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American Versus British English
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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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American Versus British English

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Slide 3 - Slide

What differences did you hear?

Slide 4 - Mind map

Slide 5 - Slide

Video
Look for one 'UK' word and the 'US' counterpart

Slide 6 - Slide

Slide 7 - Video

A UK word with the US counterpart

Slide 8 - Open question

Some words from the video
Ends - trenches
Brudda, fam, akh - bro, brother, homie
Don't gas - no cap
Vacant flats - abandoned buildings
Wagwan - wassup
cash, p's, racks, g's - stacks, bands
Prang - paranoid
You lot - ya'll
Toilet - restroom
Verified - valid








Slide 9 - Slide

What about spelling?

Slide 10 - Slide

Go to the website on the next slide
Read the article
Remember at least one difference in spelling from the article.

Slide 11 - Slide

www.oxfordinternationalenglish.com

Slide 12 - Link

What is a difference in spelling from American and British English?

Slide 13 - Open question

Contents of the article
British:
  1. colour
  2. apologise
  3. analyse
  4. travel - travelled
  5. manoeuvre 
  6. defence
  7. analogue

American:
  1. color
  2. apologize
  3. analyze
  4. travel - traveled
  5. maneuver
  6. defense
  7. analog

Slide 14 - Slide

Which do you prefer?
American English
British English

Slide 15 - Poll

Spelling rules in writing:
Capitals
ik - I : always a capital letter
names: Peter Parker
places: Manhatten
institutions: Oscorp Industries
Days and months: the first Sunday of April



Slide 16 - Slide

Correct each other
Switch your writing assignment with your neighbour and correct it. 
- did they use the correct spelling
- did they use capital lettres
- did they use the correct grammar
- did they use the correct punctuation

Slide 17 - Slide

Revise your own writing
Use the internet: grammarly.com 
Search for the following topics
Punctuation, capitalisation and grammar.
Correct your own piece of writing and hand it in in teams.
- Engels
- Opdrachten
-'Revised writing assignment'

Slide 18 - Slide

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