Studying in the UK
a family that looks after foreign students when they come to the UK to study
What is a host-family?
In America they say sweater, we say...
What is a jumper?
What is it called when someone is 'wasting time and not being productive'...
What is 'faffing about'?
To be tired
What is to be shattered/knackered?
An old city in the UK with a newer city in USA.
What is York?
A part of the kitchen where water goes into
What is a sink?
In America they call these pants, in the UK we call them...
What are trousers?
When someone has a terrible time, they had...
What is a mare?
In the US they say truck, in the UK we say...
What is a lorry?
The UK name for a hairstyle that comes over your forehead.
What is a fringe?
to go around a new area to learn about it
What is to explore?
In America they call they sneakers, in the UK we say...
What are trainers?
A few small things is known as...
In the US it is a vest, in the UK it is a...
What is a waistcoat?
To persuade someone to do something.
What is to encourage?
To continue speaking to someone who may be far away
What is to keep in touch?
In the US they say trunk, in the UK we say...
What is bonnet?
When someone is having an annoying joke, it is...
What is a wind-up?
To do something in a short time, is to do it in...
What is a jiffy?
In the USA they say plaster, UK says...
What is a band-aid?
To do an activity that is not within the school hours or required
What is extracurricular?
In the US they say eggplant, in the UK we say...
What is Aubergine?
To start or do something, especially with a lot of energy
What is to crack on?
What are horses for courses?
One of the older forms of Chinese, and not as commonly spoken as Mandarin.
What is Cantonese?