British English and American EnglishA student...

British English and American English

A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask--what are the differences between British English and American English? How important are these differences?

Certainly, there are some differences between British English and American English. There are a few differences in grammar（语法）. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation (发音) is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “car”and “farm”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and “honor” are American English spellings.

These differences are in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. However, they are not important. For the most part, British English and American English are the same language.

1.In American English, we can say, “________ ? ”

A．Have you a new book

B．Do you have a new book

C．Are you have a new book

D．Can you to have a new book

2.Between British English and American English, sometimes pronunciation is ________ .

A．poor             B．different          C．high              D．short

3.In American English, the word “favourite”can be spelt________.

A．favoruite          B．favurite           C．favorite           D．favrite

4.Englishmen say “in hospital”, while Americans say ________.

A．at the hospital                          B．in the hospital

C．by hospital                            D．to hospital

5.The main idea of the passage is that ________ .

A．there are no differences between British English and American English

B．British English and American English are two different languages

C．speakers of British English and American English speak the same language

D．we shouldn't speak English

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There are many differences between American English and British English in spelling and pronunciation, especially in _____ English.

A. written B. oral

C. official D. business

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Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?

Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you got a pen?” while Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”. Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “bird “and “hurt”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, while “color” and “honor” are American.

These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.

1.Are there many differences in grammar between British and American English?

A．There are few differences between them.

B．There are many differences between them.

C．There are some differences between them.

D．There are great differences between them.

2.Americans don’t say “Have you got a pen.” do they?

A．Yes, they do.       B．Yes, they don’t.    C．No. they don’t.    D．Sorry, they do .

3.Who says “ in hospital ”? Who says “ in the hospital ”?

A．Americans say “ in the hospital ” while Englishmen say “ in hospital ”.

B．Americans say “ in hospital ” while Englishmen say “in the hospital ”

C．Both Americans and Englishmen say “ in the hospital ”

D．They are the same .

4.From the article we can know____.

A．American English is better than British English.

B．it’s not so difficult for a British English speaker to understand American English.

C．the spelling of “color” is wrong while the spelling of “colour” is right.

D．British English is better than American English.

5.What’s the main idea of the article?

A．We should learn both American English and British English.

B．British and American English are two different languages.

C．Speakers of British and Americans speak the same language.

D．We should learn other languages .

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How I study English

I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can't learn it well. But English is very easy for me. I'm good at it. I'm very glad to tell you something about how I study English.

First, I think an interest (爱好) in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject - English. It was fresh for me . I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!

Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary (词汇). Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever (不论何时) I have a question, I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!

Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well.

And I also do some exercises from our class magazines, and I often write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.

Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school.

From these words, I hope every student can learn English well.

1.The sentence "I got a very good mark" means _____.

A. I got a good way.　　 B. I had a good idea.

C. I did badly in the exam .　　 D. I did well in the exam.

2.The writer thinks English is interesting because_____.

A. English is full of stories.　　 B. English is full of jokes.

C. his teacher often teaches them nice English songs.　　 D. of nothing

3.Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?

A. speaking bravely　　 B. Writing to foreign friends

C. Reading aloud　　 D. Writing English diaries

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How I study English

I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can’t learn it well. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.

First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject—English. It was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs. The songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!

Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary (词汇) . Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever I have a question, I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!

Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well.

And I also do some exercises from our class magazines, and I often write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.

Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school. From these words, I hope every student can learn English well.

1.Why do some students often “have a headache”?

A. Because they are easy to catch a cold.

B. Because it’s often very cold.

C. Because they think English is easy.

D. Because they don’t think English is easy.

2.The writer tells us that we should be　　　　　　 in English if we want to learn it well.

A. excited　　 B. interested　　 C. quiet　　 D. strict

3.The sentence “I got a very good mark” means “　　　　　　 ”.

A. I got a good way　　 B. I had a good idea

C. I did badly in the exam　　 D. I did well in the exam

4.The writer thinks English is interesting because　　　　　　 .

A. English is full of stories

B. English is full of jokes

C. his teacher often teaches them nice English songs

D. English is a close friend of his

5.Which of the following is NOT the way the writer studies by?

A. Speaking bravely.　　 B. Writing to foreign friends.

C. Reading aloud.　　 D. Writing English diaries.

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How I study English

I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can’t learn it well. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.

First, I think an interest(爱好)in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject – English. It was fresh for me . I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is

Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary(词汇). Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever(不论何时)I have a question, I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!

Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well.

And I also do some exercises from our class magazines, and I often write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.

Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school. From these words, I hope every student can learn English well.

1.Why do some students often “have a headache”?

A.Because they are easy to catch cold.

B. Because it’s often very cold

C. Because they think English is easy.

D. Because they don’t think English is easy.

2.The writer tells us that we should be____in English if we want to learn it well.

A.interest　　　　 B.interested

C.interesting　　 D.strict

3.The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ______.

A.I got a good way.　　　　　　　　 B. I had a good idea.

C. I did badly in the exam .　 D. I did well in the exam.

4.The writer thinks English is interesting because________.

A.English is full of stories.

B.English is full of jokes.

C.his teacher often teaches them nice English songs.

D.of nothing

5.Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?

A. speaking bravely　　　　　 B. Writing to foreign friends

C. Reading aloud　　　　　　　 D. Writing English diaries

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Our English teacher told us to find out ____the differences between American English and British English lie.

A．where B．how C．what D．which

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Our English teacher told us to find out ____the differences between American English and British English lie.

A. where　　 　　　　　　 B. how

C. what　　 　　　　　　 D. which

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How I study English

I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can’t learn it well. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.

First, I think an interest(爱好)in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject – English. It was fresh for me . I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!

Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary(词汇). Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever(不论何时)I have a question, I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!

Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well.

And I also do some exercises from our class magazines, and I often write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.

Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school. From these words, I hope every student can learn English well.

1.Why do some students often “have a headache”?

2.The writer tells us that we should be____in English if we want to learn it well.

3.The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ______.

4.The writer thinks English is interesting because________.

5.Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?

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American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English.

First of all, they sound very different often. Americans don’t say each word separately. They say words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.

Sound is not only the difference. Words sometimes have different meanings too. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.

Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”. When you are saying goodbye in England you might say “Cheerio!” In America you might say “See you later.”

There’re also some differences in grammar. For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook”? But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you a storybook?”

Most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.

1.Where do people say words separately, in America or in Britain?

________________________________________________________

2.When the British say “phone them up”, what do Americans say?

________________________________________________________

3.How many differences between American English and British English are there in the passage?

________________________________________________________

4.What is the main idea of the 5th paragraph?

________________________________________________________

5.Why is American English different from British English?

________________________________________________________

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