Catégorie : Anglais 5ème

Today we worked on food vocabulary to memorize the typical American specialties.

Hello,

Aujourd’hui, nous avons étudié les différences d’écriture et de mots entre UK et US.

Ensuite, nous avons commencé à mémoriser du vocabulaire de la nourriture.

American menu – Part 2

Teacher’s questions:

– What is the document?

– Why is it an American restaurant? (3 reasons)

– What is Route 66?

– What is « free refill »?

-What is the difference between the spelling and the words in the US and in the UK?

• Contrary to the US, in the UK, there is a « u » in « favourite ».

• Unlike the US, in the UK, they say « doughnut », the spelling is more difficult !

• In the US, they say « fries » while in the UK, they say « chips ».

HW for Wednesday 9th:

– connaître la leçon et être capable de répondre aux questions du teacher.

Monday, June 7th

The American diner

The document is a menu of an American restaurant.

It’s an American diner because:

– there are many American specialties.

– you pay in dollars.

– there is a special option: free refill. You pay one beverage and you can drink again for free.

– the name is Route 66 diner and Route 66 is a famous route from Chicago to Los Angeles.

– there are two different spellings and two different words.

Monday, June 7th

Route 66 diner

The document is a menu.

It’s an American restaurant because:

– you pay in dollars.

Special option: you pay one beverage and you can drink again for free.

– there are American specialties, for example burgers, pancakes, bacon and donuts.

– the name is Route 66 Diner and Route 66 is a long route from Chicago to Los Angeles.

– there are words in American English, for example: fries, donuts and favorite.

Monday, June 7th

Differences between the US and the UK

In the UK, they say: « chips » whereas in the US, they say: « French fries« . There are 2 different words.

There are two different spellings for some words. For example: « favorite » (US) and « favourite » / donut (US) and « doughnut » (UK)