Unit 2 Growing Pains
Word power
American vs British English
American English vs British English
differences pronunciation spelling grammar vocabulary
BE
dance not either
Practice
Page 26. Use the information from what you have learnt to change the underlined words and phrases from American to British English.
Li Hua: Hello, (1) Is this that ___ Dai Jun? Dai Jun: Yes. Hi, Li Hua, how are you? Li Hua: I’m okay now, but I just had
traveler
organize tire program
skillful/skilful
realise/realize
Tip: AE has the shorter and phonetic( 语音的) spelling.
Tell if they are American or British English. (AE/BE) 1. —Have you got any pets? —Yes, I’ve got three rabbits and a BE tortoise. 2. I have an apartment in the city center. AE 3. Do you have a walkman? AE Have you (got) a walkman? BE