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Activity 2

Instruction: Watch news on BBC and CNN International. Compare the two varieties of English
you listened to. Make a list of vocabulary items that each variety uses and provide counterparts.
BBC (British English) CNN (American English)

Surgical spirit Rubbing alcohol

Sick Nauseated

Methylated spirits Denatured alcohol

Chemist Druggist

Shattered Exhausted

Timetable Schedule

Interval Intermission

Put through (Telephone) Connect

Diversion Detour

Chemist’s shop Pharmacy/Drugstore

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