WhenIwas16yearsold,ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStatesitwasn’tthefirsttimeIhadbeen_1_.LikemostEnglishchildrenIlearnedFrenchatschoolandIhadoften_2_toFrance,IsoIwasused_3__aforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodid
WhenIwas16yearsold,ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStatesitwasn’tthefirsttimeIhadbeen_1_.LikemostEnglishchildrenIlearnedFrenchatschoolandIhadoften_2_toFrance,IsoIwasused_3__aforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidnotunderstand__4_.ButwhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardto__5_aniceeasyholidaywithoutany__6_problems.
HowwrongIwasthemisunderstandingbeganattheairport.Iwaslookingfora__7_telephonetogivemyAmericanfriendDannya_8__andtellherIhadarrived.Afriendlyoldmansawme__9_lostandasked__10_hecouldhelpme.“Yes,”Isaid,“Iwanttogivemyfriendaring.”“Well,that’s_11__“heexclaimed.“Areyougetting_12__?Butaren’tyouabit_13__?”“Whoistalkingaboutmarriage?”Ireplied.“I__14_wanttogivearingtotellheI’vearrived.Canyoutellmewherethere’saphonebox?”“Oh!”hesaid,“There’saphonedownstairs.”
Whenatlastwe_15__meetup,Danny_16__themisunderstandingstome.“Don’tworry,”shesaidtome.“Ihadsomany_17__atfirst.TherearelotsofwordswhichtheAmericans_18__differentlyinmeaningfrom_19__.You’llsoongetusedto_20__thingstheysay.MostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachother!”
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