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    Last week, the driver had to take a detour on the way to London after an accident on the M25 motorway. He stopped at a theater and asked a young man for directions, who told him to turn right at the intersection and ask again at the gas station. There, a sales clerk instructed him to take the second exit at the traffic circle. After passing a pedestrian crossing, he saw a bookstore and parking lot, where he parked and walked into London's center. Mrs. Fisher drove to the butcher's shop for ham and the supermarket for icing sugar, mashed potato, and nappies. Her daughter Sally saw the sweet shop and Mrs. Fisher bought her candy floss. At

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    Last week, the driver had to take a detour on the way to London after an accident on the M25 motorway. He stopped at a theater and asked a young man for directions, who told him to turn right at the intersection and ask again at the gas station. There, a sales clerk instructed him to take the second exit at the traffic circle. After passing a pedestrian crossing, he saw a bookstore and parking lot, where he parked and walked into London's center. Mrs. Fisher drove to the butcher's shop for ham and the supermarket for icing sugar, mashed potato, and nappies. Her daughter Sally saw the sweet shop and Mrs. Fisher bought her candy floss. At

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    British American Vocabulary

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    Last week, the driver had to take a detour on the way to London after an accident on the M25 motorway. He stopped at a theater and asked a young man for directions, who told him to turn right at the intersection and ask again at the gas station. There, a sales clerk instructed him to take the second exit at the traffic circle. After passing a pedestrian crossing, he saw a bookstore and parking lot, where he parked and walked into London's center. Mrs. Fisher drove to the butcher's shop for ham and the supermarket for icing sugar, mashed potato, and nappies. Her daughter Sally saw the sweet shop and Mrs. Fisher bought her candy floss. At

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    diversion intersection theatre gas station zebra crossing centre bookshop theater crossroads shop assistant detour traffic circle car park petrol station sales clerk parking lot roundabout bookstore pedestrian crossing center

    Last week I drove to London by car. As there was an accident on the M25 I had to take a____________________. I stopped in front of _________________ a to ask for directions. A young man told me to turn right at the __________________and ask again at the_______________________. There a friendly __________________ told me to take the second exit of the _______________________. After I passed a ______________________I saw a ___________________and a large__________________. I parked my car there and walked to the ____________________________of London.

    Write the text in British English.Choose the correct word.


    butchers shop candy floss diapers mashed potatoes cupboard cloth pegs icing sugar closet stove candy shop cotton candy butchers shop faucet napies mashed potato cooker clothespins sweet shop powdered sugar tap

    Mrs. Fisher was very busy today. She drove to a _______________ for some ham. Then she went to the supermarket to get some _____________________ and ___________________. She needed ____________ for her baby and some ______________________. Then her daughter Sally saw the ______________________________ and Mrs. Fisher bought her some ___________. At home she put everything into the _____________________. Then she opened the _________________, filled with water into a pot and put it on the ________________.

    You would ring someone on the phone not call them, in the UK. Try saying "give me a ring" to the next Brit you meet. This does not work well in reverse. I asked someone in a shop to ring me up and he dragged me to the till and pulled my head across the scanner!

    A trip to London Last week I drove to London by car. As there was an accident on the M25 I had to take a detour. I stopped in front of a theater to ask for directions. A young man told me to turn right at the intersection and ask again at the gas station. There a friendly sales clerk told me to take the second exit of the traffic circle. After I had passed a pedestrian crossing I saw a bookstore and a large parking lot. I parked my car there and walked to the center of London.

    A busy day Mrs Fisher was very busy today. She drove to a butcher's shop for some ham. Then she went to the supermarket to get some icing sugar and mashed potato. She needed nappies for her baby and some clothes pegs. Then her daughter Sally saw the sweet shop and Mrs Fisher bought her some candy floss. At home she put everything into the cupboard. Then she opened the tap, filled water into a pot and put it on the cooker.

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