九年级英语任务型阅读专项练习1American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes itdoes not seem like the same language. In fact, there are some important differencesbetween British English and American English.First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each wordseparately. They say several words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of“I don’t know.” Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?”However, the British are more careful in their speech. They usually say all the wordsand keep them separate.(3)Sound is not only the difference between British English and AmericanEnglish. Words sometimes have different meanings too. Some American words arenever used in England. The same thing is true of some British words in America. Forexample, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. Americans drivetrucks, but in England people drive lorries.Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England, if you aregoing to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them acall”. When you are saying goodbye in England you might say “Cheerio!” InAmerica you might say “See you later.”There’re also some differences in grammar. For example, Americans usually usethe helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have astorybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you astorybook?”All these differences can be confusing( 易混淆的) if you are learning English.But most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live inseparate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened toEnglish. It can also ha...
