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    TÍTULO: BRITISH vs AMERICAN PEOPLE

    Decorar: In my opinion, there are a lot of differences between British and American people especially in their
    cultures and customs.

    2º slide
    TÍTULO: LANGUAGE - British English and American English

    Decorar : Firstly, the main difference between British English and American English is in pronunciation. Some words
    are also different and there are a few differences in the way they use grammar.

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    Pronunciation

    Decorar - American people pronounce words with more emphasis on the vowels, while British people give more
    emphasis on consonants and the way they pronounce vowels.

    Vowels Consonants

    Different Words

    Some exemples:

    (Dizer os nomes, mas não os escrever no slide)

    • French fries (American) vs. C HYPERLINK "https://www.dictionary.com/browse/chips"hips (British)


    • A HYPERLINK "https://www.dictionary.com/browse/apartment"partment (American) vs. F HYPERLINK
    "https://www.dictionary.com/browse/flat"lat (British)
    • C HYPERLINK "https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cookie"ookie (American) vs. B HYPERLINK
    "https://www.dictionary.com/browse/biscuit"iscuit (British)
    • P HYPERLINK "https://www.dictionary.com/browse/parking%20lot"arking lot (American) vs. C HYPERLINK
    "https://www.dictionary.com/browse/car%20park"ar park (British)
    • P HYPERLINK "https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pants"ants (American) vs. T HYPERLINK
    "https://www.dictionary.com/browse/trousers"rousers (British)

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    Título: Differences in Grammar
    Decorar*In British English, people use the Present Perfect and in American English they often use the Past Simple
    to speak about a past action.

    Did you do your homework yet? Have you done your homework yet?

    Decorar*In British English, the Past Participle of the verb get is got. In American English, people say gotten.
    He's gotten very thin He's got very thin ?

    Decorar *In British English, people often use “Shall I” to offer to do something and/or “Shall we” ...? to make a
    suggestion. In American English they use like “Should/Can” I ...?
    like “Should/Can” I ...? use “Shall I”

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    Decorar: Secondly, they have also different food habits. For example, in breakfast some items are common, and
    both are very nutritious.

    American Breakfast

    Decorar: Americans enjoy scrambled eggs, omelets, bacon, toast with jelly, jam or avocado, pancakes, chicken and
    waffles and American sausages, while British people consider English Breakfast a complete and very important
    meal.

    English Breakfast

    Decorar: A Full English Breakfast always includes eggs, baked beans, British sausages, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms
    and toast. A full British Breakfast is usually served in a large portion size, which is considerably bigger than most
    American Breakfast meals.

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    Título: Best Universities

    Decorar: On the other hand, the United Kingdom has the two best universities in the world: the University of
    Oxford and the University of Cambridge, but in the USA we also find some excellent universities: Harvard, Stanford,
    MIT and UCLA.

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    Título: Music
    Fiddle Ballads Music with Medieval Feel Folk Music

    Decorar: Another area where British and American people are different is music. In the UK they have their fiddles,
    ballads, music with a medieval feel and folk music, but the most famous styles are rock and roll, blues, country and
    jazz.

    Rock and Roll Blues Country Jazz


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    Festivities
    Decorar: The most important festivity in UK and in the USA is CHRISTMAS DAY.

    Decorar: Other important festivities for Britain are:

    Guy Fawkes Day Burns Night The Royal National Eisteddfod

    Decorar: While for American is

    Thanksgiving Day Halloween

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    DECORAR: In my opinion, these two countries sharing the same language have big differences in general, even in
    their personalities: in the UK they are more reserved, polite and they also have a strong sense of tradition, based
    on their history and heritage. In contrast, Americans are often seen as more open-minded and outspoken.
    In conclusion, when we identify the differences between these two people, we are able to understand them better.

    Different Personalities:
    UK: more reserved, polite and have sense of tradition
    USA: more open-minded and outspoken

    10º slide

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