Writing English 2B: Some British & American English vocabulary differences・英・米のいろいろな違い語彙

Hello!

How are you? Today, as part of our reading in class, let's go through some differences between British and American vocabulary. There are many differences, and too many for this post here! But I will go through some key ones here.

First, look at the picture at the top. Look delicious, don't they? In the U.S., they're called cookies - generally, in Japan, you would also call them by this name, perhaps as an American influence (影響).

But in Britain, and other countries where English is more influenced by Britain, such as Australia, or perhaps India or Singapore, these sweets in this box are biscuits.

Now in the U.S., these are called biscuits:

But to people in Britain, as well as in Australia and many other British-influenced countries, they are called scones. Confusing, isn't it?

Warmer/activity
Look at these pictures. What do you think they are called in British and American English? I show the different names below each picture - which one is the British English name, and which one is the American English name?

crisps/potato chips

aubergine/eggplant

elevator/lift 

convertible/open car

football/soccer

line (of people)/queue 

How well could you guess? We'll check these when you're finished!

Good luck! See you next time!

Images: Top - by Pudding4brains - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1015344/Biscuits (Scones) - By User:-sche cropped a public domain image - File:Runny hunny.jpg, cropped to focus on only the biscuit which has been broken open to show its interior., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38742913/Crisps (Potato chips) - by Evan-Amos - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11926930/Aubergine (Eggplant) - by Horst Frank - 投稿者自身による作品, CC 表示-継承 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15538/Elevator (Lift) - by Another Believer - 

Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31223018/Convertible (Open car) - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=303343

Culture through English 2A: Hotels ・ホテル

Hello!

How are you? Let's think about, and write some notes, on hotels! 

Activity/homework
What kind of hotel would you like to stay in? Let's look at some pictures of different hotels.

This is the first one - the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore:

1. 

What do you think of this hotel? 

Now this one is very different - an English village house made into a country hotel: 

2.

What do you think of it? 

How about this one - a motel on the beach:

3. 

What do you think of this place? 

What about this one? It's a tropical resort in Thailand:

4. 

Would you like to stay here? 

Now - think about all these different hotels and places. Which one would you like to stay in? Write two (2) sentences about the hotel you like. Give some reasons using because. 

例えば：
I want to stay in hotel #2 because it is very quiet, and looks comfortable and peaceful. I think I can get some good rest in this hotel. 

Have fun!

Images: Top - personal photograph/1. "Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore" (courtesy of posterize)/2. "Typical English Village House" (courtesy of Stuart Miles)/3. "Motel on the Beach" (courtesy of Aleksandr Kutsayev)/4. Image "Tropical Resort in Thailand" (courtesy of nuchylee)/all images except top photo from FreeDigitalPhotos.net/all rights reserved on personal photograph.

ホテルについて/about hotels

Hello!

How are you? Let's think about, and write some notes, on hotels! 

Warmup/activity
What kind of hotel would you like to stay in? Let's look at some pictures of different hotels.

This is the first one - the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore:

1. 

What do you think of this hotel? 

Now this one is very different - an English village house made into a country hotel: 

2.

What do you think of it? 

How about this one - a motel on the beach:

3. 

What do you think of this place? 

What about this one? It's a tropical resort in Thailand:

4. 

Would you like to stay here? 

Now - think about all these different hotels and places. Which one would you like to stay in? Write two (2) sentences about the hotel you like. Give some reasons using because. 

例えば：
I want to stay in hotel #2 because it is very quiet, and looks comfortable and peaceful. I think I can get some good rest in this hotel. 

Have fun!

Images: Top - personal photograph/1. "Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore" (courtesy of posterize)/2. "Typical English Village House" (courtesy of Stuart Miles)/3. "Motel on the Beach" (courtesy of Aleksandr Kutsayev)/4. Image "Tropical Resort in Thailand" (courtesy of nuchylee)/all images except top photo from FreeDigitalPhotos.net/all rights reserved on personal photograph.

ホテルを書いてる/writing about hotels

Hello!

