The two passages are the same but the vocabulary is different depending on where the speaker is from. This activity could be exploited in a number of ways.

Procedure 1

• Give out the worksheets and ask learners to complete the gaps with appropriate vocabulary.
• Sts listen to the teacher to check.

Procedure 2

• Put the clues/definitions on the walls around the room. To make this easier you could also add the words to walls and use it as a matching activity.
• Learners walk around and complete worksheet 2 with two words in American and British English.
• Give out the gapped text.
• Learners complete the text with the appropriate word.
• Teacher reads, learners listen and check.

Procedure 3

• Put the clues/definitions on the walls around the room. To make this easier you could also add the words to walls and use it as a matching activity.
• Learners walk around and complete worksheet 2 with two words in American and British English.
• Teacher checks.
• Teacher reads the gapped text and elicits answers from the learners.
• Give out worksheet and learners complete to provide a written record.