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Stars and stripes

Miss Biscanin
Class HV2B
Stars and Stripes
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This lesson contains 23 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Miss Biscanin
Class HV2B
Stars and Stripes

Slide 1 - Slide

Planning for today
  • USA vs UK
  • Learning objectives
  • What do you know?
  • The English language
  1. Vocabulary 
  2. Pronunciation
  3. Spelling
  • Feedback for me!

Slide 2 - Slide

Learning objectives
  1. At the end of this lesson you are able to mention the 3 differences between American English and British English.
  2. At the end of this lesson you are able to mention an example for each of the differences.




Slide 3 - Slide

Do you already know some differences between the USA and UK?

Slide 4 - Open question

The English language
  • 374 million people
  • Different English (UK - USA)
  • Vocabulary
  • Pronunciation
  • Spelling

Slide 5 - Slide

Vocabulary

Slide 6 - Slide

sneakers
grade
parcel
vacation
biscuit
trainers
principal
cell phone
mark
dustbin
package
French fries

Slide 7 - Drag question

Pronunciation
  • Vowels and consonants (car - car)
  • Intonation and stress
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Slide 8 - Slide

Pronunciation UK-USA
  • /r/ at the beginning of a word: rain - rain
  • /r/ at the end of a word: turn - turn / other - other
  • /t/ is being dropped in a word: party - party
  • /t/ has a different sound: matter - matter / Saturday - Saturday

Slide 9 - Slide

The differences in English pronunciation are between ...
A
vowels and capital letters
B
vowels and consonants

Slide 10 - Quiz

The /r/ at the end of a word is NOT pronounced in ...
A
British English
B
American English
C
Both

Slide 11 - Quiz

The /r/ at the beginning of a word is pronounced in ...
A
British English
B
American English
C
Both

Slide 12 - Quiz

The /t/ is often being dropped in a word in ...
A
British English
B
American English
C
Both

Slide 13 - Quiz

In American English the /t/ has a ___ sound in the middle of a word
A
d
B
t

Slide 14 - Quiz

Spelling

  • British English /-our/
  • American English /-or/

Slide 15 - Slide

Spelling
  • British English /-re/
  • American English /-er/

Slide 16 - Slide

Spelling
  • British English /-se/
  • American English /-ze/

Slide 17 - Slide

flavor
metre
minimize
globalise
color
theatre
honor
meter
recognise
flavour

Slide 18 - Drag question

Give an example of:
/-our/ and /-or/

Slide 19 - Open question

Give an example of:
/-re/ and /-er/

Slide 20 - Open question

Give an example of:
/-se/ and /-ze/

Slide 21 - Open question

Check yourself!
  1. At the end of this lesson you are able to mention the 3 differences between American English and British English.
  2. At the end of this lesson you are able to mention an example for each of the differences.

Slide 22 - Slide

Slide 23 - Slide