Use the American English words and expressions in the box to replace the British
English words and expressions which are deleted in the text.
first, elevator, downtown, closet, apartment, vacation, truck, subway, garbage, yard, washroom
When I come back from my holiday (0) ___vacation____, I’m going to move into my new
flat (1) _______________. It’s not in the centre of town (2) _______________ but it’s near
the underground (3) _______________ station. It’s on the ground (4) _______________ floor
of an old building so it doesn’t matter that there’s no lift (5) _______________. I’m very
lucky because it is at the back of the house and I have a small garden (6)_______________
with flowers and trees. It’s got a living room, kitchen, bathroom (7)_______________ and a
bedroom with a big wardrobe (8) _______________. The only problem is the lorry
(9)_______________ which arrives at 6 o’clock every morning to collect the rubbish
(10)_______________. It always wakes me up!

(1) apartment (2) downtown (3) subway (4) first (5) elevator (6)yard (7) washroom (8) closet (9 ) truck (10) garbage