Question

handout 21 - 2: global forces in cultural expression
directions: conduct online research to identify the british english word for the five american english words on the table below. this will help you see the global differences in language. many languages have individual differences, but distance plays a large role in the different words, dialects, and syntax. after you have completed the table, write a sentence in british english that uses three of the five words. then, research an additional three british english words, not listed on the table, and write a sentence using these new words. share your sentence with the class and see if they can guess what the words mean.

1. write one sentence using three of the words from the british style english shown on the above table.
2. find three additional words used in british english that differ from american english. these researched words should not already exist on the table above. write one sentence using these words, then read the sentence to the class to see if they can guess what the words are referring to.

Explanation:

• Pants: In British English, it's "trousers".
• Hood (of a car): In British English, it's "bonnet".
• Vacation: In British English, it's "holiday".
• Sneakers/tennis shoes: In British English, it's "trainers".
• Cookie: In British English, it's "biscuit".

For the sentence using three of these words: "I wore my trainers while on holiday and had a biscuit."

For additional words:

• American "apartment": British "flat".
• American "truck": British "lorry".
• American "elevator": British "lift".

Sentence: "The lorry was parked near the flat building with a lift."

Answer:

1. I wore my trainers while on holiday and had a biscuit.
2. The lorry was parked near the flat building with a lift. (Words: lorry - truck, flat - apartment, lift - elevator)