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QUANTITIES
We buy things in different units. Match each item on the left with
the most suitable item on its right.
1. a bar
a) of matches
2. a pair
b) of soap
3. a box
c) of potatoes
4. a pound
d) of cloth
5. a roll
e) of shoes
6. an ounce
f) of milk
7. a yard
g) of tobacco
8. a pint
h) of film
9. an acre
i) of flowers
10. a bottle
j) of toothpaste
11. a gallon
k) of land
12. a bunch
l) of wine
13. a tin
m) of sardines
14. a tube
n) of petrol
15. a packet
o) of jam
16. a jar
p) of cigarettes
SLANG
Replace each slang word with a word or phrase from the list.
9
He smokes 30 fags __1__ a day. Too many!
9
He drinks a lot. He must spend twenty quid __2__ a week on
booze __3__.
9
He thought his meal was overcooked. When the waiter brought
his bill he kicked up __4__ a fuss and would not pay.
9
I lost £500 at a casino last night. I’m absolutely skint __5__.
9
My mate __6__ stole a car. Now he’s in the nick __7__.
9
She got bored with her boyfriend and ditched __8__ him.
9
There’s a good film on the telly __9__ tonight, but I’ve got to go
out. What a drag! __10__
9
I wouldn’t like to be a copper __11__ directing traffic in the
street in this bad weather.
a) alcohol
b) made
c) pound(s)
d) friend
e) cigarettes
f) television
g) policeman
h) discarded
i) nuisance
j) prison
k) without money
AMERICAN WORDS 1
The American words in the sentences below
are printed in bold.
Replace each American word or phrase with a British word or
phrase from the following list.
9
His mother thought he was at school but in fact he was playing
hookey__1__. He’ll probably flunk__2__ his exams.
9
The kitchen faucet _3__ in my apartment__4__ isn’t working. I’ll
tell the janitor__5__. He’ll get it fixed.
9
Blue-collar workers are asking for a pay-hike__6__ and longer
paid vacations__7__.
9
The dog attacked the mailman__8__ and tore his pants__9__.
9
Do you have a railroad schedule__10__? I want an early train for
Chicago tomorrow.
9
A patrolman__11__ reported a light-blue sedan__12__ parked
right across the sidewalk__13__ on 3rd Street.
9
She has a little baby so she has to make regular visits to the
drugstore__14__ to buy diapers__15__.
9
When the waiter handed me the check__16__ after the meal, I
found that I had no money!
9
How much does it cost to mail__17__ a letter to Australia?
a) fail
b) bill
c) tap
d) postman
e) rise
f) flat
g) trousers
h) holidays
i) caretaker
j) playing truant
k) nappies
l) pavement
m) saloon car
n) railway timetable
o) chemist
p) ordinary uniformed policeman
q) post
AMERICAN WORDS 2
Replace each American word or phrase with a British word or phrase
from the following list.
9
We had to stand in line __1__ at the movie-theater __2__ last
night.
9
Our back yard __3__ looks lovely in the fall __4__. The leaves on
the trees turn brown and red.
9
He wants to major __5__ in math__6__ at college __7__ when
he leaves high school __8__.
9
When you stop for gas __9__ at a gas station__10__, they
sometimes clean your windshield __11__.
9
We had to buy a lot at the stores__12__, then we took the
subway__13__ home.
9
The elevator’s __14__ broken down again, but it doesn’t matter.
We live on the first floor__15__.
9
She likes candy__16__, and bread and butter with jelly__17__
on it. They’re bad for her teeth.
9
The only money I have is a twenty dollar bill__18__.
9
In this district they only collect the garbage__19__ once a week.
a) petrol
b) queue
c) rubbish
d) autumn
e) sweets
f) jam
g) garden
h) note
i) lift
j) shops
k) underground
l) cinema
m) petrol station
n) ground floor
o) windscreen
p) specialize
q) mathematics
r) secondary school
s) university
Book 2 Part B
Everyday Vocabulary
