English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

the M4
as far as Newbury, 
then turn off on to
the A34
 for Oxford. 
American English: 
Take
I-45
north for about
20 miles, then take 
25
 west. 

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Exercises
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English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Who do you think is most likely to be speaking, an American or a British person? What 
would someone who speaks the 
other
 variety probably have said instead?
1 I lost my way at the big intersection just south of the city.
2 Why are there always so many shopping trolleys left in the car park?
3 Cross the road at the pedestrian crossing, then turn left.
4 You can’t drive any further; you’ll have to back up, the street is very narrow.
5 You’ll see the petrol station just after the flyover on the A34.
6 Once you get on to the Interstate, it will only take you two hours to get there.
7 The office is kitty-corner to the Chinese restaurant.
8 There’s a creek at the end of the trail. It’s about three miles from here.
Match the words on the left with their equivalent on the right, and write US for American 
English and UK for British English in the boxes.
1 dumpster 
a skillet 
2 ground 
b tap 
3 frying pan 
c stove 
4 cooker 
d earth 
5 faucet 
e skip 
Answer the questions.
1 Who do you think is more likely to get homesick, a fresher or a junior?
2 Does a primary school teacher teach at more or less the same level as an elementary school 
teacher or at a different level?
3 How might calling someone ‘Professor’ in the US mean something different from calling someone 
‘Professor’ in Britain?
4 Where are you more likely to register for a module, the US or Britain?
5 What year of study are you in if you are a sophomore?
6 If someone says they are majoring in psychology, what do they mean?
7 If an American says they’re going to college next year, does that necessarily mean the same as if a 
British person said it?
8 If someone says they’re a secondary school teacher, are they more likely to be British or American?