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Teacher notes
You say tomato...
Language point What do I do?
British English and American English
1 Put students into pairs or groups.
2 Give a copy of the cut up activity to
Aim
each pair or group.
To compare British English and American
3 Students match the British English
English vocabulary.
words with their American English
equivalents.
4 Students turn all the words face down
Activity
and play a memory game:
Students match British English words with
Student A turns over two words.
their American English equivalents.
If they match, student A keeps the
words and tries again. If they don't
Organization
match, play passes to student B.
When all the words have been taken,
Pair work or group work.
the student with the most words wins!
Preparation
Make enough copies of the activity for each
pair or group in your class.
Cut and mix up words.
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apartment flat
garbage rubbish
candy sweets
cookie biscuit
elevator lift
yard garden
pants trousers
gas petrol
truck lorry
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