jueves, 6 de enero de 2011

British & American English II

Differences in vocabulary between American and British English. In this video you will learn a few fun new words. Do you know, for example, what an 'aubergine' is? One of these two boys doesn't.


Can you tell the British accent apart from the American one?

miércoles, 5 de enero de 2011

British & American English

Let's start with something easy. Out of these pairs of words, which is the typically American one? Which one the British?

Cricket - Baseball
Fish & Chips - Hamburger
Mount Rushmore - Stonehenge
Barbecue sauce - Worcester sauce
Winston Churchill - Abraham Lincoln
Peanut butter - Marmite
Carling Cup - Superbowl
Sarsaparilla - Tea

Try to do it on your own, but if you don't know what some of these things are, look them up online.

sábado, 1 de enero de 2011

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Un blog con información, actividades y curiosidades sobre el idioma de Shakespeare y la cultura de los países angloparlantes.
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A blog with information, activities and trivia about Shakespeare's language and the culture of English speaking countries.