英式英语美式英语区别.ppt

,Differences Between American and British English,While there are certainly many more varieties of English,American and British English are the two varieties that are taught in most ESL/EFL programs.,GrammarVocabularySpellingPronunciation,Use of the Present Perfect(1.1),In British English the present perfect is used to express an action that has occurred in the recent past that has an effect on the present moment.For example:Ive lost my key.Can you help me look for it?In American English the following is also possible:I lost my key.Can you help me look for it?,Use of the Present Perfect(2),British English:Ive just had lunch.Ive already seen that film.Have you finished your homework yet?American English:I just had lunch OR Ive just had lunch.Ive already seen that film OR I already saw that film.Have you finished your homework yet?OR Did you finish your homework yet?,Possession(2),While both forms are correct(and accepted in both British and American English),have got(have you got,he hasnt got,etc.)is generally the preferred Form in British English while most speakers of American English employ the have(do you have,he doesnt have etc.),Prepositions,There are also a few differences in preposition use including the following:,Spelling(1),Here are some general differences between British and American spellings:Words ending in-or(American)-our(British)color,colour;humor,humour;flavor,flavour etc.Words ending in-ize(American)-ise(British)recognize,recognise;patronize,patronise etc.,Spelling(2),The best way to make sure that you are being consistent in your spelling is to use the spell check on your word processor(if you are using the computer of course)and choose which variety of English you would like.,Pronunciation,1、美国英语中，重读元音常比英国英语读得要长些，因此英国人认为美国人说话拖长腔，而美国人则认为英国人说话声音短促。2、美国英语常常使元音鼻化，也就是说空气同时从鼻腔和口腔出来，英国英语中，多数地方的发音元音都不鼻化，因此，美英两种口音听起来很不一样。,Conclusion,As you can see,there are really very few differences between standard British English and standard American English.However,the largest difference is probably that of the choice of vocabulary and pronunciation.,