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* American English vs British English Colloquialisms Grammar American British Sam just went home. Sam’s just gone home. That skirt fit badly. That skirt fitted badly. Hello, is this Wang Li? Hello, is that Wang Li? I live on Zhenning Road. I live in Zhenning Road. Call me at Call me on Do you have a pen? Have you (got) a pen? I don’t have a pen. I haven’t (got) a pen. Spelling American British center centre color colour traveler traveller behavior behaviour organize organise/organize dialog dialogue program programme Vocabulary American British movie film store shop mail post subway underground first floor ground floor Vocabulary American British candy sweets pants trousers restroom/bathroom toilet/WC gas Petrol(汽油） apartment flat Pronunciation American British answer [?] answer [ɑ:] either. [?i?e?(r)] either [a?e?(r)] dance[d?ns] dance[dɑ?ns] American English VS British English Despite such differences, all English speakers, Americans or Englishmen, can understand each other. Besides language, can you name any other differences between the cultures of the USA and the UK? Brain-storm: How much do you know? 1) Thanksgiving is observed only in _______. 2) People usually walk on the ______ side in the USA while in the UK people usually walk on the ______ side. 3) __________ behave in a more casual way while in _______ people are a bit more formal or traditional. America right left Americans Britain Brain-storm: How much do you know? 4) Americans select ________ as the top leader of the country, while in the UK, the ______ or ______ is always the representative of the country. 5) Football has its origin in ______, but in America, where it is called ______, it is not so popular as American football。 president King Queen Britain soccer Who can be American? Who can be British? How do you know? Sam: Hi David .How are you? David: Fine, have you just gone back from New York? Sam: yeah, I went back here last Monday . David: How is your summe