In grammerBritish English American English1.Verb agreement with collective nouns 2.Tense：Past tense forms present perfecthave-get-take 3. Use of auxiliaries and modals4. Use of prepositions BrEAmEThe committee meets/meet tomorrow. The committee meets tomorrow. The team is/are going to lose. The team is going to lose. Collective nouns + verb BrE: singular /plural verbs AmE: singular verbs Verb Agreement With Collective NounsThe enemy is suing for peace. (AmE) The government have not announced a new policy. (BrE)The Beatles are a well-known band.Past tense formsLast 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/dreamedspoilt/ spoiledlearnt/ learnedBrE: irregular form AmE: regular formwww.1ppt.comCompany LogoInfinitiveSimple past (Br)Simple past (Am)Past participle (Br)Past participle (Am) burnburned/ burntburned/ burntburned/ burntburned/ burntdreamdreamed/ dreamtdreamed/ dreamtdreamed/ dreamtdreamed/ dreamt getgotgotgotgottenlearnlearned/ learntlearnedlearned/ learntlearnedsmellsmelled/ smeltsmelledsmelled/ smeltsmelledspoilspoiled/ spoiltspoiled/ spoiltspoiled/ spoiltspoiled/ spoilt wakewokewoke/ wakedwokenwokenBrE: 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 seen them anywhere? (BrE)Present Perfect Tense你完成作业了吗 ？Have you finished your homework yet? Did you finish your homework yet?我刚吃过午饭。Ive just had lunch.I just had lunch.我钥匙丢了。I have lost my key.I lost my key.你有笔吗？Have you got a pen?Do you have a pen?ChineseBrEAmEExpressionsPossessionBrE: 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 Getget: Past Participle BrE: got AmE: gottenHes gotten much better at playing tennis. (AmE)Hes got much better at playing tennis. (BrE)Listen to the two sentencesHes got better at reading. v Hes gotten better at reading. BrEAmEUse of delexical verbs have & takeId 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 auxiliary 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 EnglishA: Are you coming with us? B: I might.Use of auxiliaries and modalsBrE They neednt come to school today.AmE They dont need to come to school today.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?shallBritish English at the weekend at university Please write to me soon.American English on the weekend in high school Please write me soon.PrepositionsAmE “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 different 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 police 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?www.1ppt.comCompany LogoIve 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 friends 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. 3I 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. 2I already said this. I didnt do anything special on the weekend. Friday night I took a shower in my apartment and then went out to see a movie. It was a movie I had already seen, Matrix Revolutions. I really like action movies. I went with my girlfriend Samantha. 1Thank you！