Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol.

INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ

Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

The British

Character-tolerance

- independence-respect for others- sense of humour

Habits• Slippers• Uniforms at schools• Colder houses• Driving on the left side• Queen• Measures• Main meal – in the evening• Different traditions, festivals• Different manners – “Haven’t you got ....?”/not

possible at the shop

Traditions

• Christmas• Easter• St. Valentine’s Day• St. Patrick’s Day• British Queen’s birthday / June• Guy Fawkes Night

Family life• Work and relaxation/’all work and no play make

Jack a dull boy’• Football, cricket, polo, lawn tennis, rugby, golf• Gardening• Adult education• Charity• Young people live with friends or in hostel

accommodation• Studies =expensive, many students finish their

course in debt

British and American English

VOCABULARY• WC bathroom• zebra crossing crosswalk• aubergine eggplant• Chinese gooseberry kiwi• torch flashlight• solicitor lawyer• queue line

GRAMMAR

• UK US• write to her write her• he seems a smart boy he seems to be a …• talk to, meet talk with, meet with• River Thames Mississippi River• I’ve gone I went• to be on sale to be in sale• I have/haven’t I do/don’t[Do you have?

PRONUNCIATION

• UK [o] = US [a]; eg. doctor• rhotic ‘r’ in US [r] in park• [a:] before [s],[f];[s],[f],[m],[n]

+consonant=[ae]; eg. dance, last, after, example

• [t] between 2 vowels = [d];eg. city, letter• UK [tju:,nju:, dju:] = US [tu:,du:, nu:]; eg. duty,

new

SPELLING

• UK -our, -re = US -or, -er; eg. color, labor, center, theater

• UK -ll- before -er, -ing, -ed = US -l-; eg. traveling

• UK -mme, -gue, -que = US -m, -g, -ck; eg. program, catalog

REASONS

• Language = an evolving process/Anglo-Saxons, Shakespeare, present/

• 400 years process = differences• Inheritance • Innovation • Isolation• Culture

British English

• The British love their language, they like crosswords a quizzes

• They have book and poetry groups

YOU

• Are you proud of your language, culture and history too?

What do you remember about these flags?

Do you know more national symbols?

INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ

Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem

a rozpočtem České republiky.