, I found that most of usoften care for vocabulary while communicating i[r]

derived from streams and rivers. Fifty years ago, hydroelectric power provided one third of the electricity used in the United States, but today it supplies only four per cent. The oceans are another source of energy. Scientists are studying ways to change the energy of ocean currents, tides,[r]

Spelling and PronunciationWords ending in -ize and -iseIn British English some words can be spelt with either -ize or -ise. In American English, the forms with -ize ismore common.Examples are given below:British EnglishRealize / realiseComputerize / c[r]

nothing noughtoverpass flyoverpacifier dummypants trousersparking lot car parkperiod full stoppharmacist chemistpotato chips crispsrent hiresausage bangersidewalk pavementsoccer footballsweater jumpertrash can bintruck lorrytrunk (car) bootvacation holidayvest waistcoatwindshield (car) windscreenzip[r]

1 - When used to talk about roads and motorways. Someone I know took over 4 hours to complete a 25 minute drive, because he didn't know what his sat nav system meant when it said "Take the ramp". Another huge difference that causes great confusion is writing the date. When you write the date[r]

British English or American English? Chẳng có gì đáng ngạc nhiên, đôi khi trên mặt báo ta vẫn thấy dân dùng B.E. chê A.E. là quá đơn giản và thực dụng hóa tiếng Anh đến mức biến dạng và lai căng và tự hào B.E. của họ thuần hơn tuy bản thân họ thấy ảnh hưởng của A.E. nga[r]

ĐỀ ĐỀ NGHỊ KIỂM TRA HK I NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 TIẾNG ANH 12 – TEST 7 I. Choose A, B, C or D that best completes the following passage. In the United States of America the (1)___________ language. Four hundred years ago some English people(2)_____ to North America to live there, and they[r]

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METHODOLOGY CLINIC 1) Một số bài nội dung nhiều (dài) không đủ thời gian chuyển tải và có bài ngược lại Vd : PPCT TA 8: Sau Unit 3, Unt 6: Ôn tập + KT : 1 tiết Bỏ Ôn tập để thực hiện KT viết 1 tiếtPPCT TA 9 : Sau Unit 2, Unit 4 : Kiểm tra và chữa bài kiểm tra : 2 tiết.Dành 1 tiết ôn tập, tiết còn lạ[r]

Oral Communication Skills Oral Communication Skills TrainingTrainingUnit 3:Unit 3:Deciding What to TeachDeciding What to Teach British, American and other varieties of British, American and other varieties of English each have distinctive features, <[r]

American CurrencyCoins1. $.01= a penny = 1 cent2. $.005= a nickel = 5 cents3. $.10= a dime = 10 centsBills4. $.25= a quarter = 25 cents5. $.50 = a half dollar6. $1.00 = a silver dollar7. $1.00 a dollar8. $5.00 five dollars9. $10.00 ten dollars10. $20.00 twenty dollars11. $50.00 fifty dollars1[r]