2. He was naughty for being caught by the police and breaking his promise to his parents; but he was also caring and warm as he helped a homeless boy.

3. Many teenage girls bought photos and posters of him and he was in many teen magazines.

4. They felt disappointed when he was dishonest/did something bad but proud when he was caring/did something good.

5. The character Mike, and the fact that the family in the programme had similar problems to the people who watched the programme.

Step 3: Vocabulary extension

1. Focus on Part A and finish the exercise individually first. Then conduct a feedback activity.

Answers

A 1. something easy to understand

2. boring/ afraid to have fun

3. listening carefully

4. joke with someone

Do you know the meaning of the following sentences?

2. Let's continue with Part B, as there are more colloquialisms. Think over and discuss with each other first. If you still can't work out the meanings, consult the dictionary.

Answers

1. She is good at gardening.

2. He is very clumsy.

3.That is like criticizing someone else for a fault you have yourself.

4. It is raining heavily.

5. Don't exaggerate something.

Resources

American English and British English share a lot of similarities. However, there are still some differences. These differences are considered to be caused by several factors, such as different national histories, cultural development and the influences of local and regional idioms and expressions. Some words share the same pronunciation while their spellings vary a bit, for example, colour and color, cheque and check, realise and realize. In addition, different words are used to indicate the same thing. For example, 'toilet' in British English is 'rest room' in American English. Likewise 'trousers' are 'pants', 'cooker' is 'stove' and 'angry' is 'mad'.