British English / world English American English
To blow one’s own trumpet to blow one’s own horn
Like a cat on hot bricks like a cat on a hot tin roof
To lock the stable door after the horse has bolted to lock the barn door after the horse is stolen
A storm in a teacup a tempest in a teacup/ teapot
Activity:
Match the words in British English with their equivalents in American English:
British English / World English American English
Interval (in a cinema) windshield
Jug zee
Rise (in salary) sink
Shop assistant flashlight
Single (ticket) witness stand
Torch (battery operated) sales clerk
Washbasin raise
Windscreen intermission
Witness box one way
Zed pitcher
2 comments:
I think everyone wants to ensure that they present their best work at all times. This is so whether someone is writing in English or another language.
IELTS reading test
Of course a good certification program should teach most or all of these topics, and it's common for schools to give an orientation before teaching starts.
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