UK vs USA

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Stars and Stripes

Homograph

Homonym

Homophone

Same pronunciation, different spelling, different meaning

Same pronunciation, same spelling, different meaning

Same spelling, different pronunciation, different meaning

Remember

Phone-Nym-Graph

Name a homograph you remember from last lesson

Name a homonym you remember from last lesson

Name a homophone you remember from last lesson

Planning for today

• USA vs UK
• Learning objectives
• What do you know?
• The English language

1. Vocabulary 
2. Pronunciation
3. Spelling

Learning objectives

1. At the end of this lesson you are able to mention the 3 differences between American English and British English.
2. At the end of this lesson you are able to mention an example for each of the differences.
   

Do you already know some differences between the USA and UK?

British English

• The Queen's English
• Taught in school

• Many varieties of british english

The Language

• 374 million people
• Different English (UK - USA)
• Vocabulary
• Pronunciation
• Spelling

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

• Vowels=klinker and consonants = medeklinker
• Intonation and stress

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Pronunciation UK-USA

• /r/ at the end of a word: turn - turn / other - other
• /t/ is being dropped in a word: party - party
• /t/ has a different sound: matter - matter / Saturday - Saturday

R is only heard in British English

The T turns into a D in American English

The differences in English pronunciation are between ...

1. vowels and capital letters
2. vowels and consonants

The /r/ at the end of a word is NOT pronounced in ...

1. British English
2. American English
3. Both

The /t/ is often being dropped in a word in ...

1. British English
2. American English
3. Both

In American English the /t/ has a ___ sound in the middle of a word

1. d
2. t

Spelling

• British English /-our/
• American English /-or/

Spelling

• British English /-re/
  
• American English /-er/
  

Spelling

• British English /-se/
• American English /-ze/

flavor

metre

minimize

globalise

color

theatre

honor

meter

recognise

flavour

Check yourself!

1. At the end of this lesson you are able to mention the 3 differences between American English and British English.
2. At the end of this lesson you are able to mention an example for each of the differences.
   

Elevator

Chips (cold)

trash can

sidewalk

Sweater

Gas

Chips (warm)

Bin

Lift

Petrol

Jumper

pavement