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Decide which of the statements given below are relevant
Ior the task
relevant irrelevant
living in the 8nited States can sometimes Ieel like a scene Irom Honey, I
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many things haven been given a si]e upgrade
Americans drive larger cars than Britons
the streets are considerably wider
cup sizes and gardens are much bigger
an $merican medium pop drink is the eTuivalent oI a British large
pop drink
a small garden is still bigger than most gardens in Britain
America itself is 43 times larger than Britain
a
mile work commute is not extraordinary
you have to be prepared to Ieel small Ior a while when moving to the
United States
Americans drive on the right
the steering wheel is on the left
the steering wheel was not always on the leIt
the Ńwrong sideń in driving can be conIusing Ior Britons
diIIerent terminology is used to label the Ieatures oI a car
British: windscreen – American: windshield
British: indicator – American: turn signal
British: bonnet – American: hood
you want to buy a pair oI trousers Ior but it costs
sales tax is added at the point oI sale
you always have to remember to budget
Ńhard up Ior moneyń means Ńshort on financesń
numerous linguistic variations exist in the world oI cars
the United States and Britain are rife with other terminological
differences
football becomes soccer
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