Ejercicios C2 : variaciones regionales en inglés (corregido)

Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a consolidar las diferencias clave entre el inglés americano y el británico vistas en el curso. Pon a prueba tu dominio de variantes como gotten/got y flat/apartment.

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Ejercicio 1 : Vocabulario regional: ¿americano o británico?

Elige la opción que corresponde al inglés británico estándar en cada situación.

1. You need to call the landlord because something is wrong with your ___.
   • apartment
   • flat
   • condo
   • suite
2. She took the ___ to the tenth floor instead of using the stairs.
   • elevator
   • escalator
   • lift
   • riser
3. He put his shopping in the ___ of the car before driving home.
   • trunk
   • boot
   • back
   • hold
4. The doctor told her to take the ___ twice a day with water.
   • drug
   • medication
   • tablet
   • pill

Correction

1. You need to call the landlord because something is wrong with your flat.
2. She took the lift to the tenth floor instead of using the stairs.
3. He put his shopping in the boot of the car before driving home.
4. The doctor told her to take the tablet twice a day with water.

Ejercicio 2 : Equivalencias entre inglés americano e inglés británico

Asocia cada término del inglés americano con su equivalente en inglés británico.

1. Match the American English term with its British English equivalent: 'gotten'
2. Match the American English term with its British English equivalent: 'apartment'
3. Match the American English term with its British English equivalent: 'fall'
4. Match the American English term with its British English equivalent: 'soccer'

• The British English equivalent of 'fall' is 'autumn', as in: 'The leaves turn golden in autumn in most parts of England.'
• The British English equivalent of 'gotten' is 'got', as in: 'She has got much better at playing the piano over the years.'
• The British English equivalent of 'soccer' is 'football', as in: 'Football is by far the most popular sport in the United Kingdom.'
• The British English equivalent of 'apartment' is 'flat', as in: 'They are renting a flat in the city centre.'

Correction

1. Match the American English term with its British English equivalent: 'gotten' – The British English equivalent of 'gotten' is 'got', as in: 'She has got much better at playing the piano over the years.'
2. Match the American English term with its British English equivalent: 'apartment' – The British English equivalent of 'apartment' is 'flat', as in: 'They are renting a flat in the city centre.'
3. Match the American English term with its British English equivalent: 'fall' – The British English equivalent of 'fall' is 'autumn', as in: 'The leaves turn golden in autumn in most parts of England.'
4. Match the American English term with its British English equivalent: 'soccer' – The British English equivalent of 'soccer' is 'football', as in: 'Football is by far the most popular sport in the United Kingdom.'

Ejercicio 3 : gotten vs got: completa las frases

Completa cada frase con la forma verbal correcta según la variedad indicada entre paréntesis (US = inglés americano, UK = inglés británico).

1. By the time we arrived, she had already ___ the tickets for the show. (US)
2. He has ___ much more confident since he started his new job. (UK)
3. They had ___ used to the cold weather long before winter actually set in. (US)
4. She has ___ a promotion after years of hard work and dedication. (UK)

Correction

1. By the time we arrived, she had already gotten the tickets for the show.
2. He has got much more confident since he started his new job.
3. They had gotten used to the cold weather long before winter actually set in.
4. She has got a promotion after years of hard work and dedication.