City Comparisons and Accents

Compare and Contrast these two images from one of the most popular squares in Madrid:

Plaza Callao 1920

Plaza Callao 2014

Now watch this video and do the same for London:
London 1927 and 2013

• What differences and similarities can you see between London in 1927 and London in 2013?
• What differences and/or similarities can you see between London and Madrid in the 1920´s?

Pronunciation

Let´s practice our American and British English:

Vocabulary
Match the American and British English 
elevator, potato chips, baggage, notebook, garbage can, subway, railroad, vacation, movies, flashlight, truck, automobile, restroom, candy, pants, sneakers, purse, french fries, cookies, airplane, cell phone, fall, student, cab, gas station, mail box, eraser, drugstore

British English	American English
lavatory
chemist's
lorry
lift
biscuits
luggage
car
post box
trousers
cinema
chips
crisps
rubbish bin
petrol station
handbag
pupil
mobile phone
trainers
sweets
aeroplane
torch
autumn
holiday
taxi
railway
underground train
rubber
exercise book

And just for fun, a scene from one of my favorite films, "A Fish Called Wanda". Do you love languages as much as Jamie Lee Curtis?!?!