Фонетические особенности

1.

2.

ask

hot

answer

not

can’t

top

half

dog

class

God

after

example

3.

banana

car

branch

port

broadcast

sister

caste

air

laugh

aunt

4

5

new

bathroom

suit[H]

classroom

dew

grocery

pew

miserable

6

because you

appear

this year

beer

as you like

deer

he works in

here

7

8

forehead

necessary

vehicle

cemetery

schedule

library

mustache

circumstances

restaurant

often

9

leisure

water

hurry

better

nephew

neither

either

bury

clothes

figure

squirrel

automobile

blouse

Британский вариант

Американский вариант

• Have you (got) a pet?

Yes, I have.

• Do you have a pet?

Yes, I do.

The Present Perfect:

• I’ve lost my key

Have you seen it?

The Past Simple is also possible:

• I lost my key

Did you see it?

The Present Perfect is used with

just, already and yet:

• I am not hungry

I’ve just had lunch

The Past Simple can also be used:

• I’m not hungry

I just had lunch

To have a bath / a shower

To take a bath / a shower

Will or shall can be used with I/we:

• I will / shall be late this evening

The questions shall I …? and shall we…? are used to ask for advice:

• Which way shall we go?

Shall is unusual:

• I will be late this evening

The questions should I …? and

should we…? are used to ask for advice:

• Which way should we go?

You can use needn’t (do)

or don’t need to (do):

• We needn’t hurry

• We don’t need to hurry

Needn’t is unusual:

• We don’t need to hurry

After demand, insist etc you can use should:

• I demanded that he should apologize

The subjunctive is normally used. Should is unusual after demand, insist etc:

• I demanded that he apologize

• To / in hospital

• To / in the hospital

Nouns like government / team / family can have a singular or plural verb:

• The team is / are playing well

These nouns normally take a singular verb:

• The team is playing well

At the weekend / at weekends:

• Will you be here at the weekend?

On the weekend / on weekends:

• Will you be here on the weekend?

in a street:

• Do you live in this street?

On a street:

• Do you live on this street?

Different from or different to:

• It was different from (to)

what I’d expected.

Different from or different than:

• It was different from (than)

what I’d expected.

Write to somebody:

• Please, write to me soon.

Write (to) somebody:

• Please, write (to) me soon.

The verbs burn, spoil, dream, lean, learn, smell, spell, spill can be regular or irregular.

This verbs are normally regular.

The past participle of get is got

The past participle of get is gotten

Travel travelling / travelled

T ravel traveling / traveled

organise

organize

theatre

theater

Colour, favourite

Color. favorite