American and British English
If you’ve learnt British English and you’re travelling in the States, or if you’ve learnt American English and you’re travelling in Britain, you’ll notice some differences. An obvious difference is the accent, but most travellers find that they don’t have too many problems with this. There are some grammatical differences, but they shouldn’t make it difficult to understand people, or to communicate. That leaves differences in vocabulary, which can cause misunderstandings. Sometimes the difference is only the spelling, for example, in British English centre, colour, and travelled, in American English center, color, and traveled. But sometimes the word is completely different in British and American English, and it’s a good idea to be prepared.
CAN you match the British and American words?
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1 bill ( k ) 2 chips ( ) 3 ground floor ( ) 4 holiday ( ) 5 lift ( ) 6 motorway ( ) 7 nappies ( ) 8 petrol ( ) 9 post ( ) 10 postcode ( ) 11 queue ( ) 12 return ticket ( ) 13 single ticket ( ) 14 taxi ( ) |
a fries b freeway c vacation d mail e round trip ticket f zip code g diapers h first floor i stand in line j one-way ticket k check l cab m elevator n gas |
Expression List on the topic “Travelling”
Means of transport виды транспорта
travel by car/train/plane путешествовать на авто/поездом/самолётом
travel by air/boat/bus по воздуху/на корабле/автобусом
travel across… путешествие через…
trek длительное трудное путешествие
hiking поход
hitch-hiking путешествие автостопом
to go hitch-hiking
to go on holiday
to go sunbathing
to go shopping
business trip бизнес – туризм
to travel on business
to travel by coach путешествовать на автобусе
package holiday туристическая поездка, отдых по путёвке
backpacking пеший туризм
leisure tourism отдых с комфортом
short-break holiday короткий отдых
destination место назначения, цель путешествия
well-worn road хорошо изученный
beaten trek избитый маршрут
to investigate the world исследовать, узнавать мир
to discover new places узнавать новые места
curiosity любопытство
essential things всё необходимое
ticket билет
passport паспорт
visa виза
insurance страховка
foreign currency валюта
to travel light путешествовать налегке
cheap lodging дешевое жильё
luxury hotel (5-star hotel) пятизвёздочный отель
catering = the business providing food and drink at meetings and social events
accommodation удобства, условия, проживание
cuisine [kwi’zin] кухня (питание)
try (dishes) пробовать (блюда)
guesthouse пансион, отель
B&B (bed and breakfast) дешевые отели «Ночлег и стол»
camping лагерь для автотуристов
motel мотель
to book a holiday заказывать путёвку (отдых)
travel agency туристическое агентство
travel arrangement организация путешествия
Expression List on the topic “Airport”
land (vb)
information desk
arrivals hall
departure
departure gate
check-in desk
boarding card pass
baggage reclaim
custom
domestic flight
international flight