39. British and American English TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3

39. British and American English

How do Americans say these words? Choose from the words in the box.

American English
apartment	cab	chips	clerk	deck	downtown
drugstore	elevator	faucet	parking lot	restroom	round trip
sidewalk	stand in line	subway	trash

1	Can you buy some crisps for the picnic? (American English: _____chips_________)
2	Don’t leave rubbish in the park. Take your empty drinks cans home with you. (American English: _________________________)
3	Excuse me, where’s the nearest toilet, please? (American English: _________________________)
4	He works as a sales assistant in a big department store. (American English: _________________________)
5	I can’t walk any further. Let’s take a taxi. (American English: _________________________)
6	I have to go to the chemist’s to buy some film for my camera. (American English: _________________________)
7	I’d like a return ticket to Bristol, please? (American English: _________________________)
8	It’s quicker to go there by underground than by bus. (American English: _________________________)
9	Take the lift to the fourteenth floor. (American English: _________________________)
10	There’s something wrong with the hot water tap. I can’t turn it off. (American English: _________________________)
11	We can leave the car in the car park behind the supermarket. (American English: _________________________)
12	We could play a game of poker if someone has a pack od cards. (American English: _________________________)
13	We had to queue for an hour to get tickets for the latest James Bond film. (American English: _________________________)
14	You shouldn’t cycle on the pavement. It’s dangerous for the people who are walking. (American English: _________________________)
15	She lives in a modern flat near the university. (American English: _________________________)
16	I work in a bank in the city centre. (American English: _________________________)

There are some possibilities for confusion when British and American people talk about food.

British English	American English
crisps chips	chips French fries

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