Ex. 1 p. 202

aluminium, analogue, annexe, artefact, connection, cheque, dialogue, disc, doughnut, draught, encyclopaedia, grey, Halloween, harbour, hospitalised, jewellery, judgement, labour, light, manoeuvre, mould, moustache, omelette, pyjamas, plough, practise, pretence, programme, quarrelled, speciality, storey, sulphur, theatre, through, tyre, woolen, afterwards, drugs.

Ex. 3 p. 202

Group 1:

tardy – 1.BrE sluggish, slow; 2. AmE late; homely – 1. BrE simple, not trying to seem important or special, a homely meal of bread & cheese; 2. AmE (of people, faces etc.) not good-looking, unattractive; sick – 1) BrE inclined or likely to vomit; 2) AmE suffering from ill health; corn – 1) any of various cereal plants, esp the predominant crop of a region, such as wheat in England and oats in Scotland and Ireland; 2) AmE maize; buzzard – 1. BrE a large bird (a kind of hawk) thet kills & eats other creatures; 2. AmE a large black bird (a kind of vulture) thet eats dead flesh;

bun – 1. BrE a small round sweet cake; 2. AmE a small round plain or sweetened bread; flip-flop – 3. AmE infml a change of mind; 5. BrE a type of open shoe which is use made of rubber and is held on by the toes & loose at the back // AmE thongs; bathroom – 1) BrE a room containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and lavatory; 2) AmE and Canadian another name for lavatory; vacation – 1. BrE any of the period of holiday when unuversities are closed; 2. AmE a holiday; pavement – 1. BrE a paved surface or path at the side of a street for people to walk on; 2. AmE the hard surface of a street; smart – 1. BrE neat & stylish in appearance; 3. quick or forceful: a smart blow; 2. AmE a) a good or quick in thinking clever; b) disrespectful, esp. towards someone older, impudent; bureau – 1. BrE a large desk or writing-table with a wooden cover which shuts or sides over the top to close it; 2. AmE chest of drawers; 4. AmE a division of government department.

Group 2:

guess – 1) to form or express an uncertain estimate or conclusion (about something), based on insufficient information; 3) informal AmE and Canadian to believe, think, or suppose smth.; billion – 1) one thousand million; 2) (formerly, in Britain) one million million; dessert – 1) the sweet, usually last course of a meal; 2) chiefly BrE (esp. formerly) fruit, dates, nuts, etc., served at the end of a meal; fag end – 2) infml AmE cigarette // BrE the last bit of a smoked, no longer burning cigarette; express – 2. BrE a service given by the post office for carrying things faster than usual; tube – 4. BrE infml for underground a tube station/train; 6. AmE infml for television; cocktail – 2. AmE an appetizer of seafood, mixed fruits, etc.