How are you? Let's think about, and write some notes, on hotels! 

Warmup/activity
What kind of hotel would you like to stay in? Let's look at some pictures of different hotels.

This is the first one - the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore:

1. 

What do you think of this hotel? 

Now this one is very different - an English village house made into a country hotel: 

2.

What do you think of it? 

How about this one - a motel on the beach:

3. 

What do you think of this place? 

What about this one? It's a tropical resort in Thailand:

4. 

Would you like to stay here? 

Now - think about all these different hotels and places. Which one would you like to stay in? Write two (2) sentences about the hotel you like. Give some reasons using because. 

例えば：
I want to stay in hotel #2 because it is very quiet, and looks comfortable and peaceful. I think I can get some good rest in this hotel. 

Have fun!
Photo credits: 1. "Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore" courtesy of posterize/2. "Typical English Village House" courtesy of Stuart Miles/3. "Motel 

Images: Top - "Hotel Room" (courtesy of Evgeni Diner)/1. "Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore" (courtesy of posterize)/2. "Typical English Village House" (courtesy of Stuart Miles)/3. "Motel on the Beach" (courtesy of Aleksandr Kutsayev)/4. Image "Tropical Resort in Thailand" (courtesy of nuchylee)/All images from FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Writing about hotels/ホテルを書いてる

Hello!

How are you? Let's think about, and write some notes, on hotels! 

Warmup/activity
What kind of hotel would you like to stay in? Let's look at some pictures of different hotels.

1. This is the first one - the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore:

1. 

What do you think of this hotel? 

2. This one is very different - an English village house made into a country hotel: 

2.

What do you think of it? 

3. How about this one - a motel on the beach:

3. 

What do you think of this place? 

4. What about this one? It's a tropical resort in Thailand:

4. 

Would you like to stay here? 

Now - think about all these different hotels and places. Which one would you like to stay in? Write two (2) sentences about the hotel you like. Give some reasons using because~. 

例えば：
I want to stay in hotel #2 because it is very quiet, and looks comfortable and peaceful. I think I can get good rest in this hotel. 

Have fun!
Photo credits: 1. "Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore" courtesy of posterize/2. "Typical English Village House" courtesy of Stuart Miles/3. "Motel 

Images: Top - "Hotel Room" (courtesy of Evgeni Diner)/1. "Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore" (courtesy of posterize)/2. "Typical English Village House" (courtesy of Stuart Miles)/3. "Motel on the Beach" (courtesy of Aleksandr Kutsayev)/4. Image "Tropical Resort in Thailand" (courtesy of nuchylee)/All images from FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Paragraph formatting/節のフォーマットしている

Hello!

Image "Notes" courtesy of healingdream/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? This post is about formatting paragraphs (節をフォーマット) plus some rules about writing names of places, bands and album titles in English.

NOTES
These notes are things to do in your writing. 

1. Remember that you are not writing sentences! You are writing paragraphs (節). For example:

My life at Shibaura            My life at university is good.
My life at Shibaura            I have made many friends here. 
My life at Shibaura            The classes are hard.
My life at Shibaura            So far I enjoy this school. 

ブッ！

(That's not good!) 

Please write like this: 
My life at university is good. I have made many friends here. The classes are hard. So far I enjoy this school. 

2. Connect your sentences to make longer ones. For example:

My life at university is good and I have made many friends here. The classes are hard, but so far I enjoy this school. 

Finally, remember to put capital letters for days of the week and months. For example:

   wednesday Wednesday       april 2nd   April 2nd

Also - names of places or music groups are not in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, or with "quotes" around the names! For example: 

I went to "Hakone" in February.  I went to Hakone in February.

I really love GLAY.  I really love Glay. 

My favorite group is "Aqua Timez".  My favorite group is Aqua Timez. 

Plus - song titles do have "quotes" around them, but albums or CDs are in italics. For example:

正：I really love Glay and their song "Winter, Again." 

正：The first CD I ever bought was the Beatles album Rubber Soul. 

I will show you more on formatting and rules for titles of books and stories soon! 

See you next class!