1、In grammer,British English,American English,Verb agreement with collective nouns Tense：Past tense forms present perfect have-get-take 3. Use of auxiliaries and modals 4. Use of prepositions,Collective nouns + verb BrE: singular /plural verbs AmE: singular verbs,Verb Agreement With Collective Nouns,T

2、he enemy is suing for peace. (AmE) The government have not announced a new policy. (BrE) The Beatles are a well-known band.,Past tense forms,Last night, I _ (dream) that I could fly. The bad news has _ (spoil) my day. He suddenly sprang to his feet when he _(learn) the news.,dreamt/dreamed,spoilt/ s

3、poiled,learnt/ learned,BrE: irregular form AmE: regular form,Company Logo,BrE: present perfect (have/has + P.P) . AmE: simple past Jenny feels ill. She ate too much. (AmE) Jenny feels ill. Shes eaten too much. (BrE) I cant find my keys. Did you see them anywhere? (AmE) I cant find my keys. Have you

4、seen them anywhere? (BrE),Present Perfect Tense,你完成作業(yè)了嗎？,Have you finished your homework yet?,Did you finish your homework yet?,我剛吃過午飯。,Ive just had lunch.,I just had lunch.,我鑰匙丟了。,I have lost my key.,I lost my key.,你有筆嗎？,Have you got a pen?,Do you have a pen?,Chinese,BrE,AmE,Expressions,Possession,

5、BrE: have got AmE: have Do you have a car? (AmE) Have you got a car? (BrE) He hasnt got any friends. (BrE) He doesnt have any friends. (AmE),Verb Get,get: Past Participle BrE: got AmE: gotten Hes gotten much better at playing tennis. (AmE) Hes got much better at playing tennis. (BrE),Listen to the t

6、wo sentences,Hes got better at reading.,Hes gotten better at reading.,BrE,AmE,Use of delexical verbs have & take,Id like to have a bath. Shes having a little nap.(BrE) Joes taking a shower.Id like to take a bath.Lets take a short vacation.Why dont you take a rest now?（AmE）,In British English, the au

7、xiliary do is often used as a substitute for a verb when replying to a question, e.g.: A: Are you coming with us? B: I might do. In American English A: Are you coming with us? B: I might.,Use of auxiliaries and modals,BrE They neednt come to school today. AmE They dont need to come to school today.,

8、BrE I shall/will be there later.(future) Shall we/I ask him to come with us?（ advice or opinion ） AmE Should we ask him to come with us?,need,shall,Prepositions,AmE He jumped off of the box BrE He jumped off the box. BrE: This place is different from/to anything Ive seen before. AmE: This place is d

9、ifferent from/than anything Ive seen before.,A Game!,Who is Dirty Dan?,Scotland 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 accents, but the polic

10、e 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 Logo,Ive already said this. On Friday night I went to see a film at the cinema. It was Matrix Revolutions. I dont really like action films, but my f

11、riends 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.,3,I 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.,2,I already said this. I didnt do anything special on the weekend. Friday night I took a shower