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Lesson 6
British or American
Objective : By the end of the lesson you will have
discussed solutions to a problem
read a list of British and American words
filled in a chart on the nature of differences
identified mixed vocabulary in a text
completed a story
A Look at the following illustrations.
1 What suggestion do you have for this person? Give reasons for your answer.
2 What type of English do we generally follow in Bangladesh?
B Head the following list of British and American English vocabulary. Then do the exercises that follow.
British
flat American
apartment British
cinema American
movie
British
quarrelling American
quarreling British
quarter after American
theater
British
queue American
pay-raise British
labour American
quarter past
British
pay-rise American
prophesy British
cookery-book American
labor
British
prophecy American
sick British
private (pte.) American
cook-book
British
ill American
sidewalk British
sailing-boat American
private
British
pavement American
color British
footpath (country road) American
(pvt.) sailboat
British
colour American
behavior British
kilometre American
trail
British
behaviour American
airplane British
although American
parentheses
British
aeroplane American
railroad track British
a cheque American
kilometer
British
railway line American
railroad ears British
a ten taka note American
altho
British
railway wagon American
truck British
sales assistant American
a check
British
lorry American British American
a ten taka bill
sales clerk
Table-1
In how many ways dc British and American Engiish vocabulary differ?
C Now fill in the following chart from words in table 1.
Nature of difference British American
Same word, different spelling
Partially different word
Completely different word
Table-2
D Rita is very confused about some British and American vocabulary. She wrote the following story for her English class mixing up the two types. Help her to write the story entirely in British English.
On the evening of 10th December 1979, John Stone disappeared. He left his flat at about 4 o'clock in the evening. He went off in the direction of the riverbank. His ^next door neighbor Mr Pcrkins saw him go. A lorry driver Richard Fin saw him crossing the railroad track. A carpenter Mr Portan who had worked for him, had met him on the village footpath about live kilometers away from his home when nc had come to pay some money (hat he owed Mr Portan. Mr Portan said he had seen a big bundle of hundred dollar bills in Mr Stone's hand. The last person to see hint that day was Mr Carter who lived in the same building in another apartment. He had met Mr Stone by the river while Mr Carter was having a walk. Early next morning Mr Stone and the neighbours organized a search party. Near the forest by the banks of the river they found his hat and stick think this tense bat.
E Now work in pairs and complete the story.
F Underline the sentences in the Past Perfect tense. Why do been used in these sentences?
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking, reading,
writing. Functions.
Identifying American and British use. Grammar/Structure.
Past perfect tense.
Vocabulary
prophecy, parentheses pavement.
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Lesson 6
British or American
Objective : By the end of the lesson you will have
discussed solutions to a problem
read a list of British and American words
filled in a chart on the nature of differences
identified mixed vocabulary in a text
completed a story
A Look at the following illustrations.
1 What suggestion do you have for this person? Give reasons for your answer.
2 What type of English do we generally follow in Bangladesh?
B Head the following list of British and American English vocabulary. Then do the exercises that follow.
British
flat American
apartment British
cinema American
movie
British
quarrelling American
quarreling British
quarter after American
theater
British
queue American
pay-raise British
labour American
quarter past
British
pay-rise American
prophesy British
cookery-book American
labor
British
prophecy American
sick British
private (pte.) American
cook-book
British
ill American
sidewalk British
sailing-boat American
private
British
pavement American
color British
footpath (country road) American
(pvt.) sailboat
British
colour American
behavior British
kilometre American
trail
British
behaviour American
airplane British
although American
parentheses
British
aeroplane American
railroad track British
a cheque American
kilometer
British
railway line American
railroad ears British
a ten taka note American
altho
British
railway wagon American
truck British
sales assistant American
a check
British
lorry American British American
a ten taka bill
sales clerk
Table-1
In how many ways dc British and American Engiish vocabulary differ?
C Now fill in the following chart from words in table 1.
Nature of difference British American
Same word, different spelling
Partially different word
Completely different word
Table-2
D Rita is very confused about some British and American vocabulary. She wrote the following story for her English class mixing up the two types. Help her to write the story entirely in British English.
On the evening of 10th December 1979, John Stone disappeared. He left his flat at about 4 o'clock in the evening. He went off in the direction of the riverbank. His ^next door neighbor Mr Pcrkins saw him go. A lorry driver Richard Fin saw him crossing the railroad track. A carpenter Mr Portan who had worked for him, had met him on the village footpath about live kilometers away from his home when nc had come to pay some money (hat he owed Mr Portan. Mr Portan said he had seen a big bundle of hundred dollar bills in Mr Stone's hand. The last person to see hint that day was Mr Carter who lived in the same building in another apartment. He had met Mr Stone by the river while Mr Carter was having a walk. Early next morning Mr Stone and the neighbours organized a search party. Near the forest by the banks of the river they found his hat and stick think this tense bat.
E Now work in pairs and complete the story.
F Underline the sentences in the Past Perfect tense. Why do been used in these sentences?
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking, reading,
writing. Functions.
Identifying American and British use. Grammar/Structure.
Past perfect tense.
Vocabulary
prophecy, parentheses pavement.