colour center theatre taxi elevator color petrol centre FAIRVIEW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IPOH “EVER ONWARD” Presented by: Paulo C. Dorongon April 14, 2016

FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD OBJECTIVES: Refresh our understanding on the usage of British English as opposed to American English Differentiate British English from American English ( focusing on the spelling) AGENDA: Short activity as a springboard for discussion/interaction Discussion on Rules of Spelling Short quiz (online)

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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE "She read biology at Cambridge." FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD SPOT THE DIFFERENCE "She read biology at Cambridge." "She studied biology at Cambridge." "She did biology at Cambridge." (informal) "She majored in biology at Harvard." "She studied biology at Harvard." "She concentrated in biology at Harvard."

FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD The three major differences between between American and British English are: Pronunciation - differences in both vowel and consonants, as well as stress and intonation Vocabulary - differences in nouns and verbs, especially phrasal verb usage Spelling - differences are generally found in certain prefix and suffix forms

Grammar Americans use the present perfect tense less than speakers of British English US Did you do your homework yet? Brit. Have you done your homework yet? US I already ate. Brit. I’ve already eaten. In British English, ‘have got’ is often used for the possessive sense of ‘have’ and ‘have got to’ is informally used for ‘have to’. This is much less common in American English. Brit. I’ve got two sisters. US I have two sisters. Brit. I’ve got to go now. US I have to go now.

FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD American English British English Truck Lorry

TORCH in British English FLASHLIGHT in American English FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD TORCH in British English FLASHLIGHT in American English

GLASSES in American English SPECTACLES in British English FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD GLASSES in American English SPECTACLES in British English

TRASH / GARBAGE in the TRASH CAN Throw RUBBISH / DIRT in the DUSTBIN FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD British English American English Throw TRASH / GARBAGE in the TRASH CAN Throw RUBBISH / DIRT in the DUSTBIN

American English British English FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD American English British English First Floor Second Floor Ground Floor First Floor

FLAT in British English APARTMENT in American English

FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD There are several areas in which British and American spelling are different. The next slides show the main ones to be aware of.

Words ending in –re FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD British English words that end in -re often end in -er in American English: British English American English Centre Fibre Litre Theatre Center Fiber Liter Theater or theatre

Words ending in -our FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD British English words ending in -our usually end in -or in American English: British English American English Colour Flavour Humour Labour neighbour Color Flavor Humor labor neighbor

Words ending in -ize or -ise FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD Words ending in -ize or -ise Verbs in British English that can be spelled with either -ize or -ise at the end are always spelled with -ize at the end in American English: British English American English Apologize or apologise Organize or organise Recognize or recognise Apologize Organize recognize

Words ending in -yse FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD Verbs in British English that end in -yse are always spelled -yze in American English: British English American English analyse Paralyse analyze paralyze

Words ending in a vowel plus “L” FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD Words ending in a vowel plus “L” In British spelling, verbs ending in a vowel plus “l” double the “l” when adding endings that begin with a vowel. In American English, the “l” is not doubled: British English American English Travel Travelled Travelling traveller traveled Traveling traveler British English American English Fuel Fuelle Fuelling Fueled Fueling

Words spelled with double vowels FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD Words spelled with double vowels British English words that are spelled with the double vowels ae or oe are just spelled with an e in American English: British English American English leukaemia manoeuvre oestrogen paediatric leukemia maneuver estrogen pediatric

Nouns ending with –ence FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD Nouns ending with –ence Some nouns that end with -ence in British English are spelled -ense in American English: British English American English defence licence Offence pretence defense license offense pretense

Nouns ending with –ogue FAIRVIEW IPOH EVER ONWARD Nouns ending with –ogue Some nouns that end with -ogue in British English end with either -og or -ogue in American English: British English American English analogue catalogue dialogue analog or analogue catalog or catalogue dialog or dialogue NOTE: The spelling analogue is acceptable but not very common in American English; catalog has become the US norm, but catalogue is not uncommon; dialogue is still preferred over dialog.

REFERENCES: http://esl.about.com/od/toeflieltscambridge/a/dif_ambrit.htm http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_britamquiz.htm http://www.playbuzz.com/rachaelg/can-you-speak-british-english Britich Council: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar/british-english-and-american-english Quiz: