This novel was written by an American author and is set in the USA. It contains many examples of American English, which is different from British English.
 

1. What are the British words or phrases for the following American expressions?
 

AMERICAN ENGLISH	BRITISH ENGLISH
(p.5) "a book report"	a book review
(p.7) "in the sixth grade"	in Year 7 (formerly called Form One)
(p.12) "Mom"	.
(p.16) "vacation"	.
(p.16) "a trailer"	.
(p.16) "a truck"	.
(p.17) "pooped"	.
(p.22) "the thrift shop"	.
(p.26) "the custodian"	.
(p.28) "the sidewalk"	.
(p.29) "the freeway"	.
(p.39) "mail"	.
(p.39) "recess"	.
(p.41) "the highway"	.
(p.43) "a baig package"	.
(p.43) " a trucker"	.
(p.44) "robe"	.
(p.47-48) "the garbage cans"	.
(p.49) "Scotch tape"	.
(p.76) "the laundromat"	.
(p.77) "the windshield"	.
(p.79) "the bathroom"	.
(p.85) "a twenty dollar bill"	.
(p.94) "a flashlight"	.
(p.104) "cookies"	.
(p.117) "garbanzo beans"	.

 

2. What others do you know? (Add as many as possible.)
 

AMERICAN ENGLISH	BRITISH ENGLISH
.	sweets
.	a car
.	a car bonnet
.	a car boot
.	petrol
.	a lift
.	a flat (where you live)
.	a friend
.	Maths
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