英国英语和美国英语语法不同

1、LOGOBritish English and American ECompany LogoWhich one is correct?v England has played well today, even if it lost. v England have played well today, even if they lost. v Do you have a car? v Have you got a car? v The office is closed at the weekend. v The office is closed on the weekend. Company L

2、Company LogoBrE: present perfect (have/has + P.P) .AmE: simple past v Jenny feels ill. She ate too much. (AmE)v Jenny feels ill. Shes eaten too much. (BrE)v I cant find my keys. Did you see them anywhere? (AmE)v I cant find my keys. Have you seen them anywhere? (BrE)Present Perfect TCompany Logo你完成作

3、业了吗？你完成作业了吗？Did you finish your homework yet? Have you finished your homework yet? 我刚吃过午饭。我刚吃过午饭。Ive just had lunch.I just had lunch.我钥匙丢了。我钥匙丢了。I have lost my key.I lost my key.你有笔吗？你有笔吗？Have you got a pen?Do you have a pen?ChineseBrEAmEECompany LogoListen to the two sentencesv Have you got the boo

4、k from the library? v Do you have the book from the library? BrEAmECompany LogoPossessionBrE: have gotAmE: have v Do you have a car? (AmE)v Have you got a car? (BrE)v He hasnt got any friends. (BrE)v He doesnt have any friends. (AmE)Company LogoListen to the two sentencesv Hes got better at reading.

5、 v Hes gotten better at reading. BrEAmECompany LogoVerb Getv get: Past ParticipleBrE: gotAmE: gottenv Hes gotten much better at playing tennis. (AmE)v Hes got much better at playing tennis. (BrE)Company LogoStudy the SentencesBrEAmEThe committee meets/meet tomorrow. The committee meets tomorrow. The

6、 team is/are going to lose. The team is going to lose. Company LogoVerb Agreement With Collective Nounsv Collective nouns + verbBrE: singular /plural verbs AmE: singular verbs The enemy is suing for peace. (AmE)The government have not announced a new policy. (BrE) The family is determined to press i

7、ts claim. The family is determined to press their Company LogoBritish English at the weekendat universityPlease write to me soon.American English on the weekendin high schoolPlease write me soon.PrepositionsThere is a garden behind our house. (BrE/AmE) There is a garden in back of our house. (AmE) C

8、ompany LogoSimple Past /Past Participlesv Last night, I _(dream) that I could fly. v The bad news has _(spoil) my day.v He suddenly sprang to his feet when he _(learn) the news. dreamt/dreamedspoilt/ spoiledlearnt/ learnedBrE: irregular form AmE: regular Company LogoInfinitiveSimple past(Br)Simple p

9、ast (Am)Past participle(Br)Past participle(Am)burnburned/burntburned/burntburned/burntburned/burntdreamdreamed/dreamtdreamed/dreamtdreamed/dreamtdreamed/dreamtgetgotgotgotgottenlearnlearned/learntlearnedlearned/learntlearnedsmellsmelled/smeltsmelledsmelled/smeltsmelledspoilspoiled/spoiltspoiled/spoi

10、ltspoiled/spoiltspoiled/spoiltwakewokewoke/Company LogoA GameWho is Dirty Dan?Company LogovScotland Yard police are looking for a famous American bank robber called Dirty Dan. Dirty Dan robbed a bank in London last Friday night. They are interviewing three different people. All three have British ac

11、cents, but the police know that Dirty Dan can imitate a British accent. Read parts of each of the transcript. Can you identify Dirty Dan from the language he uses?Company LogoIve already said this. On Friday night I went to see a film at the cinema. It was Matrix Revolutions. I dont really like acti

12、on films, but my friends really wanted to see it. It was rather boring. After that I went home and had a nice hot bath. I went to bed around midnight. 3I wasnt in town at the weekend, and I certainly wasnt anywhere near the bank on Friday night. I was at a hotel in Paris with a special friend of mine. Shall I give you the hotel phone number? You neednt bother asking me any more questions. Youve got the wrong man. 2I already said this. I didnt do anything special on the weekend. Frida