IV. Countries
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British US
III. British / US English
II. Make mini-dialogues with your partner using some of these phrases.
I. Do you know what these phrases and idioms mean?
Additional material
Well done! Watch out! Cheers! Take it easy! Touch wood!
Cheer up! Keep in touch. It's up to you. Say cheese.
Never mind. After you. Best of luck! Sure, go ahead.
Come off it. Get lost! Make yourself at home. I must be off.
Keep the change. Keep your fingers crossed. Say when.
Although English is the national language of both the United Kingdom and the United States, there are some differences in the way that the language is used in both countries. The following list shows some cases where British and US English have a different word for the same thing.
| flat | apartment |
| banknote | bill |
| neighbourhood | district |
| lift | elevator |
| work out | figure out |
| through | from.. to |
| motorway | highway |
| shopping centre | mall |
| queue | line |
| car park | parking lot |
| pavement | sidewalk |
| clever | smart |
| underground | subway |
| Country | Capital | Nationality |
| Australia | Canberra | Australian |
| Austria | Vienna | Austrian |
| Belgium | Brussels | Belgian |
| Brazil | Brasilia | Brazilian |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Bulgarian |
| China | Beijing | Chinese |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Czech |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Danish |
| Finland | Helsinki | Finnish |
| France | Paris | French |
| Germany | Berlin | German |
| Greece | Athens | Greek |
| Hungary | Budapest | Hungarian |
| Iceland | Reykjavik | Icelander |
| India | New Delhi | Indian |
| Ireland | Dublin | Irish |
| Italy | Rome | Italian |
| Japan | Tokyo | Japanese |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Dutch |
| New Zealand | Wellington | New Zealander |
| Norway | Oslo | Norwegian |
| Poland | Warsaw | Polish |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Portuguese |
| Spain | Madrid | Spanish |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Swedish |
| Switzerland | Berne | Swiss |
| Turkey | Ankara | Turkish |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Afghan |
| Pakistan | Karachi | Pakistani |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Saudi |
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