Hun_Jenta: Assignments about British and American English

Checkpoints

1. Words that are pronounced differently in British and American English is:
-Dance
-Laugh
-Awful

Here the British words have rounder vowel sound.

In Britain, they don’t pronounce the “r” in these words:
-Car
-Star

3. Language work

I am knackered and I must go to the loo.

- I am tired and I must go to the bathroom

Are there any WCs close by?

- Are there any bathrooms nearby.

Must I queue up behind that bloke?

- Must I stand in line behind that (hunky guy)(?)

Is there a chemist anywhere close?

- Is there a scientist anywhere close?

I am peckish
- I am hungry.

At the zebra crossing the lollipop lady directed us to take a diversion, but my lorry was out of patrol and it was impossible.

- At the transitional fields the (lollipop lady) directed us to take another way, but my truck was out of gas and it was impossible.

4. Sentences in British.

- My dog weren’t allowed on the underground.

- My lorry is full of my crisps from yesterday.

- I got stuck in the lift in my flat.

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