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american versus british

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Mary Jennifer Caturas
Mary Jennifer Caturas

1. Cookies - US 2. roundtrip - US 3. elevator - US 4. movies - US 5. pants - US 6. vacation - US 7. line - US 8. gas - US 9. truck - US 10. fall - US 11. sweater - US 12. candy - US 13. apartment - US 14. roommate - US 15. fries - US 16. chips - UK 17. garbage - US 18. trashcan - US 19. trunk - US 20. hood - US

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British English vs. American English Example: In the UK, you play football; in the US, you play soccer. 1. In the UK, you eat biscuits; in the US, you eat cookies. 2. In the UK, you buy a return ticket; in the US, you buy a roundtrip. 3. In the UK, you take a lift; in the US, you take an elevator. 4. In the UK, you go to the cinema; in the US, you go to the movies. 5. In the UK, you wear trousers; in the US, you wear pants. 6. In the UK, you go on holiday; in the US, you go on vacations. 7. In the UK, you wait in a queue; in the US, you wait in a line. 8. In the UK, you put petrol in your car; in the US, you put gas in your car. 9. In the UK, you drive a lorry; in the US, you drive a truck. 10. In the UK, the third season is autumn; in the US, the third season is fall. 11. In the UK, you wear a jumper; in the US, you wear a sweater. 12. In the UK, you eat sweets; in the US, you eat candy. 13. In the UK, you live in a flat; in the US, you live in an apartment. 14. In the UK, you live with a flatmate; in the US, you live with a roommate. 15. In the UK, you eat chips; in the US, you eat fries. 16. In the UK, you eat crisps; in the US, you eat chips. 17. In the UK, you throw away rubbish; in the US, you throw away garbage. 18. In the UK, you throw rubbish in the dustbin; in the US, you throw in the trashcan. 19. In the UK, the back of a car is the boot; in the US, the back of a car is the trunk. 20. In the UK, the front of a car is the bonnet; in the US, the front of a car is the hood.
United Kingdom VS United States UK - British English 1. biscuit 2. garden 3. lorry 4. crisps 5. chips 6. lift 7. rubbish 8. rubbish bin 9. post box 10. rubber 11. trousers 12. courgette 13. pants 14. petrol 15. motorway 16. spanner 17. boot 18. jam 19. sweets 20. torch US American English 1. cookie 2. yard 3. truck 4. chips 5. fries 6. elevator 7. trash 8. trashcan 9. mailbox 10. eraser 11. pants 12. zucchini 13. underwear 14. gas 15. freeway 16. wrench 17. trunk 18. jelly 19. candy 20. Flashlights
United Kingdom VS United States UK- British English 1. return 2. cinema 3. holiday 4. queue 5. autumn 6. jumper 7. flat 8. flat room 9. bonnet 10. crazy 11. schedule 12. stroller 13. sunscreen 14. call 15. her name is 16. drunk 17. eager 18. exhausted US American English 1. roundtrip 2. movies 3. vacations 4. line 5. fall 6. sweater 7. apartment 8. roommate 9. hood 10. mad 11. timetable 12. pushchair 13. sun cream 14. ring 15. shes called 16. pissed 17. keen 18. knackered
Directions: Listen. Write UK for British and US for American English. 1. Cookies - 2. roundtrip - 3. elevator - 4. movies - 5. pants - 6. vacation- 7. line - 8. gas - 9. truck- 10. fall - 11. sweater- 12. candy - 13. apartment - 14. roommate - 15. fries - 16. chips - 17. garbage- 18. trashcan - 19. trunk - 20. hood-

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  • 1. British English vs. American English Example: In the UK, you play football; in the US, you play soccer. 1. In the UK, you eat biscuits; in the US, you eat cookies. 2. In the UK, you buy a return ticket; in the US, you buy a roundtrip. 3. In the UK, you take a lift; in the US, you take an elevator. 4. In the UK, you go to the cinema; in the US, you go to the movies. 5. In the UK, you wear trousers; in the US, you wear pants. 6. In the UK, you go on holiday; in the US, you go on vacations. 7. In the UK, you wait in a queue; in the US, you wait in a line. 8. In the UK, you put petrol in your car; in the US, you put gas in your car. 9. In the UK, you drive a lorry; in the US, you drive a truck. 10. In the UK, the third season is autumn; in the US, the third season is fall. 11. In the UK, you wear a jumper; in the US, you wear a sweater. 12. In the UK, you eat sweets; in the US, you eat candy. 13. In the UK, you live in a flat; in the US, you live in an apartment. 14. In the UK, you live with a flatmate; in the US, you live with a roommate. 15. In the UK, you eat chips; in the US, you eat fries. 16. In the UK, you eat crisps; in the US, you eat chips. 17. In the UK, you throw away rubbish; in the US, you throw away garbage. 18. In the UK, you throw rubbish in the dustbin; in the US, you throw in the trashcan. 19. In the UK, the back of a car is the boot; in the US, the back of a car is the trunk. 20. In the UK, the front of a car is the bonnet; in the US, the front of a car is the hood.
  • 2. United Kingdom VS United States UK - British English 1. biscuit 2. garden 3. lorry 4. crisps 5. chips 6. lift 7. rubbish 8. rubbish bin 9. post box 10. rubber 11. trousers 12. courgette 13. pants 14. petrol 15. motorway 16. spanner 17. boot 18. jam 19. sweets 20. torch US American English 1. cookie 2. yard 3. truck 4. chips 5. fries 6. elevator 7. trash 8. trashcan 9. mailbox 10. eraser 11. pants 12. zucchini 13. underwear 14. gas 15. freeway 16. wrench 17. trunk 18. jelly 19. candy 20. Flashlights
  • 3. United Kingdom VS United States UK- British English 1. return 2. cinema 3. holiday 4. queue 5. autumn 6. jumper 7. flat 8. flat room 9. bonnet 10. crazy 11. schedule 12. stroller 13. sunscreen 14. call 15. her name is 16. drunk 17. eager 18. exhausted US American English 1. roundtrip 2. movies 3. vacations 4. line 5. fall 6. sweater 7. apartment 8. roommate 9. hood 10. mad 11. timetable 12. pushchair 13. sun cream 14. ring 15. shes called 16. pissed 17. keen 18. knackered
  • 4. Directions: Listen. Write UK for British and US for American English. 1. Cookies - 2. roundtrip - 3. elevator - 4. movies - 5. pants - 6. vacation- 7. line - 8. gas - 9. truck- 10. fall - 11. sweater- 12. candy - 13. apartment - 14. roommate - 15. fries - 16. chips - 17. garbage- 18. trashcan - 19. trunk - 20. hood-