There were only 3 of you in the course on thursday. It seems as if most of you got lost in the snow.
However, that's what we did.

1) VARIETIES OF ENGLISH formal /informal lang, written/ spoken lang
different varieties of ENglish


2) British vs American English
--> talk about differences between AE and BE
( differences in grammar, spelling, pronunciation, vocab,..)
and talk about own preferences

-->Read the text : The Fight for English together,
• Why has English become so powerful ?
• Why is BE considered to be superior?
• Why does AE become more and more popular?
• What is your personal attitude towards AE and BE?


-->Matching exercise:
Match the British English word with the equivalent American English word