Regular – 10 Differences Between British & American English

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Warm Up

  1. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Which do you prefer to travel, America or England?[/responsivevoice]
  2. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Can you say what you’ve learnt from the last lesson about the differences between American and British English?[/responsivevoice]

Listening

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Before the video: Teachers will read the following questions aloud, please prepare for listening![/responsivevoice]
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]After the video: Did you get it? If not, please tell your teacher specifically which part you didn’t understand. Let’s review the video again 🙂[/responsivevoice]
  1. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]How do you call these pictures below in both British and American English?[/responsivevoice]
Key Words & Phrases
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Do you understand the following Key Words & Phrases? Your teacher will select Key Words & Phrases and ask you about their meanings.[/responsivevoice]
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]If you don’t understand, your teacher can explain them. Afterwards, try to use the Key Words & Phrases to make a sentence![/responsivevoice]
  1. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]it’s rubbish in America, this is referred to as trash or garbage
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  2. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]shrimp this is actually the American English term whereas, in Britain, we say prawns [/responsivevoice]
  3. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Motorway is the equivalent of an American highway or expressway[/responsivevoice]
  1. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Do you like cheese? If yes, what kind of cheese do you like?[/responsivevoice]
  2. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Do you like sampling new foods or drinks that have come on the market (supermarket and department stores)?[/responsivevoice]
  3. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Do you have plans for Golden Week?[/responsivevoice]
00:00 welcome back everyone today I’m going to
00:03 show you ten differences between British
00:05 and American English our first word
00:24 it’s rubbish in America this is referred
00:28 to as trash or garbage if you don’t want
00:35 to take the stairs then why not take the
00:37 lift or if you’re in the US this is
00:44 around the world will use either of
00:53 favorites is shrimp this is actually the
00:57 American English term whereas in Britain
01:00 we say prawns for many babies they
01:06 simply can’t get to sleep without it
01:08 it’s what we Brits call a dummy however
01:12 in the USA this is known as a pacifier
01:21 known as a caravan in the UK and a
01:25 trailer in the u.s. it’s an everyday
01:33 British and American English have
01:42 of the most popular sports in the UK is
01:54 known as an aubergine in the UK and
01:56 eggplant in the US in both Britain and
02:09 is the equivalent of an
02:17 final word today is a type of footwear
02:20 we’re all familiar with trainers or
02:23 sneakers are used for sport or just warm
02:27 casually well that’s it from me today if
02:31 you enjoyed this video then hit the like
02:36 I’ll be back soon with more videos
02:38 helping you study English language and