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Unit7 Know our world
Lesson 39
Ring up or call?
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Spoken Chinese are different in different places of China.
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Australian English
American English
British English
Spoken English are different in different countries.
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What are the differences between British English and American English?
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There are quite a few differences in _____________.
pronunciation
British American
city /ˈsɪti/ /ˈsɪdi/
better /ˈbetə/ /ˈbedə/
pretty /ˈprɪti/ /ˈprɪdi/
British people pronounce /ˈsɪti/, while Americans pronounce /ˈsɪdi/.
相当多
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There are many differences in ________.
spelling
British
centre
metre
favourite
center
meter
favorite
American
They spell the word in different ways.
spell-- spelt -- spelt
spell-- spelled-- spelled
用不同的方式
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There are quite a few differences in ___________.
vocabulary
British American
autumn fall
shop store
sweets candy
toilet washroom/ bathroom
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There are some differences in _________.
grammar
British American
2nd March, 1996 March 2, 1996 (1996年3月2号)
have/haven’t got have/don’t have (有/ 没有)
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□In British English, people “ring up” someone, while in American English,
people “call” someone.
□British people “post” things, while Americans “mail” things.
□British people use the “toilet”, while Americans go to the “washroom” or
“bathroom”.
□British people say “at the weekend” instead of “on the weekend” like
Americans.
□In England,people use the word “lift” instead of “elevator” like in America.
□British people spell “centre” instead of “center”.
□British people say “autumn”, while Americans sa