Maybe it's just this computer but the powerpoint doesn't seem to work as it might be intended.... are there supposed to be random red bars on the second slide? What's their purpose? Are the slides supposed to so both the american term and the british term?

I haven't looked at this yet, but I'm pretty sure America wins.

Good powerpoint, But I am not sure about all the differences in the words. I am from America, so i know all the uses we American's use, but what about the English/British use of the words? Can anyone give me a heads up or a website?

Good work on adding the Br meanings.  However, there are a few which I am unsure about.  This could depend alot on where abouts you come from in the UK, but the ones listed below, I'm sure are used all over the UK.

(Am) - (Br)

Check - Bill.  (pretty sure it comes from the French meaning 'Billet')

Aluminum - Tin foil

The movies - The cinema (The pictures is also used but nowadays not as frequent as The cinema)

Sick - Ill (I have heard of honking/hurling but I'm pretty certain they are slang....the same as 'throw/spew up'.

Good work on adding the Br meanings.  However, there are a few which I am unsure about.  This could depend alot on where abouts you come from in the UK, but the ones listed below, I'm sure are used all over the UK.

(Am) - (Br)

Check - Bill.  (pretty sure it comes from the French meaning 'Billet')

Aluminum - Tin foil

The movies - The cinema (The pictures is also used but nowadays not as frequent as The cinema)

Sick - Ill (I have heard of honking/hurling but I'm pretty certain they are slang....the same as 'throw/spew up'.

Do americans not say 'tin foil'? I know 'aluminum' is pronounced differently, but I thought everyone used 'tin foil'... Also 'ill', I thought that was same-same as well. :/

This list is from an activity book I have:

British - American

Autumn - Fall
Car park - Parking lot
Chips - French Fries
Dustbin - garbage can/ trashcan
Flat - apartment
Handbag - purse
Lift - elevator
Pavement - sidewalk
Sweets - candy
Tin - can
Bill - check
Chemist - drugstore
Curtains - drapes
Film - movie
Garden - yard
Holiday - vacation
Lorry - truck
Petrol - gas
Taxi - cab
Trousers - pants

This list is from an activity book I have:

British - American

Autumn - Fall
Car park - Parking lot
Chips - French Fries
Dustbin - garbage can/ trashcan
Flat - apartment
Handbag - purse
Lift - elevator
Pavement - sidewalk
Sweets - candy
Tin - can
Bill - check
Chemist - drugstore
Curtains - drapes
Film - movie
Garden - yard
Holiday - vacation
Lorry - truck
Petrol - gas
Taxi - cab
Trousers - pants

I think that's a good list. Only thing I can see is you spelled "check" wrong. "Cheque" that you get from the bank or in a restaurant and "check" as in "Check that girl out!"

Also, being British, I would say a can of coke but a tin of baked beans.

One other thing worth mentioning would be "Rubbish - Garbage/Trash"

Quote from: flasyb on September 09, 2011, 09:45:58 AM

I think that's a good list. Only thing I can see is you spelled "check" wrong. "Cheque" that you get from the bank or in a restaurant and "check" as in "Check that girl out!"

Also, being British, I would say a can of coke but a tin of baked beans.

One other thing worth mentioning would be "Rubbish - Garbage/Trash"

Cheers, but I can't take the credit as it's from an activity book (Vocabulary Games and Activities by Watcyn-Jones). Also, I think "check" is the American English spelling. At least it was in the book, and also according to wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheque

Workingtitle, similarly many of the American English words are used in the UK and Ireland as well. The divide between the two isn't black and white, and absolutely there are regional differences. Personally I think at this level it's easier to generalise, at least with my students!

Ahh very true. I'd teach them both spellings in case they ever encounter "cheque."

I think the intentions behind this lesson are good, but it's really going to just frustrate and confuse the kids.  Unless they are very advanced students, I don't think time should be spent discussing different dialects.

I think it more depends on their mental capacity than their English level. They understand that Korean has regional differences, and my middle schoolers applied the logic just fine. I tell them that American English and British English are different, and if an example comes up I'll show it (color/colour, trash/rubbish). They were pretty open-minded about it (and not confused, at least not that I noticed).

Quote from: SpaceRook on September 09, 2011, 11:24:37 AM

I think the intentions behind this lesson are good, but it's really going to just frustrate and confuse the kids.  Unless they are very advanced students, I don't think time should be spent discussing different dialects.

I think it more depends on their mental capacity than their English level. They understand that Korean has regional differences, and my middle schoolers applied the logic just fine. I tell them that American English and British English are different, and if an example comes up I'll show it (color/colour, trash/rubbish). They were pretty open-minded about it (and not confused, at least not that I noticed).

That's a good point SBracken. I will try to use that context 'regional differences of Korea' to help explain. I think some import words to use are "사투리 satuli" - Accent and "방언 bang-eon" - Dialect. Also, if you see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju_dialect the Jeju dialect has many differences from the Seoul dialect. This could be a great thing to highlight. For example an umbrella is 우산 in Seoul and 가사 in Jeju.