Hello teachers,
The vocabulary section here is extremely useful. However, I noticed that you use strictly British English in most (all) instances. For example, here in Streets & Roads, in the US and Canada they spell "kerb" as "curb", and of course they would call a "junction" an "intersection" and a "pavement" a "sidewalk". Given that your students are from around the globe, would a "middle ground" solution be to state "kerb/curb"?
Thank you!
As the British Council we generally focus on British English, as you say. We have considered including some examples of the kind you suggest but it can make the pages rather cluttered, with multiple alternatives in many places.
We have several pages addressing the differences between British and American English:
Hello sunsetlover,
As the British Council we generally focus on British English, as you say. We have considered including some examples of the kind you suggest but it can make the pages rather cluttered, with multiple alternatives in many places.
We have several pages addressing the differences between British and American English:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/british-english-and-american-english
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/video-series/how-to/how-to-understand-the-differences-between-british-and-american
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello mdaivid,
I've just completed the task myself and the words and pictures match correctly. Which one did you think was wrong?
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team