Food Vocabulary Confusing English Words British vs American English
hi everyone I’m Emma and welcome to
another lesson at English have you ever
been confused by two different English
nouns that mean the same thing in
today’s lesson we’re going to look at
the differences between British and
American English vocabulary that’s right
there are different names for the same
thing in English depending on where you
are in the world for example in
Australia where I’m from we use words
from British and American English let’s
have a look at an example this is a
bottle of lemonade in British English it
is fizzy drink so fizzy drink can be
lemonade Coca Cola Pepsi Fanta sweet
drinks with bubbles inside so in British
English it’s fizzy drink in American
English it’s soda pop or even just pop
let’s look at some more examples do you
know what these are in British English
these are crisps in American English
these are chips
I know you know these ones in British
English these are chips and in American
English they’re french fries in British
English this is a jacket potato in
American English it’s a baked potato
in British English this is an aubergine
in American English it’s eggplant
in British English this is a courgette
in American English it’s a zucchini
in British English this is rocket in
American English it’s arugula in British
English this is a biscuit in American
English it’s a cookie
in British English this is called
pudding
it’s the meal you eat after dinner and
it’s usually sweet in American English
it’s called dessert in British English
these are sweets in American English
it’s candy
in British English this is take away
food it’s food that you buy from a
restaurant but you don’t eat at the
restaurant you take it away in American
English it’s called takeout food
in British English this is candy floss
in American English it’s cotton candy
can you remember what these are in
British English
these are cans of fizzy drink in
American English
these are cans of soda pop okay let’s
practice first you try and then listen
to me
do you remember what these are
crisps or chips
chips or french fries
jacket potato or baked potato
aubergine or eggplant
courgette or zucchini
the British English names for these
vegetables are actually French words
aubergine and courgette are French words
this is rocket or arugula
biscuit or cookie
pudding or dessert
sweets or candy
take away food or takeout food
candy floss or cotton candy
fizzy drink or soda pop well done
that was great pronunciation practice
the trick is to learn just one of these
nouns are you studying British English
or American English choose the one that
is most important for you but remember
that there is another one so that you
don’t get confused do you want me to
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