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Vocab differences between British and American English

• Grade Level:

  Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  ESL

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  May 9, 2013

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Summary:

Interactive material for teaching the vocabulary differences between British English and American English

Covers 4 areas in which words in the UK and in the USA differ:
1. Food (2 slides, 2x6 words on each)
2. Clothing (2x6 words)
3. Transportation (2x6 words)
4. Shopping (2x6 words)

Tasks:
Slide 1,2,4: Drag and drop the names of objects under the appropriate flag below the appropriate picture.

Slide 3: Drag and drop pictures of clothes into the proper cell of the British and American spreadsheets. (Pictures are cloned, since they are to be copied twice)

Slide 5: Drag and drop flags above the British and American variants. (Flags are cloned too, as they are to be used 12 times)

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File size: 7,51 MB

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american english, british english, clothing, differences, food, shopping, transportation, versus, vocabulary

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