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www.argyrehu/b2 NM Studio .:: Angol távoktatás :: angol@argyre.hu British and American English Exercise 1 How many differences between British and American English can you find from reading these two short texts? David (York, England) I live in a flat with my mum, my dad and my two older sisters. My hobbies are playing football and watching films on TV, and my favourite food is burger with chips. There’s a good film on TV at the weekend, Titanic, but I don’t think I’ll watch it because I’ve already seen it. David (New York, United States) I’d say New York is my favorite city in the States, and I have a nice apartment here. However because my job is so busy, the only time I can do stuff like go out to watch a movie, or even just watch a soccer game on TV, is on the weekend. Some days I don’t even have time to eat properly – I just get chicken and fries from the place next door. I’d like to move back to Florida to be closer to mom and my brother. I already visited

them twice this year, but it’s not enough. Exercise 2 Complete the American English words that are the equivalent of the British English words in the table below. BRITISH 1. trousers 2. pavement 3. grey 4. autumn 5. queue 6. rubbish 7. maths 8. petrol 9. holiday 10. railway AMERICAN p nts side lk gr y f ll li ga b ge m g so i e v ion rail d BRITISH 11. mobile phone 12. chemist’s 13. aeroplane 14. cheque 15. programme 16. sweets 17. trainers 18. metre 19. lift 20. nappy AMERICAN ll phone dr store plane ch k progr c dy sn k s met el a r diap www.argyrehu/b2 NM Studio .:: Angol távoktatás :: angol@argyre.hu Exercise 3 Look each of the sentences below and decide whether they are written in British English (B), American English (A), or if they would be the same in both types of English (AB). Then change the British English sentences into American English, and the American English

sentences into British English. 1. My mom said she’s not going to buy me new sneakers 2. Summers there are quite warm, but in the autumn it starts getting cold 3. Don’t eat too much candy – it’s bad for your teeth 4. Gray is such a sad color – I prefer yellow or orange 5. Eating lots of sugar isn’t good for you 6. You can pay by cheque or credit card 7. The hotel’s up there on the left, about a hundred meters past that drugstore 8. The price of petrol is increasing 9. He knows what’s happening tonight because I already spoke to him 10. Lots of railways were built in the United States in the nineteenth century 11. Paris is a smaller city than London or New York 12. You shouldn’t really ride your bicycle on the pavement, you know 13. Do you go to the theatre very often? 14. I don’t know what I’d do without my computer 15. I don’t know what I’d do without my mobile phone 16. If you’ve got a baby you’re going to have to buy a lot of nappies 17. I missed my

favorite TV program last night 18. My worst subject at school was math 19. There was a queue of about twenty people, all waiting to get in the lift 20. It’s a really dirty town, with garbage all over the streets Megoldás: 1. Szóhasználat: flat/apartment, mum/mom, football/soccer, film/movie, chips/fries, at/on the weekend. Helyesírás: favourite/favorite. Nyelvtan: Amerikai használja a Past Simple-t az ‘already’, ‘just’ és ‘yet’ szavakkal is, míg a brit csakis Present Perfect-tel. 2. 1. pants 2 sidewalk 3 gray 4 fall 5 line 6 garbage 7 math 8 gasoline 9 vacation 10. railroad 11 cell phone 12 drug store 13 airplane 14 check 15 program 16 candy 17. sneakers 18 meter 19 elevator 20 diaper www.argyrehu/b2 NM Studio .:: Angol távoktatás :: angol@argyre.hu 3. 1. A: My mom (mum) said she’s not going to buy me new sneakers (trainers) 2. B: Summers there are quite warm, but in the autumn (fall) it starts getting cold 3. A: Don’t eat too much candy (too many

sweets) – it’s (they’re) bad for your teeth 4. A: Gray (Grey) is such a sad color (colour) – I prefer yellow or orange 5. AB: Eating lots of sugar isn’t good for you 6. B: You can pay by cheque (check) or credit card 7. A: The hotel’s up there on the left, about a hundred meters (metres) past that drugstore (chemist’s). 8. B: The price of petrol (gasoline) is increasing 9. A: He knows what’s happening tonight because I already spoke (I’ve already spoken) to him. 10. B: Lots of railways (railroads) were built in the United States in the nineteenth century 11. AB: Paris is a smaller city than London or New York 12. B: You shouldn’t really ride your bicycle on the pavement (sidewalk), you know 13. B: Do you go to the theatre (theater) very often? 14. AB: I don’t know what I’d do without my computer 15. B: I don’t know what I’d do without my mobile (cell) phone 16. B: If you’ve got a baby you’re going to have to buy a lot of nappies (diapers) 17. A: I missed

my favorite (favourite) TV program (programme) last night 18. A: My worst subject at school was math (maths) 19. B: There was a queue (line) of about twenty people, all waiting to get in the lift (elevator). 20. A: It’s a really dirty town, with garbage (rubbish) all over the streets