Anotace: Anotace DUM je určen pro žáky 4. ročníků maturitních oborů SOŠ jako materiál pro přípravu ke školní části maturitní zkoušky. Je v něm spojen výklad s procvičením – rozpoznáváním odlišností v gramatice a slovní zásobě v britské a americké angličtině. Materiál inovuje výuku použitím interaktivní tabule. Metodický pokyn Očekávaným výstupem je osvojení si základních rozdílů mezi britskou a americkou angličtinou. Žáci si zároveň rozšiřují slovní zásobu o nové výrazy a procvičují vybrané gramatické jevy.

BRITISH versus AMERICAN ENGLISH

DIFFERENCES IN PRONUNCIATION DIFFERENT PRONUNCIATION OF SOME VOVELS: „O“, „R“, „A“ DIFFERENT PRONOUNCIATION IN SOME WORDS: Vitamin – BrE /vit әmin/ AmE /vaitәmin/ Schedule – BrE / ʃ edju:l/ AmE /ske ʤ u:l/

DIFFERENCES IN SPELLING Spelling -OUR in BrE and -OR in AmE colour color Spelling - RE in BrE and -ER in Am E centre center Spelling - CE in BrE and -SE in AmE with possible different meaning practice – cvičení practice – cvičení, practise – cvičit cvičit

DIFFERENCES IN SPELLING Spelling -ISE in BrE and -IZE in AmE (in BrE both can be used) realise / realize realize Spelling -OGUE in BrE and - OG in AmE dialoguedialog(ue) possible Spelling - LL in BrE and -L in AmE travellertraveler

DIFFERENCES IN GRAMMAR HAVE GOT / DO YOU HAVE –both forms possible in BrE questions: Have you got a dog? Do you have a do? In AmE DO is used: Do you have something? Past tense is used in AmE when talking about recent events (in BrE the Present Perfect is used) I saw him recently.

DIFFERENCES IN GRAMMAR Some irregular verbs with two past forms are used in a different way: LEARN – LEARNED / LEARNT In BrE the irregular form is used (learnt) In Am E the regular form is used (learned) Other words with two forms: BURN / BURNT / BURNED DREAM / DREAMT / DREAMED

DIFFERENCES IN GRAMMAR LEARN - LEARNT / LEARNED SMELL – SMELT / SMELLED SPELL – SPELT / SPELLED SPILL – SPILT / SPILLED SPOIL – SPOILT / SPOILED

DIFFERENCES IN GRAMMAR Differences in using some prepositions: BrE: Monday to Friday, at the weekend, talk to sb, near to the school AmE: Monday through Friday, on the weekend, near the school

DIFFERENCES IN GRAMMAR Decide whether these sentences are written in British or American English: I just met him. I apologise. He learned the new vocabulary. I wasn´t at home on the weekend. The teacher lives next to the university. AmE BrE AmE BrE

DIFFERENCES IN VOCABULARY There are about 1000 words that are different in British and American English. In both languages there is different terminology used in these areas: Water / road / railway transport Car industry British English: bonnet, boot, lorry American English: hood, trunk, truck

DIFFERENCES IN VOCABULARY Some words mean different things in British and American English: MEAN in BrE it means not generous, tight fisted in AmE it means angry, bad humored SMART in BrE it means well-dressed in AmE it means intelligent

DIFFERENCES IN VOCABULARY Find American expressions for these English words: AUTUMNLLAF BISCUITIEOOKC CARPARKRAKPIGN LOT CHEMIST´SRUDGESOTR FILMVEIOM FLATTAPPRTNEM HOLIDAYIONCATAV FALL COOKIES PARKING LOT DRUGSTORE MOVIE APPARTMENT VACATION

DIFFERENCES IN VOCABULARY LIFTTOELEAVR MUMMOM PETROLGSAENOLI POSTMANMANILMA RUBBISHGEABAGR TINNAC ELEVATOR MOM GASOLINE GARBAGE CAN MAILMAN

DIFFERENCES IN VOCABULARY A NEW VOCABULARY IN AMERICAN ENGLISH The new colonists in America invented new words for things that did not exist in their homeland Words borrowed from Native American languages:CANOE, WIGWAM, MOCCASIN

DIFFERENCES IN VOCABULARY Words from the Spanish language: RANCH, CANYON, COYOTE, RODEO Words from the French language: MARDI GRAS („Fat Tuesday“ – the New Orleans carnival) From West African slaves: BANJO, GUMBO (seafood soup) Words of Dutch origin: COOKIE, BOSS

DIFFERENCES IN VOCABULARY Choose the American word: Last week I went to London by car. As there was an accident on the ………….. highway / motorway I had to take the ………. diversion / detour. I stopped in front of a ………. theatre / theater to ask for the way. highway theater detour

DIFFERENCES IN VOCABULARY A young man told me to turn right at the ……………. intersection / crossroads And ask again at the …… gas / petrol station. There a friendly ………….. shop assistant / sales clerk told me to take the second exit of the ……………… traffic circle /roundabout. intersection gas sales clerk traffic circle

DIFFERENCES IN VOCABULARY After I had passed a traffic circle I saw a …………….. zebra crossing / pedestrian crossing and a large ………….. bookstore / bookshop. I parked my car there and and walked to the ………….. underground /subway. zebra crossing bookstore subway

Použité zdroje: Standard English. [online ]. [ cit ]. Dostupný z: American English/British English. [online ]. [ cit ]. Dostupný z: < American English. [online ]. [ cit ]. Dostupný z: < English as 2nd Language. [online ]. [ cit ]. Dostupný z: < Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Dr. Anna Štiplová. What do you mean?: The gap between British and American English. Bridge: The English magazine for students. 2010, roč. 14, č. 04, s