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.