British and American English. The same, but different
British and American people speak the same language English, but with some small differences.
Vocabulary
Some words are different in American English, for example Americans say zip code, not postcode, vacation, not holiday, and cell phone, not mobile phone. Some words have different meanings, for example in British a purse is a thing where women have their money and credit cards. In American English a purse is a woman´s bag.
Greetings
It´s time for bed / Good night
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Useful words and phrases
bye / goodbye
fine
hello / hi
sorry
thank you / thanks
very well
How are you? / What do you do? / What about you?
Nice to meet you
See you / See you then
Days of the week
They begin with a capital letter.
Numbers
13 and 30, 14 and 40, etc. are similar, but the stress is different, e.g. thirteen, thirty, fourteen, forty etc.
-ee is a long sound, but -y is a short sound
Phone numbers.
We say the digits separately. 0 = Zero or oh
mobile phone
Hello/ Hi / Is that Jennifer? This is Rob.
High numbers
100 a/one hundred
1000 a /one thousand
1000000 a/one million
Abbreviations
PC, a Personal Computer
VIP, a Very Important Person.
UK, the United Kingdom
EU, the European Union
DJ, a Disc Jockey
USA, the United States of America
PDF, a Portable Document Format
NBA, the National Basketball Association | National Basketball Association (NBA).
And others: USB, DVD, ATM (cajero automático)
The World. All over the world
Countries, continents, nationalities and languages. The word for a language is usually the same as the nationality adjective, e.g in Italy the language is Italian
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| Continent | Adjective |
| Africa | African |
| Asia | Asian |
| Australia | Australian |
| Europe | European |
| North Amererica | North American |
| South America | South American |
| America | American |
| Country | Adjective |
| -ish | |
| England | English |
| Ireland | Irish |
| Poland | Polish |
| Scotland | Scottish |
| Spain | Spanish |
| Turkey | Turkish |
| Sweden | Swedish |
| -an | |
| Germany | German |
| Mexico | Mexican |
| The United States / The USA | American |
| -ian | |
| Argentina | Argentinian |
| Brazil | Brazilian |
| Egypt | Egyptian |
| Hungary | Hungarian |
| Italy | Italian |
| Russia | Russian |
| -ese | |
| China | Chinese |
| Japan | Japanese |
| The Czech Republic | Czech |
| France | French |
| Switzerland | Swiss |
| The U.K | British / Britain |
The compass
North, South, West and East
Useful word and phrases
flag
language
excuse me / I´m not sure
Where are you from? I´m from…
Arrive / Arriving / Arrivals
Checking
holiday / business
In a hotel → the lift or elevator, a single or double room, suites, luxury rooms
the bar, the ground floor / planta baja/ I have a reservation / Can I have you passport, please? / Enjoy your stay / Conference centre / Wi – fi connection / Room service / Free parking
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Personal Information / Useful word and phrases
name / surname / first name
address / postcode / neighbourhood / hometown
age / How old are you? I´m 22
My family composed by …. / single, married, divorced, widow/er/ alone
an identity card / student
hobbies and interests
what else / more / plus ….
Reception/ receptionist
a coin / credit card / a purse
a key / keys
a diary
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Classroom language. Open your books, please
«Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty» Henry Ford, American businessman
Useful word and phrases
letter
the teacher says:
learn / practise
book / go to page / do exercise / read the text, please ← What page is it?
Intructions in you book → complete, underline, match, circle, cross, cover the text,
number, tick, cross out, mark, point.
board / look at the board / the picture
door / Close/Open the door/window, please
Work in pairs / groups / ask your partner
Answer the questions
Listen and repeat
Stand up / Sit down
wall
chair
Turn off your mobile/computer
desk
table
Please, stop talking!
You say:
Sorry, can you repeat that, please?
Sorry I´m late.
I don´t understand / I don´t know / I can´t remember
Can I have a copy, please?
How do you spell it/that? What´s ….. in English?
Excuse me
Can you help me, please?
What´s this in English?
