Exercises A, B and C. - Market Leader book on page 15,

3. British and American English

Match the words and phrases which have the same meaning. For each pair, decide which is British English and which is America English.

1 subway                                      a) line

2 citiy centre                                 b) lift

3 carry-on baggage                        c) public toilet

4 one way                                     d) schedule

5 return                                        e) economy class

6 freeway                                      f) single

7 rest room                                   g) first floor

8 elevator                                      h) bill

9 coach class                                  i) booking     

10 timetable                                   j) round trip

11 car park                                     k) downtown

12 queue                                         l) motorway  

13 check                                         m) underground

14 reservation                                 n) hand luggage                

15 ground floor                               0) parking lot           

B. Work in pairs. Use the America English words or phrases to complete.

My last overseas business trip was a nightmare from start to finish. First of all, there was a delay on the way to the airport, as there was an accident on the freeway.  When I got there, I found the lower level of the airport parking lot was flooded. Next, my carry-on baggage was too big, and heavy, so I had to check it in. When we arrived, the subway was closed, and there were no cabs at all. After a long time trying to figure out the schedule and waiting in line For 40 minutes, we finally got a bus downtown and found the hotel. Then there was a problem with our room reservation and, would you believe it, the elevator wasn’t working, and our rooms were on the fifth floor.