Module 1Cultural corner 1. What reasons did Webster have for writing an American dictionary? 2. Can you see any similarities between Websters work and attemps to simplify Chinese?In English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound. Represent e.g. This painting represents a hunting scene. This picture represents a girl playing the piano.The orator represented the importance of the bill to his audience.The stars in the American flag represent the States.His excuses represented nothing to me.Each party is represented at the committee.Each child will represent an animal at the party.have a distinctive American look. Distinctive: having a special quality, character, or appearance that is different and easy to recognizee.g. Shes got a very distinctive voice.She has developed a distinctive style of her own.