Verbs
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Work and play
Jobs
major (carrera)
a worker
qualifications / skill / personal qualities
A writer´s room. Things
«My favourite things in life don´t cost any money».
a writer / a journalist / a newspaper / a magazine / advert or notice / a photo
an opinion / people discussing attitudes, arguments, the pros and cons of … about …
an article / a text / a report / a story / a true story / about….
an interview / a radio interview
online advice / a quiz
scissors
a dictionary
a lamp
pencils
pieces of paper
printer
a file
glasses / sunglasses
headphones
a stamp
a ticket
a tissue
an umbrella
a wallet
a watch
receipts
tidy / untidy
actor / actress
musician
politician
singer
an administrator
an architect / a builder / building
a chef / a cook
a dentist
a doctor
an engineer
a factory worker
a flight attendant
a hairdresser
a lawyer
a (bank) manager
a model
a nurse
a pilot
a policeman / policewoman
a receptionist
a shop assistant
a soldier
a teacher
a vet
a waiter / waitress
uniform comfortable / jacket / skirt / trousers / tie / bow tie (moño)
In multisyllable words, final -er / or is pronounced →/ə/ e.g. doctor, teacher. Final -ian is pronounced → /ʃn/ e.g. musician
a / an + jobs
We use a / an + jobs words → She´s a model. Not She´s model
Stars and Stripes
Colours and adjectives
What colours is it ?
Red + Green + Blue: White
Red + Green: Yellow
Blue + Yellow: Green
Red + Yellow: Orange
black + white: grey
white + red: pink
red + green: brown
Common adjectives and their opposites
bad / good
big / small
dangerous / safe
dirty / clean
easy / difficult
empty / full
expensive / cheap
far / near
fast / slow
high / low
hot / cold
long / short / long life
old / young / new / elderly /centenarians
rich / poor
strong / weak
wrong / right
Adjectives for appearance
nice
blonde / dark
beautiful / ugly
fat / thin ← slim (ni gordo, ni flaco) ← weight
tall/ short ← height
Positive adjectives for appearance → beautiful, good – looking, and attractive can all be
used for women, but for men we only use good – looking, attractive or handsome
famous
healthier
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head, neck and shoulders
eyes /ears / nose / hair
stomach / ache
ankle
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Health / Medical problems
illness / elderly /centenarians / long life / measuring health an happiness
healthier ( physical and mental health) / illness / medical problems / advice /online advice
sleep / take a nap / talking about illness and advices
feel sick / get sick
Word focus: feel medical problems
mother to be / deliver a baby / ongoing
pharmacist / customer
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Things I love about Britain
Sports / Competitions
Wordbuilding: words forms, sport venues and equipment, competition words
sportsman / sportswoman
a footballer
rules
wrestlers
Word focus: like ← talking about your interests
personal qualities / skill and knowledge
an article about adventurers / accidents / qualities for an expedition / survival expert / geographical features / an opinion about … / a true story
climbing / expedition
cave / Thai cave / trapped in the cave. There were football players with their coach / missing flood / diving experts to rescue
Collocations
Wordbuilding: Verb + noun collocations
Food
Fast food
Slow food
cheese
Modes of transport
Verbs transport words
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going on a journey (real life – functions) → terrible or bad journey / to work or university
rush hour / pick hour
traffic jam
an accident / rainning
subway stopped
a problem with my car / bike / motorbike
people discussing attitudes, arguments, the pros and cons of electric cars / animals for transporting / dog sledging / ricksshaw in Kolkata (Calcuta)
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a girl travelling by train in India / railways
passengers
ferry
an article / a text / a report / a story / about transport in the future / about how people travel around the town
commute / commuters
road works
petrol station
speed limit
pedestrians
catch
take
pick up
miss
drop off
get on / off
go by
stop / rank
(boleto) fare / price
change / receipt
gate / platform
book / check in
Nature and animals
worm (gusano)
shallow / bank / seashore / seaside
Animal qualities:
bat
bee
bird
horse
giraffe
lion
owl
mouse
Bibliography:
Life. Pre Intermediate. By John Hughes, Helen Stephenson and Paul Dummett.
English File. Elementary By Christina Latham Koening, Clive Oxenden, Paul Seligson /
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