4. Study the advertisement below; find 1) colloquial words, 2) neutral words, 3) terms, 4) learned words.

For ITCHY, Flaky Scalp

Neutrogena created T/Gel Therapeutic Shampoo with an exclusive ingredient that’s clinically proven to keep working long after shampoo rinses off. T/Gel is guaranteed tough on scalp problems, yet gentle to your hair. And very pleasant to use. Dermatologists recommend it for effective treatment of seborrhea, psoriasis and severe dandruff.

(from People, May 4, 1992, vol. 37. – P.16)

Section VIII

1. Use the material below to discuss the vocabulary of American English.

Historical Americanisms

Fall ( BE-autumn); guess ( BE-think); sick (BE- ill, unwell.

Americanisms Proper

Backwoods (“wooded, uninhabited districts”)	лесная глушь
Blue-grass (“ a sort of grass peculiar to North America”)	мятник (бот.)
Sun-fish (“a fish with a round flat golden body”)	разновидность рыб
Egg-plant (“a plant with edible fruit”)	баклажан (бот.)
Cat-bird (“a small North –American bird whose call resembles the mewing of a cat”)	разновидность птиц

Lexical analogues

	BE	AE
Детская коляска Консервная банка Конфеты Почтовый ящик Багаж Лифт Железная дорога	Parambulator Tin Sweets Pillarbox Luggage Lift Railway	Baby-carriage Can Candy Mailbox Baggage Elevator Railroad
	“Common Core”	AE
Кабинет министров	Government	Administration
	“Common Core”	AE
Передовая статья	Editorial	Leader

Lexical divergents

Word	Common Core Meaning	BE Meaning	AE Meaning
Faculty (n.)	Способность, дар, власть, право	Факультет, отделение	Профессорско-преподавательский состав
Dumb (adj.)	Немой, бессловесный	-	Глупый
Regiment (n.)	Полк (воен).	Пехотный полк, основу которого составляют жители определенного города или графства, напр. The Manchester Regiment	-

American Borrowings

From Spanish: ranch, sombrero, canyon, etc.

From Indian: wigwam, squaw, canoe, moccasin, tomahawk, etc.

Names of places (toponyms) from Indian: Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, Ilinois, Kentucky, etc.

2. Match the British words with their American counterparts.

1. bonnet	a) rare	9. maize	j) oven
2. wings	b) orchestra	10. fortnight	k) garbage collector
3. dustman	c) newsstand	11.public house	l) radio
4. cooker	d) tavern	12. waistcoat	m) hood
5. wireless	f) turn signal	13.underdone (meat)	n) dry goods store
6. kiosk	g) vest	14. draper’s	o) absorbent cotton
7. cotton wool	h) thumbtack	15. drawing pin	p) corn
8. indicator	i) two weeks	16. stalls	q) fenders

3. Study the Americanisms in the box. Find their British counterparts in the sentences below.

derby, garbage can, highway repairs, subway, undershirt, muffler, hardware store, dessert, hot water heater, roast, raincoat

1. He collected the old newspapers and put them in the dustbin.

2. John hung his waterproof on a hook in the kitchen.

3. Mrs. Pryce-Jones bought a frying pan at the ironmonger’s.

4. After dinner the sweet was served.

5. Colin chose the joint and two vegetables from the dishes on the menu.

6. To get to his job, Ronald had to take the bus and the underground.

7. It was a new car but something was wrong with the silencer.

8. The tightly furled umbrella and bowler hat made Ian look British.

9. Signs alerted Peter to the road works ahead.

10. Nora put a coin in the geyser and waited for the water to turn hot.

11. She disapproved when he came to the dinner table in his vest.