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Antigua and

BarbudaAustraliaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBotswana

BruneiCameroonCanadaDominicaEthiopiaFiji

GambiaGhanaGrenadaGuyana

India

IrelandIsraelJamaicaKenyaKiribatiLesotho

LiberiaMalawiMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMicronesia

NamibiaNauruNewZealandNigeria

Pakistan

PalauPanamaPapua NewGuineaPhilippinesRwandaSaint Kitts and

NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent andthe GrenadinesSamoaSeychelles

Sierra LeoneSingapore

Solomon Islands

South AfricaSwazilandTanzaniaTongaTrinidad andTobago

TuvaluUganda

UnitedKingdomUnited StatesVanuatu

ZambiaZimbabwe

ere is English spoken?s an official or second language)


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UnitedKingdom of

GreatBritain andNorthern

Ireland (UK)

ScotlandEnglandWales

Northern Ireland

The UK


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UnitedStatesof

America(USA)50

states

The USA


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The Welsh Flag

e UKs national flag


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e USAs national flag


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British or American?

British (Scottish)(Bagpipes; kilt; tartan)

American(cowboy, cowboy hat;

boots)

h and American Cultural References


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AmericanThe Statue of Liberty

Monument given to the US byFrance in 1886 to celebrate US

centennial. It is on LibertyIsland, in New York Harbour, towelcome visitors, immigrantsand Americans travelling to

New York.

BritishBig Ben

Nickname for the bellof the clock on oneside of the Palace of

Westminster inLondon. It celebrated

its 150th anniversary inMay 2009.

itish or American?


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British

BuckinghamPalace

The officialLondon

residence ofthe Britishmonarch.

American

White House

The officialresidence and

workplace of thePresident of the

USA. It is at 1600

PennsylvaniaAvenue,

British

10, DowningSt.

The mostfamous addressin the UK is the

official residenceand office of the

British PrimeMinister.

itish or American?


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British

Stonehenge

Pre-historic monument inSalisbury Plains, primitive

cemetery.

American

Grand Canyon

Steep mountains carved bythe Colorado river in

Arizona.

itish or American?


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American

Hamburger, coke,French fries

British

Fish and chips

itish or American?


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American

BaseballBritishCricket

itish or American?


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British

The red

double-deckerbus

American

The New Yorkyellow cab

itish or American?


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AmericanPresident

Barak Obama

BritishPrime Minister

DavidCameron

itish or American?


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British

RobertPattinson

American

Kristen

Stewart

itish or American?


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Wallace andGromit

Toy Story

British

American

itish or American?


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As the official language in many placesaround the world, English is spokendifferently by speakers of different

nationalities. Even within the same country,there are differences in vocabulary,pronunciation, spelling and grammar.

Lets look at some vocabularydifferences between BritishEnglish and American English.

rieties of English

i h d i li h


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aerial

flat

wardrobe

garden

dustbin

cooker

antenna

apartment

closet

yard

trash can

stove

tish and American English

i h d A i E li h


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car park

chips

biscuit

film

taxi

rubbish

parking lot

Frenchfries

cookie

movie

cab

trash


i h d A i E li h


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shopping centre

underground

petrol

jumper

motorway

trousers

mall

subway

gas

sweater

highway

pants



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