British Vs. American Vocabulary

British vs American vocabulary

Many people learn English from watching American films and TV shows and pick up words that we don't use in Britain. Take a look at the 10 words below to see what we would say instead:

British        American

Biscuit    =       Cookie

Chips     =        Fries

Sweets    =     Candy

Film      =          Movie

Petrol     =        Gas

Lift       =           Elevator

Post       =        Mail

Rubbish    =     Trash/garbage

Torch =       Flashlight

Trousers   =     Pants



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Body Parts

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Body Parts

Verbs with the mouth

Source: www.iswearenglish.com

Basic Mathematical Vocabulary

Basic Mathematical Vocabulary

+ plus
Example:  2 + 2 (Two plus two)

- minus
Example: 6 - 4 (Six minus four)

x OR *  times
Example: 5 x 3   OR   5 * 3  (Five times three)

/ OR ÷ divided by
Example: 4 / 2 OR 4 ÷ 2 (Four divided by two)

=  equals
Example: 2 + 2 = 4 (Two plus two equals four)

1/2 One half
1/3 One third
1/4 One quarter
% Percent


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