STYLISTICALLY MARKED VOCABULARY


A Try to solve these problems:


1 If an American / a British man asks for a bill, is he more likely to be in a bank or a café?


2 If an American / a British man says that he works on the second floor, how many flights of stairs
do you need to climb?


3 Which would surprise you more, an America or a British man telling you that he wanted to go and
change his pants? Explain why.


4 Would an American / a British child get something hot or something cold if he/she asked for some
potato chips?


5 Where would you take an American / a British guest who said they wanted to wash up?





B Give examples of stylistically marked expressions used in Czech that reflect the current
situation (covid-19 and Russia-Ukrainian war):