ENGLISH, AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE

Why learn in English? Because English is the most important international language in the world. Some facts prove that: English is the international language of air and sea travels, of computing, of pop music, of politics, of science and medicine, sports, TV and films. The world today is a very small place. Communication and travel are extremely quick: think of jet planes, satellite TV, telephones, telex and fax for example. Because os this, we need a common language and this language is English.

English is the first language in:

Australia The Bahamas Canada Ireland Guyana New Zealand The United Kingdom The United States

And this is the official second language in many other countries like: India, Nigeria, South Africa, Israel...English is slowly becoming more than one language, because in every country it is spoken there are differences in some vocabulary words, in some grammatical structures.

British English and American English: What is different? Let's see some differences:

AMERICAN ENGLISH                                          BRITISH ENGLISH

apartment                                                                           flat

automobile                                                                         car

cab                                                                                     taxi

candy                                                                               sweet

gas                                                                                    petrol

mail                                                                                      post

elevator                                                                                lift

stove                                                                                  cooker

subway                                                                            underground

vacation                                                                              holiday

DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?                        HAVE YOU A PROBLEM?
 
                                             Fonte:Patchwork:English Book 1.2nd grade.Sarah G.Rubin and Mariza Ferrari