Tuesday, February 25, 2014

American vs British English

Hi kids. Some days ago we could listen to Corey speaking about the differences between British and American English. This long weekend you can watch the interview to Hugh Laurie (Dr. House). As you could learn, he is a British actor who performs in an American tv series.



Or listen to this silly video   Miniatura

Now try listening to genuine Scottish accent. Is it difficult to understand? People in Scotland pronounce differently from what is usually considered the standard British accent.


3d model mini flags scottish english - Mini scottish US english british welsh union jack flag... by antjames 

There's also Gibraltarian English...

Now, a couple of links to websites with lots of British and American words. Some of them are everyday words, some are not that usual. If you click on the picture on the right you'll get access to one which contains more basic words.
                 


Here's also a link to a website with lots of kitchen vocabulary. You can look up any word you wish, and you'll probably find it here! Besides, on this site you'll find almost all the vocabulary you can think of.
Ok guys, have a nice long weekend, enjoy yourselves and be as good as possible.

1 comment:

  1. Joaquiiien, me gustaria darte las gracia por todo este añoo!! Por todas las cosas que nos has enseñado y transmitido, no unicamente de ingles, sino, nos has enseñado a ser mejores personas y ha desenvolvernos en el dia a dia. Este año para mi ha sido uno de los mejores, me has encantado como profesor, pero aun mas me has encantado como persona. Espero que tu tmbien hayas aprendido cosas de nosotros y hayas disfrutados con nosotros al igual que nosotros contigo. Gracias por tener paciencia y aguantarnos cuando nos hemos puesto patosines.
    Un besoooo ! Y feliz luness

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