MR Difference between GA & RP + Letters

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Good morning

Welcome!

Today's lesson

- Recommendations

- The difference between GA (general american) and RP (received pronunciation) (british)

- Writing a Letter

Today's goals

- You know the difference in pronunciation between GA & RP

- You know the difference in spelling

- You know the difference in dates

- You know how to write a letter

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Comedy Science Fiction

Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse

Superhero Adventure Animation

Yellowjackets

Psychological Horror

Fallout 4

Action RPG

What are some differences in pronunciation you already know?

Words pronounced differently

Schedule

Matter

Go

Tomato

Crow

British

Now, let's have a look at some accents

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'bottle' is pronounced the same in both GA & RP

1. True
2. False

'coast' is pronounced the same in both GA & RP

1. True
2. False

No words are pronounced the same in RP & GA

1. True
2. False

Spelling

How does each country write out a date?

4-28-2024

28-4-2024

            American

              British

Fun Fact

In Canada they write it 2024-4-28

New Zealand, Ireland and Australia use the same dates as the UK, the same goes for any country colonized by the British

Words

There's two ways words can be misinterpreted. 

Either by meaning or because that country doesn't have that particular set of words

Chips (patat vs chips)

Lorry vs Truck

Mobile phone

1. British
2. American

Stroller

1. British
2. American

Elevator

1. British
2. American

Aubergine

1. British
2. American

Faucet

1. British
2. American

Soccer

1. British
2. American

Holiday

1. British
2. American

Film

1. British
2. American

Taxi

1. British
2. American

Some more examples

biscuit/cookie, hoover/vacuum cleaner

pavement/sidewalk, bloke/dude

candyfloss/cotton candy, flat/apartment

rubbish/garbage, car park/parking lot

lift/elevator, soccer/football etc.

Writing A Letter

How do you write a letter?

Exercise

Schrijf een e-mail in WORD om een of meerdere kamers/kampeerplaatsen te reserveren voor jou en je vriend(en)/vriendin(nen). Kies een van de drie accommodaties op de volgende slide. Let op de volgende dingen.

1. Noem de periode van verblijf.

2. Leg uit wat voor soort kamer(s)/plekken je wilt boeken.

3. Stel drie vragen over bijvoorbeeld de reservering, de accommodatie, de omgeving en/of wat er te doen is. Deze mag je zelf bedenken.

Schrijf 130-180 woorden.

Finally,

Open ChatGPT and paste your letter. 

Have a letter exchange with the AI, as this simulates an actual email exchange between you and a holiday company.

End of Lesson

See you next week!