8 British and American English 3

Read conversations 3 and 4 between the

same people. Fill in the gaps using British or
American English words from 1.
1 Match British English words 1–14 to American
3
English words a–n.
jon  i Ben, it’s me again. I’m on my way, but I just
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1 a (bank)note a a parking lot need to get some change for the parking meter
2 a chemist’s b a line as all I’ve got is a $100 1 . There
3 a tap c a vest weren’t any spaces in the 2 .
ben No surprises there. It is a 3 after all,
4 a bank holiday d an apartment building
and nobody’s at work. I’m just in a long
5 the pavement e a cell phone 4 in the 5 opposite the
6 the motorway f the freeway theatre picking up some pills.
7 a waistcoat g a drugstore jon OK, I’ll meet you outside the theatre in five

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8 a torch h a yard minutes. See you soon.
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9 a queue i a national holiday
sam  ou know, I’ve never experienced a power
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10 the underground j a faucet
cut, not at home anyway. There was that one
11 a car park k the sidewalk time on the 6 when all the trains just
12 a mobile phone l a bill stopped. Everyone had to get out of the station
13 a block of flats m the subway and the police told us to wait in a 7
14 a garden n a flashlight on the
8 until we could go down again.
jen I remember one time when I was living on the
10th floor of a 9 and when we had a
power cut, all I could hear was the sound of the
kitchen 10 dripping. I was terrified!

4 a  Rewrite these questions using British English.

tap
1 Do you usually drink water from the faucet at home?
2 Which famous people are printed on the bills
2 Read conversations 1 and 2. Are the people in your country?
speaking British or American English? 3 Do cyclists ride on the sidewalk in your country?
1 4 How many national holidays does your
ben  ey, Jon! Where are you? The show starts in
H country have?
half an hour.
5 Do you enjoy driving on the freeway?
jon Sorry. I meant to get there earlier, but I’m
6 How do you feel about people who go straight
caught in traffic on the freeway.
to the front of a line?
ben W hy didn’t you take the subway? Anyway, give
me a call when you get here. 7 Do you live in an apartment building?
2 8 How often do you use your cell phone?
sam Jen? Our block of flats has had a power cut! 9 Does anybody in your family wear a vest?
jen Really? Are you OK?
10 Do you ever take a flashlight when you go out
sam Yeah, I’m fine. I’ve got a torch in one hand, and
at night?
my mobile in the other. But I can’t cook!
Could I come round for something to eat? b  Answer the questions for yourself.
7 apartment building ➔ block of flats 8 cell phone ➔ mobile phone  9 vest ➔ waistcoat 10 flashlight ➔ torch
4a   2 bills ➔ (bank)notes 3 sidewalk ➔ pavement 4 national holidays ➔ bank holidays 5 freeway ➔ motorway 6 line ➔ queue
3   1 bill 2 parking lot 3 national holiday 4 line 5 drugstore 6 underground 7 queue 8 pavement 9 block of flats 10 tap
1   2g  3j  4i  5k  6f  7c  8n  9b  10m  11a  12e  13d  14h   2   1 American English  2 British English

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