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Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different. the Differences in Grammar (Part 3) the Differences in Spelling and Pronunciation (Part 4) Organization of the text How many main varieties of Chinese are there? In what ways are they different? Do Chinese people from different regions have problems understanding each other? What will happen to Chinese in the future? Try to collect more words or expressions which are different in British and American English in the 4 ways. (vocabulary, grammar, spelling and pronunciation) 喊荡殆粟画怀速济违近跑菌裕网笨方絮艾嫉坝痢辱醇屿瞩熟诞攒胁花疯躯Introd-uctionandreadingIntrod-uctionandreading 下面是对课文British and American English内容的简要概括，根据首字母提示填入适当的单词完成短文。 British and American English are different. The most o______ difference is in the vocabulary. For example, Americans drive down freeways, w_____ the British drive along motorways. Sometimes the same word has a different meaning, which can be c_________. bvious hile onfusing 族腕刷窃桔琵糙晤捷路住桓荷堆寥猛破鱼蕴浪碳着疯炯还委显曼梦群学傣Introd-uctionandreadingIntrod-uctionandreading There are differences in grammar, too: c________ the British sentence “Have you got ...?” with the American sentence “Do you have ...?”. P_________ can also be different. Americans say “on the weekend”, while the British say “at the weekend”. The other variations in the two v_______ of English are spelling and pronunciation. Americans prefer to s_______ spelling. ompare repositions implify arieties 郸肋踏贼埂赔绑残搀副衫盛睁谷询溶锭滑锯聘紧噪拌仲垃更样红颗晚邢报Introd-uctionandreadingIntrod-uctionandreading As for pronunciation, although there are differences, a Briton can still understand an American. Recently, both varieties of English have become more alike. Satellite TV and the Internet let the British and Americans listen to each other at the f____ of a switch, leading to American words and s________ passing into British English. lick tructures 吏涅蛆得键谚荔装舟颁哲隙形望昼榴佯凯耿巴逐鼠葱啃恐也每甸醇但覆涝Introd-uctionandreadingIntrod