Week 2.7- British vrs American English

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today

• You will learn about differences in the English language
• You will  learn some differences in the culture of two English speaking countries. 

Lets focus on one...

Name two differences
British vrs Americans

History of English in America

Differences can be seen in:

Symbols 

•  in the UK they use pounds (£)  and in the US dollars ($)

Culture

• in the UK people probably wont converse with strangers in the US people more likely to start conversation with strangers in public places 

Language

•  in the UK they write colour and in the US they write color

Culture Differences

	American	British
Drink	Coffee, Beer, and Wine	Tea, Beer, and Sherry. Wine on occasions.
Food	Fast food is preferred	Pub food is prefferred
Sport	Baseball, American Football, Soccer, Basketball, Hockey, and Car Racing.	Cricket, Football (Soccer), Rugby, and Tennis.
Driving	Left Hand Side driving. Cars tend to have an automatic transmission.	Right Hand Side Driving. Cars tend to have a manual transmission.

UK

• In Britain they use the metric system ( litres, grams, meters)

• In the UK they use a 24 -hour clock . ( 13:00)

US

• In the US they use the imperical system ( gallons, ounces, miles) 
• In the US they use a 12-hour clock ( 1pm)

Symbols

British                American  

Language

British or American?
Candy?

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Ground Floor

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Closet

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Trainers

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Sidewalk

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Film

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Autumn

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Soccer

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Lift

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Potato Chips

1. British
2. American