BRITISH ENGLISH VS AMERICAN ENGLISH -

BOARD GAME

START
1 2 3 4
5
A NUMBER A
A CAR PARK
A LORRY PLATE PETROL MOTORWAY

10 7
11 9 8 6
A DRIVING TIGHTS A AN A HANDBAG
LICENCE PAVEMENT AEROPLANE FRINGE

12 13 14 15 16 17
A (PUBLIC) AN WHITE
FOOTBALL TOILET CRISPS AUBERGINE COFFEE A FLAT

23 22 21 20 19 18
A TAP A SHOPPING
CHIPS A COOKER A BEETROOT A CURTAIN CENTRE

24 25 26 27 28 29
A TORCH A GARDEN A JUMPER A BISCUIT A CHEMIST’S AUTUMN

34
35 33 32 31 30
THE
A QUEUE IN THE CITY A ZEBRA RUBBISH A RETURN
GROUND
CENTRE CROSSING TICKET
FLOOR

36 37 39 40
38
A DRESSING A A SHOP CUTLERY FINISH
A NOTE
GOWN TAKEAWAY ASSISTANT

Move the pawns and give the American equivalents to the given British words. If you make
a mistake, you miss a turn. Have fun :)
KEY: BRITISH WORD = AMERICAN WORD – POLISH MEANING

1. A LORRY = A TRUCK – CIĘŻARÓWKA

2. A NUMBER PLATE = A LICENSE PLATE – TABLICA REJESTRACYJNA
3. PETROL = GAS – BENZYNA
4. A MOTORWAY = A HIGHWAY – AUTOSTRADA
5. A CAR PARK = A PARKING LOT – PARKING
6. FRINGE = BANGS – GRZYWKA
7. A HANDBAG = A PURSE – TOREBKA
8. AN AEROPLANE = AN AIRPLANE – SAMOLOT
9. A PEVEMENT = A SIDEWALK - CHODNIK
10. TIGHTS = PANTYHOSE - RAJSTOPY
11. A DRIVING LICENCE = A DRIVER’S LICENSE – PRAWO JAZDY
12. FOOTBALL = SOCCER – PIŁKA NOŻNA
13. A (PUBLIC) TOILET = A RESTROOM – TOALETA (PUBLICZNA)
14. CRISPS = CHIPS – CHIPSY
15. AN AUBERGINE = (AN) EGGPLANT – BAKŁAŻAN
16. WHITE COFFEE = COFFEE WIT CREAM – KAWA Z MLEKIEM
17. A FLAT = AN APARTMENT – MIESZKANIE
18. A SHOPPING CENTRE = A SHOPPING MALL – CENTRUM HANDLOWE
19. A CURTAIN = A DRAPE - ZASŁONA
20. A BEETROOT = A BEET – BURAK
21. A TAP = A FAUCET – KRAN
22. A COOKER = A STOVE – KUCHENKA
23. CHIPS = (FRENCH) FRIES – FRYTKI
24. A TORCH = A FLASHLIGHT – LATARKA
25. A GARDEN = A YARD – OGRÓD, PODWÓRKO
26. A JUMPER = A SWEATER
27. A BISCUIT = A COOKIE – CIASTKO
28. A CHEMIST’S = A DRUGSTORE – APTEKA
29. AUTUMN = FALL – JESIEŃ
30. A RETURN TICKET = A ROUND-TRIP TICKET – BILET W DWIE STRONY
31. RUBBISH = GARBAGE – ŚMIECI
32. A ZEBRA CROSSING = A CROSSWALK – PRZEJŚCIE DLA PIESZYCH
33. IN THE CITY CENTRE = DOWNTOWN – W CENTRUM MIASTA
34. THE GROUND FLOOR = THE FIRST FLOOR – PARTER
35. A QUEUE = A LINE – KOLEJKA (NP. LUDZI)
36. A DRESSING GOWN = A BATHROBE – SZLAFROK
37. A TAKEAWAY = TAKEOUT – DANIE NA WYNOS
38. A NOTE = A BILL – BANKNOT
39. A SHOP ASSISTANT = A SALES CLERK – SPRZEDAWCA, EKSPEDIENT
40. CUTLERY = SILVERWARE - SZTUĆCE