Лексикология английского языка. Иванова Н.К. - 39 стр.

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British word American word
mobile phone cellphone
petrol gas
tap faucet
cooker stove
dustbin garbage can
aubergine eggplant
sweets candy
bonnet hood
boot trunk
windscreen windshield
chips French fries, fries
8) Look at the following examples of American English and rewrite them in British English.
Did you take your vacation yet ?___________________________________
Do you have a pen ? ____________________________________________
He could have gotten killed . _____________________________________
He visited with his friends. _______________________________________
I saw him Friday _______________________________________________
I stayed home last night. _________________________________________
It’s a quarter after six. ___________________________________________
He looked at me real strange______________________________________
The bank works from Monday thru Friday .__________________________
Hi, is this Harold? ______________________________________________
Pardon me, do you have… ? ______________________________________
9) Change the following British words for their American equivalents.
A lorry, a fellow, a pavement, a lift, a postman, a tram, a railway, a film, holidays, a timetable,
a form, a note, a hostel, a flat, a sweet, the chemist’s, a shop, trousers, a mackintosh, crisps, tap,
football, petrol, dustbin, vest, cooker.. 
                           British word                    American word
                          mobile phone                       cellphone
                          petrol                             gas
                          tap                                faucet
                          cooker                             stove
                          dustbin                            garbage can
                          aubergine                          eggplant
                          sweets                             candy
                          bonnet                             hood
                          boot                               trunk
                          windscreen                         windshield
                          chips                              French fries, fries


8) Look at the following examples of American English and rewrite them in British English.
Did you take your vacation yet ?___________________________________
Do you have a pen ? ____________________________________________
He could have gotten killed . _____________________________________
He visited with his friends. _______________________________________
I saw him Friday _______________________________________________
I stayed home last night. _________________________________________
It’s a quarter after six. ___________________________________________
He looked at me real strange______________________________________
The bank works from Monday thru Friday .__________________________
Hi, is this Harold? ______________________________________________
Pardon me, do you have… ? ______________________________________



9) Change the following British words for their American equivalents.

     A lorry, a fellow, a pavement, a lift, a postman, a tram, a railway, a film, holidays, a timetable,
a form, a note, a hostel, a flat, a sweet, the chemist’s, a shop, trousers, a mackintosh, crisps, tap,
football, petrol, dustbin, vest, cooker..

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