Question

Tabela : American X British: Vocabulary Varieties


American English British English

-elevator -lift
-faucet -tap
-cookies -biscuits
-stove -cooker
-check -bill
-refrigerator -fridge
-movie theater -cinema

a)My stepfather Mike is from New York,US.He loves going to the _________.His favorite genres are comedy and thriller.

b)Peter and I were born in London,Uk.We live in a small flat downtown.The building is not high,so it doesn’t have a______________.

c)Jeremy is staying with his cousins in California,US.The eldest one asked him this morning,”Would you like some______________?”and he said ,”yes,of course.I prefer the chocolate ones.”

d)Debbie is from Liverpool, England, but now she lives in Florida, US. At the beginning it was difficult for her to understand some words American people use. In restaurants, for instance,Americans always ask for the___________when they want to pay for the meal and go home.

e)Tommy is going to get married soon.His American friends wrote to him asking what present he would prefer:a______________ or a_______________.

Answer 1

(A) movie theater -cinema

(B) elevator -lift

(C) cookies -biscuits

(D) check -bill

(E) stove -cooker

(E) refrigerator -fridge