bob

Hi, Pam! How was New York?

8 British and American English
1 Match the British English words 114 to the
American English words an.
1 a holiday a the first floor
2 the bill b a cell (phone)
pam Oh, it was great!
bob Where did you stay?
pam In my sisters apartment in Greenwich
Village. She hates elevators, so its on the
first floor.
bob What did you do there?
pam Oh, I went to the movies a few times, and
I went shopping in Manhattan. I didnt go
to any shopping malls, but there are some
great stores! I bought these pants, do you
like them?
bob Yes, theyre nice. And did you eat out much?

3 a mobile (phone) c candy pam Yes, we always go to the same restaurant.

The steak and French fries are fantastic
4 chips d a vacation
there, and the waiters always give you
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5 a film e the check candy when you get the check!

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6 a lift f a store bob And did you see all your friends?
7 a shop g cookies pam Well, I saw some of them. One night two
8 a shopping centre h an elevator friends came to visit me in my sisters
apartment and we just talked and ate
9 the ground floor i pants
cookies all evening. And I talked to the
biscuits
10 j a movie others on my cell phone.
sweets
11 k (French) fries bob It sounds like you had a great time.
a flat
12 l a shopping mall pam Yes, it was a very good vacation.

trousers
13 m a pharmacy
b Read the conversation again. Underline
a chemists
14 n an apartment
all the American English words. Which
American English word from 1 isnt in the
conversation?

3 a Write these sentences in American

English.
1 I hate going to shopping centres.
I hate going to shopping malls.

2 a Pam went on a business trip to the USA last week. 2 I eat sweets or biscuits every day.

Shes now back in the UK. Read her conversation

with her friend Bob. Then choose the correct 3 Theres a chemists near my house.
answers.

1 Pam stayed in a hotel/ her sisters flat .
4 I went to see a film last night.
2 She needed/didnt need to use a lift there.

3 She went to the cinema/some shopping centres.
5 There are two lifts where I live.
4 She bought some trousers/a coat.
5 The waiters always give you sweets/chips when you
get the bill. 6 I use my mobile every day.
6 When Pam saw her friends they had some
biscuits/sweets. 7 My last holiday was in March.
7 She talked to her friends on her mobile phone/

sisters phone.
8 Pam enjoyed/didnt enjoy her holiday. b Tick the sentences in 3a that are true for
9 She is from the USA/the UK. you. Make the other sentences true for you.

4 I went to see a movie last night. 5 There are two elevators where I live. 6 I use my cell every day. 7 My last vacation was in March.
7 mobile phone 8 enjoyed 9 the USA 2 ba pharmacy 3 2 I eat candy or cookies every day. 3 Theres a pharmacy near my house.
1 2e 3b 4k 5j 6h 7f 8l 9a 10g 11c 12n 13i 14m 2 a 2 didnt need 3 the cinema 4 some trousers 5 sweets 6 biscuits

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