BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH
الإنجليزية الأمريكية و الإنجليزية البريطانية
The words in bold in sentences 1-12 are American English. Match them with their British equivalents a-l.
a. lift
b. autumn
c. petrol
d. bill
e. rubbish
f. trousers
g. shopping centre
h. holiday
i. mobile phone
j. crisps
k. football
l. trainers
1. Can you take the garbage out? It’s starting to smell. ( e )
2. We need to get gas before we start our journey. ( c )
3. I can’t believe there’s only one mall in the whole town. ( g )
4. Does anyone want coffee or should I ask for the check? ( d )
5. Where did you go on vacation last summer? ( h )
6. We have to take the stairs because the elevator is broken. ( a )
7. My brother gets a new cell phone nearly every two months. ( i )
8. Do you want a bag of chips with your sandwich? ( j )
9. Sami is going to start college in the fall. ( b )
10. The next soccer practice will be Thursday at 8:00, OK? ( k )
11. I need to buy some new sneakers before school starts. ( l )
