英式英语美式英语区别省公共课一等奖全国赛课获奖课件.pptx

Differences Between American and British English 第1页 nWhile there are certainly many more varieties of English,American and British English are the two varieties that are taught in most ESL/EFL programs.第2页n GrammarnVocabularynSpellingnPronunciation第3页Use of the Present Perfect(1.1)nIn British English the present perfect is used to express an action that has occurred in the recent past that has an effect on the present moment.For example:Ive lost my key.Can you help me look for it?nIn American English the following is also possible:I lost my key.Can you help me look for it?第4页Use of the Present Perfect(2)nBritish English:Ive just had lunch.Ive already seen that film.Have you finished your homework yet?nAmerican English:I just had lunch OR Ive just had lunch.Ive already seen that film OR I already saw that film.Have you finished your homework yet?OR Did you finish your homework yet?第5页Possession(2)nWhile both forms are correct(and accepted in both British and American English),have got(have you got,he hasnt got,etc.)is generally the preferred Form in British English while most speakers of American English employ the have(do you have,he doesnt have etc.)第6页Prepositions nThere are also a few differences in preposition use including the following:American EnglishBritish EnglishOn the weekendAt the weekendOn a teamIn a teamPlease write me soonPlease write to me soon第7页Spelling(1)n Here are some general differences between British and American spellings:nWords ending in -or(American)-our(British)color,colour;humor,humour;flavor,flavour etc.nWords ending in -ize(American)-ise(British)recognize,recognise;patronize,patronise etc.第8页Spelling(2)nThe best way to make sure that you are being consistent in your spelling is to use the spell check on your word processor(if you are using the computer of course)and choose which variety of English you would like.第9页Pronunciationn1、美国英语中，重读元音常比英国英语读得要长些，所以英国人认为美国人说话拖长腔，而美国人则认为英国人说话声音短促。n2、美国英语经常使元音鼻化，也就是说空气同时从鼻腔和口腔出来，英国英语中，多数地方发音元音都不鼻化，所以，美英两种口音听起来很不一样。第10页ConclusionnAs you can see,there are really very few differences between standard British English and standard American English.However,the largest difference is probably that of the choice of vocabulary and pronunciation.第11页