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Interactions 2 Listening/Speaking, 4/e
Judith Tanka, University of California, Los Angeles
Lida R. Baker, University of California, Los Angeles
Language and Communication
Vocabulary Review
Read this summary of the lecture. Fill in the correct word from the list into each blank.
identical
misunderstandings
varieties
identify
categories
reality
standard
unique
pronounced
accents
aware
1
There are several differences between
American and British English.
2
Three specific
of differences are pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.
3
It is not difficult to
American and British
because each has a
sound.
4
There are many differences in the way certain sounds are
in American and British English. For example, the sound associated with the written letter "a" is pronounced differently in American and British English.
5
Sometimes differences in vocabulary can create funny
if English speakers are not
of these differences.
6
Finally, on the topic of grammar, American and British English are nearly
.
7
In spite of the differences between American and British English, in
these two types of English are so similar that speakers have very little difficulty understanding one another.
8
Therefore, American and British English should be considered two
of English rather than two different languages.
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