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Travel		In the home
American English	British English	American English	British English
Gasoline	petrol	antenna	aerial
Truck	lorry	elevator	lift
Baggage	luggage	eraser	rubber
blow-out	puncture	apartment	flat
Sidewalk	pavement	closet	wardrobe
Line	queue	drapes	curtains
Vacation	holiday	faucet	tap
trunk (of car)	boot	kerosene	paraffin
hood (of car)	bonnet	Scotch tape	sellotape
Cab	taxi	yard	garden
Freeway	motorway	cookie	biscuit
round trip	return	candy	sweets
railway car	railway carriage	garbage	rubbish
engineer (on train)	engine driver	diaper	nappy
baby carriage	pram	panti-hose	tights
Note also: the fall = autumn semester = term [semester is becoming			common in Britain.]

Here are some words and phrases which can cause confusion when used by Brits and Americans talking together because they mean something different in each 'language'.

when they say:	an American means what a Brit calls:	and a Brit means what an American calls:
a bill	a (bank) note	a check (in a cafe)
the first floor	the ground floor	the second floor
Pants	trousers	underpants
potato chips	potato crisps	french fries
Purse	a handbag	a wallet
Subway	an underground railway	an underpass
Vest	a waistcoat	an undershirt
wash up	wash your hands	wash the dishes

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Activity 1. Read the definitions and match them to the words. Answer the questions in pairs.

1. Accent 2. Dialect 3. Jargon
1. a way of speaking a languagethat is used only in a particular area orby a particular group of people

2. a way of saying words thatshows what country, region, or social classsomeone comes from

3. _____ special words and phrases thatare only understood by people who do thesame kind of work.
Activity 2. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words
1. In North America, a person drives a truck down the road. In Great Britain, a person drives a …

2. In Great Britain, the front of a car is called a bonnet. In North America, the front of a car is called a … .

3. In North America, the back of the car has a trunk. In Great Britain, the back of the car has a …

4. In Great Britain, people put petrol in their cars to make them go. In North America, people put … in their cars.

5. In North America, babies wear diapers before they learn to use the toilet. In Great Britain, babies wear … .

6. In Great Britain, food can be bought in tins. In North America, food is bought in … .

7. In North America, people eat cookies. In Great Britain, the same things are called … .

8. In Great Britain, people play football. In North America, the game is called … .

9. In North America, you can see in the dark if you use a flashlight. In Great Britain, you use a … to see in the dark.

10. In Great Britain, you go up the building in a lift. In North America, you use an … .

11. In North America, when you make a mistake with a pencil, you can erase it with an eraser. In Great Britain, you use a … .

Answers: 1. lorry; 2. hood; 3. boot; 4. gas; 5. nappies; 6. cans; 7. biscuits; 8. soccer; 9. torch;

10. elevator; 11. rubber

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Activity 3. How many differences between British and American English can you find from these two short texts?

Mark (Hampshire, England)

‘I’m going to rake up the leaves in the garden, then get a DVD for tonight from the shop on the High Street, unless you’d rather go to the cinema. There’s no point cleaning the house now because Simon’s got his mates coming round to watch the football, and the last time they came they left crisps all over the carpet!’

Mark (New Hampshire, United States)

‘My buddy Jim must be one of the most accident-prone people in the world. Last year he went to hospital four times – first he broke his toe playing soccer, then he tripped over and broke his wrist when he was walking out of a store on Main Street, then he burnt himself at a barbecue here in our yard, then he somehow got a potato chip stuck in his throat at the movie theatre!’

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Activity 4. Fill in the gaps to complete the table of British English words and their American equivalents.

BRITISH	AMERICAN	BRITISH	AMERICAN
1. biscuit	c _ _ kie	11. torch	flaslil_ _ _ _
2. 1 _ try	truck	12. _ _ _ e	raise
3. puncture	f _ _ t	13. curtains	dr _ pe _
4. rubbish bin	t _ _ _ h can	14. note (money)	_ ill
5. ground floor	f _ _ _ _ floor	15. bill (e.g. in a restaurant)	ch _ _ к
6. с _ re taker	janitor	16. boot (of a car)	tr _ nk
7. t _n	can	17. cook _ _	stove
8. zip	zipp _ _	18. return (ticket)	r _ _ nd trip
9. windscr _ _ n	windshield	19. single (ticket)	о _ e-w _ у
10. underground (train system)	subw _ _	20. p _ _ tbox	mailbox

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Activity 5. 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. Did you get a single or a return?

2. It’s a really busy, noisy road – there are trucks going past all the time.

3. She lives on the first floor, so you won’t have to go up any stairs.

4. Shall I just put this stuff in the trash can?

5. I got a puncture when I was cycling to work yesterday.

6. My dad works as a janitor at the local school.

7. I went to the shop to buy five tins of peaches and some biscuits.

8. It’s one of the biggest cities in Europe.

9. Excuse me, could we have the check please?

10. Yes, thank you, the meal was excellent.

11. It’s dark out there, so take a torch.

12. I’m going to have to clean this windshield – I can hardly see out of it. If you could just bring me some water, I’ll use the cloth I’ve got in the trunk.

13. That bag looks far too heavy for you to carry.

14. I need to get this bag repaired because the zip’s broken.

15. It’s about twenty minutes on the subway.

16. I’d like a new cooker, but we can’t really afford it.

17. I hate my job – my boss is an idiot and I haven’t had a raise for four years.

18. Their new carpet’s a weird colour and it doesn’t match the drapes at all.

19. I’m sure I had a twenty-dollar bill in this pocket, so where is it now?

20. Honey, can you go and put this in the mailbox for me?
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Activity 6. Read and listen to these conversations in American English. Try to convert them into British English. (New Headway Advanced. Students book. Oxford – T 1.8 )

1. A. Do you have the time?

В. Yeah, it's five of four.
A. Did you say five after?
В. No, five o/four.

2. A. What are you gonna do on the weekend?

В. The usual stuff. Play soccer with the kids, and sweep the yard.

3. A. Did you enjoy the game?

В. Yeah, it was great, but we had to stand in line for half an hour to get tickets.

4. A. Did you have a good vacation?

В. Yeah, real good.

A. How long were you away?

B. Five days in all. Monday thru Friday.

5. A. Can you mail this letter and package for me?

В. Sure thing.

A. And can you stop by the liquor store and buy a six-pack of Michelob and some potato chips?

В. Is that all?

6. A. Did you see The Birds on cable last night?

В. Sure, even though I've seen it two times before.
A. My third time. Isn't it just an awesome movie?
В. Sure is. One of my favorites.

7. A. Did they bring the check yet?

В. Yeah. They just did. But I can't read a thing. It's lighted so badly in here.

8. A. Do we need to stop for gas?

В. Yeah, why not? I need to use the restroom anyway.
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Activity 7. What is the British English for these words? Use a dictionary if necessary.

Cellphone	bathrobe	drugstore	truck	fall (n)	windshield
Garbage	cookie	closet	sidewalk	elevator	pants

Do you know any more American English words or expressions?

Lesson 11. Professional and academic terminology

Module:	Vocabulary
Topic:	Professional and academic terminology (e.g. language acquisition, hypothesis, etc)
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