Activity 1

Make a list of vocabulary items that each variety uses and provide their counterparts. ( at least 20)
(British English) (American English)

Ex.
Torch Flashlight
flat Apartment

1. chips French fries

2. appetizer starter
3. fringe bangs
4. hairslide barrette
5. motorway expressway
6. grill broiler
7. sweet(s) candy
8. mobile phone cell phone
9. crisps chips
10. snakes and ladders chutes and ladders
11. wardrobe closet
12. biscuit cookie, cracker
13. candyfloss cotton candy
14. anticlockwise counter clockwise
15. cot crib
16. nappy diaper
17. chemist drugstore
18. aubergine eggplant
19. junior school, primary school elementary school
20. lift elevator

Think ahead!
1. Based on the list of words you identified, are the differences rooted only in spelling,
pronunciation, or on meaning of words?
They have different spellings, pronunciation, and the meaning of words sometimes will
also differ depending on how it is used in a sentence.
2. What do you think are the reasons for the difficulty of understanding the spoken language?
We find it difficult because it is not our first language, we need to learn it professionally
and with the help of teachers, that’s the main reason of our difficulty in understanding the
spoken language
3. Where do you attribute the struggles of learners in using the language both oral and written?
For me, I think learners like me lack of mastery in using the language both oral and written
and one of the factors affecting to the mastery is how we learn it and how frequent we
apply those what we learned. For example, the English language, it isn’t in our nature as
Filipinos using English language in simple communication because we have our own
language that we use which everybody can easily understand it. That is why we struggles
using the language both oral and written.
4. Based on your experience, what helped you improve in the use of the English language?
watching English movies, reading English books, always try to speak using the English
language when you communicate with friends and family who will understand you, for you
to be able to practice.

See if you can do this!

Language Registers
Instructions: Fill in the columns by writing the expressions or vocabulary you commonly encounter
in the registers indicated below. ( at least 10 for each Register )

Legalese - Hereby, Whereas

above-mentioned, aforementioned, foregoing, henceforth, hereafter, herewith, hereunder,
whatsoever, wherein, whereat

Textese- LOL , Ur WC
GG, GGWP, STFU, LMAO, OOTD, RN, NVM, LMK, BRB, OOTD, NP, WC

Academese- Padagogy, Paradigm

Homology, Cosmology, Habitus, Multivalence, Dialogic, Phenomenology, Neology,
Ethnography, Engender, Hermeneutics

Exploring Texts Reflecting Different Cultures

Try this! Activity 1

Supply at least three (2-3) words having the same sound as that of the given word in each item.
Example: cite= site, sight, scythe

Weigh = way, whey

Isle = I’ll, aisle
Race = rase, rays, raze, res
Week = weak, wake
Assent = ascent, ascend

Think ahead!
1. What did you observe in the variety of English between American and Filipino English in terms
of pronunciation?

Filipino English and American English are compared due to their similarities in pronunciation
and spelling. As we look back, the Philippines has been colonized by the American for 48
years and the influence it created to the Filipinos and has played a significant role in the
country’s educational system. Due to this influence, the Filipino English accent is almost the
same as the American English accent except for the fact that it’s a little strong compared to
the latter. It is interesting to note that now English is considered as the 2nd language of the
Philippines.
On the other side, the pronunciation of terms can be a big deal to Filipinos, if you have a
strong pronunciation of certain English terms, they will laugh at you. As what I have observed,
another factor affecting your pronunciation is what ethnicity you came from, for example, lot
of Filipinos laugh when Bisaya people try to communicate using English language because
of their strong accent which affects the pronunciation of words and sometimes lead to
misunderstanding.

Choose at least 10 idioms. Construct your own sentences using these idiomatic
expressions. 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.
1. The first round of interviews really separates the wheat from the chaff.
2. as the bombs started to go off, they beat a hasty retreat across the field.
3. My friend Henry can be quite lazy, but when push comes to shove, he'll do his work.
4. I poured my heart out to her and then she told all her friends what I'd said.
5. He seems to have hit the jackpot with his new girlfriend.
6. Despite harsh criticism, she's sticking to her guns on this issue.
7. His marriage broke up and he hit the bottle.
8. We'd better start doing this early rather than wait now and then race against the
clock to meet the deadline.
9. I felt like I was on cloud nine when she said that she I loves me a lot.
10. He vowed that he would move heaven and earth to finish the project on schedule.