Showing posts with label britain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label britain. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Monday, August 5, 2019
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Monday, March 28, 2016
British and American English
This presentation summarizes some of the main differences between British and American English:
Then if you want to try this exercise, you'll have to match the most common vocabulary which changes from one variety of English to the other.
For a more thorough explanation of these differences, read the article in Wikipedia.
Then if you want to try this exercise, you'll have to match the most common vocabulary which changes from one variety of English to the other.
For a more thorough explanation of these differences, read the article in Wikipedia.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Newspaper headlines
Newspaper headlines are usually written as incomplete sentences as they have to be short, so they are often difficult to understand. These are some of the conventions used:
- There is often no verb:
- Unexpected Visit (=There Has Been An Unexpected Visit)
- Three, four, or more words are linked together. Reading backwards -starting at the end- can help you:
- Furniture Factory Pay Cut Row (=There has been a row -disagreement- in a furniture factory over pay cuts)
- Some verb changes are commonly used:
- Simple tenses insted of continuous or perfect forms
- Forgotten Brother Appears (=A forgotten brother has appeared)
- Opposition Backs PM (=The opposition supports the Prime Minister)
- The infinitive refers to the future:
- PM To Visit Australia (=The Prime Minister is Going to Visit Australia)
- Auxiliary verbs are dropped in the passive form:
- Man Killed In Accicent (=A man has been killed in an accident)
- No articles
- President Declares Celebration (=The President has declared a celebration)
- Terror Alert In The Capital (=There has been a terror alert in the capital)
- Vocabulary. Short words are preferred, even if they are not commonly used anywhere else:
- ACT: take action
- AID (noun): military or financial help
- AID (verb): help
- ALLEDGE: make an accusation
- APPEAR: appear in court accused of a crime
- AXE (noun): abolition
- AXE (verb) abolish; close down
- BACK: support
- BAN: forbid
- BAR: refuse
- BID: attempt
- BLAST: explosion; criticise violently
- BLAZE: fire
- BLOW: bad news
- BOND: association
- BOOM: big increase
- BOOST: encourage
- CALL FOR: demand
- CAMPAIGN: organized effort
- CLAIM: make a statement that something is true
- CLASH: quarrel; fight
- CURB: restrict
- DRAMA: incident
- DUMP:dismiss
- EMBRACE: meet; agree to
- FEAR(S): worry; concern
- FEUD: quarrel
- FURY: anger
- GRAB:confiscate; steal
- HIT: affect
- HURDLE: difficulty; obstacle
- KEY: answer; solution
- OPT FOR: choose
- OUST: replace
- OUTRAGE: anger
- PLAN: proposal
- PLEA: request
- PLEDGE: promise
- PROBE: investigate
- PURGE: control
- PUSH FOR: ask for; insist on
- QUIT: leave; resign
- QUIZ: question
- RAP: criticize; reprove
- RAID: attack
- RIDDLE: mystery
- ROW: disagreement
- SOAP (OPERA): TV series
- SET TO: ready to
- SEX ROMP: sex affair
- SHAKE UP: reform
- SHUN: avoid
- SINK: destroy; eliminate
- SLAM: criticise
- SNAG: criticise
- SNUB: difficulty; problem
- SOAR: increase; rise
- SPLIT: division; separation
- STORM: attack; anger
- SWOOP: raid
- THREAT: possibility
- TURMOIL: controversy; chaoes
- VOW: promise
- WAR: rivalry
- WED: marry; get married
- WOES: problems
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Typical British houses
Did you know that British houses are usually very small? If you want to know about British houses click on these links:
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| terraced houses |
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| detached house |
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| semi-detached houses |
Monday, October 21, 2013
American bills and coins
This presentation by Taylor shows the different coins and bills used in the USA:
British currency from Ludivina
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