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As so many people speak English in so many different countries, there are many different "Englishes".

The British literary form of English is called Standard English and it is the language of (1)... English speakers. It is used by the Government, the BBC1, the Universities and it is often called (2) ….

American English is the variety of English spoken in the United States of America. It is different from English in pronunciation, intonation, spelling, vocabulary and sometimes even in (3) …. An Englishman goes to the town centre to watch a (4)... while an American goes downtown to watch a movie. If an Englishman needs a pen he would ask you: "Have you got a pen, please?", but an American would say: "Do you have a pen?"

Australian and New Zealand English, also called Australian English, are very (5).... Especially in pronunciation they are also similar to British English, but there are differences in (6)... and slang. Many terms, such as kangaroo, dingo, wombat and boomerang, come from the Aboriginal (7)... and many others from the Cockney dialect2 spoken by the first settlers, the Londoners.

Canadian English is different both from American English and from (8).... It is said to sound like American to Britons and like British to (9).... In pioneer days Canadians (10)... many words from Canadian French, for example, bateau3 and habitant4, from the native Indian languages came many (11)... like caribou and totem, and from Eskimo, Canadian English took anorak5, inuit6, kayak and others.

1BBC — Британська телерадіомовна корпорація, «Бі-Бі-Сі» 2а dialect — діалект 3a bateau — плоскодонний човен 4a habitant — канадець французького походження 5an anorak — анорак (куртка) 6an inuit — інук (ескімос)

 

 

LESSON #2

 

Read the text and choose the best answer (A–C) to complete the sentences (1–4).

Today, millions of people want to learn or improve their English but it is difficult to find the best method. Is it better to study in Britain or America or to study in your own country?

The advantages of going to Britain seem obvious. Firstly, you will be able to listen to the language all the time you are in the country. You will be surrounded completely by the language wherever you go. Another advantage is that you have to speak the language if you are with other people. In Italy, it is always possible, in the class, to speak Italian if you want to and the learning is slower.

On the other hand, there are also advantages of staying at home to study. You don’t have to make big changes to your life. As well as this, it is also much cheaper than go­ing to Britain but it is never possible to achieve the results of living in the UK. If you have a good teacher in Italy, I think you can learn in a more concentrated way than being in Britain without going to a school.

So, in conclusion, I think that if you have enough time and enough money, the best choice is to spend some time in the UK. This is simply not possible for most people, so being here in Italy is the only viable option. The most important thing to do in this situation is to maximise your opportunities: to speak only English in class and to try to use English whenever possible outside the class.

http://www.esllounge.com

1. What is the article about?

A How many people learn English.

B The best way to learn English.

C English schools in England and America.

2. What is one of the advantages of going to the UK to learn English?

A There are no Italians in Britain.

B You will have to speak English and not your language.

C The language schools there are better.

3. What is one of the advantages of staying in your country to learn English?

A The teachers aren’t very good in Britain.

B You have to work too hard in Britain.

C Your life can continue more or less as it was before.

4. People who don’t have a lot of time and money should ...

A Learn English in Britain.

B Try and speak English in class more often.

C Go to Italy to learn English.

 

LESSON #3

 

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