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12A British and American English

Jenny Roden
Type of activity
Writing. Pair work.

Procedure
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Aim

To practise American English words.

Task

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To complete a crossword with American English words.

Divide the class into pairs and give each pair a copy of the worksheet. Ask the students to complete the crossword with the American English equivalent of the British English words in the clues. Then ask pairs to to compare their answers with another pair. Check the answers with the whole class.

Preparation Timing

Answers
1 3 5 6 7 8 10 14 15 16 17 Across garbage semester store cab downtown yard fall automobile purse pants jelly 2 4 6 9 10 11 12 13 Down elevator subway closet diapers freeway smart sidewalk faucet

Make one copy of the worksheet for each student. 2040 minutes

Follow up
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Ask the students to tell the class any other American English words or expressions that they know. Ask the students to make a list of another ten American English words or expressions for homework.

I N S I D E O U T R e s o u rc e P ac k

12A British and American English

Complete the crossword with the American English equivalent of the British English words.
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1 rubbish (7) 3 (college) term (8) 5 shop (5) 6 taxi (3) 7 town centre (8) 8 garden (4) 10 autumn (4) 14 car (10) 15 handbag (5) 16 trousers (5) 17 jam (5)

Across

Down
2 lift (8) 4 underground (tube) (6) 6 wardrobe (6) 9 nappies (7) 10 motorway (7) 11 clever (5) 12 pavement (8) 13 tap (6)

Ceri Jones, Tania Bastow, Sue Kay and Vaughan Jones, 2001. Published by Macmillan Publishers Limited. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class.

Photocopiable