British and American English

British people and people from North America (the USA and Canada) often use different
words to express the same idea. Sentences 1 - 12 below all have words which are specific to
British-English in bold. Replace them with American-English words, which you will find by
reading from left to right ( ) and from right to left ( ) in the box below. These words are
not in the same order as those in the sentences.

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d t r i p g a s a n y p l a c e c a b s u b w
k l a w e d i s l a n g i s r e t a e h t y a
p a n t s a u t o m o b i l e e l e v a t o r
e i v o m s p i h c l l a f e r o t s g u r d
f r e e w a y b e l l h o p o n e w a y m a d
e r o t s k c e h c l l i b s s a p r e d n u
s i c k f i r s t v a c a t i o n i n t e r s
Finish r u o t e d t a l f n o i t c e

1. The guest in room 314 is really angry.

2. The tour group want to go to the cinema to see a film.
3. The guest told the hotel porter to put his suitcase anywhere.
4. Could you call me a taxi?
5. After eating so many sweets, biscuits and crisps, the children felt ill.
6. To get from the ground floor to the first floor, it's probably quicker to use the stairs than take the
lift.
7. We really enjoyed our holiday in Florida this autumn.
8. I looked for a chemist, but was only able to find a shop selling trousers.
9. The customer in the restaurant asked for the bill, and paid for his food with a £20 note.
10. Passenger on bus: "City centre, please". Driver: "Single (2 words) or return (2 words)?"
11. The driver got into his car, turned left at the crossroads, went straight over at the roundabout
(2 words), waited a few moments for the traffic lights to change, and then went over the flyover.
Unfortunately, before he got to the motorway, he had a puncture. After fixing it, he had to take a
diversion, and then he ran out of petrol.
12. Work on the new underground station is causing an obstruction on the pavement. To avoid it,
cross the road using the subway.

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© Bloomsbury Publishing. For reference see Dictionary of Leisure, Travel and Tourism (0-7475-7222-4).
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