How many American English words are there in this letter?
"Dear Artem,
I’ve heard that you want to go to the theatre. So I’m writing to give you some tips about where to go and what to watch.
The last time I went to the theatre was in November. I went to Ivan franko theatre which is located in Kiev in the city center. The building of it looks like very cool.
The last time I watched to orchestra performance and I was very impressed. I felt calm and relaxed while listening to them playing classical music. I’ve been there with my girlfriend and she was very happy and impressed about the performance.
I advice you to go to the Opera House in Lviv. The building of it is very beautiful both outside and inside. Now their is a performance of one well –known european orchestra so I strongly recommend you to visit this opera.
Wish that my tips were useful for you. Hope to hear from you soon.
Best wishes,
Jack"

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I agree with Michael - "city center" is very British - although we (Brits) would spell it "city centre".

Also, "I've been there with my girlfriend" should be "I went there.." because it was a one-off occasion.

"I went to THE Ivan Frank theater"
"I watched THE orchestra" not "to"
"I advise.." not "advice" - this latter word is the noun.
"Its building" not "the building of it"

I am not sure what you mean by "Now their...". Perhaps "Now theirs is a performance.." which would mean "their performance"
Or "now there is a performance" meaning at that location.

And finally, I would us "hope" instead of "wish"..

I hope you don't mind these corrections / suggestions which are additional to your actual question!

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Thank your very much, Michael! Your answer was very helpful!

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Hi Sasha, I am American from Texas. After having read your letter, there weren't any words that particularly jumped out at me as sounding really American as opposed to British. In America we spell theater with -er instead of -re. City center is not very American sounding. Where I'm from we might say downtown. I'm not sure if you wanted this to sound American or not, but just some info you can do with what you wish... good luck and nice effort.

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