Varieties of English

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WELCOME

Anglia: Pre-intermediate / Intermediate 

Lesson goal

- I know there are a lot of varieties of English. 

- I know some differences between British and American.

Name some English speaking countries

Varieties of English

- America  

- Great Britain (Scottish, Welsh, Celtic)

- Ireland

- Australia

- Canada

- India

and more....

British vs American

We are going to focus on the differences between British English and American English. 

American

• Behavior 
  

• neighbor 
  

• favorite 
  

• humoran
  

British

• Behaviour 
  

• neighbour 
  

• favourite 
  

• humour
  

Are you more American or British??

There are not only differences in spelling, but there are also a lot of different words.

Make pairs and do the exercise on the handout together.

What your score means:

100% British English- You are as British as a bowler hat and a pin-stripe suit. In other words, you are more British than most young British people! 

90% British English- You might think you can pass as British, but not quite! Your English is something like Gwyneth Paltrow or Renee Zellweger playing a British character.

About 70% British- Are you Australian? 

50/50- You are very confused

About 70% American- Do you also like maple syrup? You must be Canadian

90% American- You are as American as apple pie (they also have apple pie in England, they just don’t make such a big thing about it)

100% American- You are as American as a Texan cowboy 

British or American?
Candy?

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?
Cinema

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Autumn

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Soccer

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Potato Chips

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Ground Floor

1. British
2. American

British or American?
Lift

1. British
2. American

Did you achieve the lesson goals of today?
- I know there are a lot of varieties of English.
- I know some differences between British and American.

1. Yes, certainly!
2. Yes, pretty much
3. No, not really
4. No, not at all

Did you achieve the lesson goals of today?

- I know there are a lot of varieties of English.
- I know some differences between British and American.

1. Yes, certainly!
2. Yes, pretty much
3. No, not really
4. No, not at all

What did you think of this lesson?

1. I loved it!
2. It was a nice lesson
3. It wasn't very good
4. I hated it!

That's all for now!