Step 4 Vocabulary practice british and american usage

Note the difference:

BRITISH a fortnight a bill a lift a queue

AMERICAN two weeks a check an elevator aline a single a toilet a tap autumn ground floor a return a cupboard a one-way ticket a restroom a faucet fall first floor a round trip a jam closet

Task 1. In the following sentences, find the American word or expression and give the British equivalent

1. There was a long line of people waiting at check-in.

2. He took a one-way ticket from Paris to Madrid.

3. It’s usually cheaper to travel in the fall rather than during the summer.

4. Take the elevator to the roof-top restaurant.

5. The faucet in my bathroom leaks.

6. The guest asked for his check.

7. The price of a round trip is $395, sir.

8. There was only one jam closet in the kitchen.

9. Excuse me, could you please tell me the way to the restroom?

Task 2. Compound nouns. Put the words below into the appropriate spaces.

winter sports, self-catering, special interest, cruise, adventure, package tour, home stay, safari, weekend break

1. a relaxing__holiday with old-fashioned hospitality on a family farm;

2. a month's__holiday lost in the Amazon rain forest;

3. a fortnight’s__holiday for the family in a rented Swiss chalet;

4. a ten-day__to Thailand, including flights, deluxe hotels and visits to the Sukhothai rational park and the pagodas at Ayutthaya;

5. a two-week in the Baltic Sea aboard the luxury liner Argenta;

6. a(n)__holiday skiing on the slopes of the Pyrenees;

7. a(n)__in Amsterdam to visit the Rijksmuseum and be back it time for work on Monday;

8. a stay in Mombassa combined with a(n)__in the famous Tsavo game park;

9. a(n)__holiday, excavating Aztec temples or learning English in

London.

Task 3. Join the phrases in the two sections to make complete holiday descriptions

1. a city break in Mockow 2. a three-week expedition to Greenland 3. a five-day stay in a purpose-built chalet 4. two weeks on an ocean liner 5. a month’s holiday in, a mobile home 6. a bed-and-breakfast stay 7. a trip to Disney World

a. to study the geology, flora and fauna b. in a caravan park in sunny Biarritz c. at one of the Centre Parks holiday villages in Britain, France or Holland d. with two nights at the Metropol hotel and tickets for the Bolshoi e. including a three-day stopover in Tahiti f. with free accommodation in a condo in Orlando g. in a comfortable guest house near the Black Forest

How would you describe the holiday in the previous exercise? Choose front the list below and explain your choice.

relaxing frightening for the family

romantic entertaining adventurous

cultural exhausting once-in-a-lifetime

Task 4. Explain the following words and give an example of each for Russia:

1) a long-haul destination; 2) a special interest holiday; 3) a city break; 4) a theme Park; 5) a domestic resort.

Task 5. Use the missing words to complete the definitions:

package tour; weekend break; cruise, safari, home stay, long-haul; special interest.

1. A flight from London to Australia is a__flight.

2. A__is a holiday where the tour-operator arranges both the flight and the accommodation.

3. Two weeks at a residential art school is a__holiday.