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Important Sentences in Book 5 Module One We have really everything in common with American nowadays except language. It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. The first and most important way where British and American English are different is in the vocabulary. The British use prepositions where Americans sometimes omit them. The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation. George Bernard Shaw made the famous remark that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language. After all, there is probably as much variation of pronunciation within the two countries as between them. For more than a century communications across the Atlantic have developed steadily. Since the 1980s, with satellite TV and the Internet, it has been possible to listen to British and American English at the flick of a switch. The non-stop communication has led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English. He grew up speaking Chinese as well as English. As I was the only British person in the school, they made a fuss of me. The Chinese refer to their language as Han. For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster. By the 1850s it was selling one million copies a year, making it one of the most popular school books ever. Many of the suggestions were quickly adopted. Module Two A Job Worth Doing Life is hard at high altitude, and the mountains make communications difficult. Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent. One road in particular is considered the most dangerous road in the world. On average, one vehicle comes off the road every two weeks. The drop is so great that anyone inside the vehicle is lucky to survive. In theory, the road can only be used by traffic going uphill from 8 in the morning, and by traffic coming down hill from 3 in the afternoon. But in practice, few drivers respect the rules. Thanks