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LESSON 1: Varieties of English

WELCOME TO
Anglia (Intermediate)

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This lesson contains 29 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 50 min

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WELCOME TO
Anglia (Intermediate)

Slide 1 - Slide

LESSON GOAL
- I know there are a lot of varieties of English. 
- I know some differences between British and American.

Slide 2 - Slide

Slide 3 - Video

Name some English speaking countries..

Slide 4 - Mind map

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH
- America  
- Great Britain (Scottish, Welsh, Celtic)
- Ireland
- Australia
- Canada
- India
and more....


Slide 5 - Slide

BRITISH VS AMERICAN

We are going to focus on the differences between British English and American English. 

Open up your textbook on page 5&6.


Slide 6 - Slide

American

  • Behavior 
  • Neighbor 
  • Favorite 
  • Humor
British

  • Behaviour 
  • Neighbour 

  • Favourite 

  • Humour

Slide 7 - Slide

Let's see if you can do this..

Slide 8 - Slide

British or American?
Candy?
A
British
B
American

Slide 9 - Quiz

British or American?
Closet
A
British
B
American

Slide 10 - Quiz

British or American?
Trainers
A
British
B
American

Slide 11 - Quiz

British or American?
Sidewalk
A
British
B
American

Slide 12 - Quiz

British or American?
Autumn
A
British
B
American

Slide 13 - Quiz

British or American?
Lift
A
British
B
American

Slide 14 - Quiz

Now let's talk about accents..

Slide 15 - Slide

What is an Accent?

Slide 16 - Mind map

Slide 17 - Slide

RP = Received Pronunciation
GA = General American

Slide 18 - Slide

You are going to watch 2 videos in which people talk English.

- Can you guess which accent is spoken in the video (tip: take notes during the video)

Slide 19 - Slide

Slide 20 - Video

Slide 21 - Video

Which accent of English is used
here?
A
British English (RP)
B
American English (GA)
C
Canadian English
D
Australian English

Slide 22 - Quiz

Which accent of English is used
here?
A
British English (RP)
B
South American English
C
Scottish English
D
British Old English

Slide 23 - Quiz

What did you notice?
What  can you say about the differences between the two accents?

Slide 24 - Slide

Listen carefully: is this American English or British English?



Can you also explain how you know?
You aren't my aunt
A
American English
B
British English

Slide 25 - Quiz

Listen carefully: is this American English or British English?



Can you also explain how you know?
I've written the word 'button'
A
American English
B
British English

Slide 26 - Quiz

Listen carefully: is this American English or British English?



Can you also explain how you know?
Fragile
A
American English
B
British English

Slide 27 - Quiz

What are the main differences
between RP and GA?

Slide 28 - Mind map

Did you achieve the lesson goals of today?

- I know there are a lot of varieties of English.
- I know some differences between British and American.
A
Yes, certainly!
B
Yes, pretty much
C
No, not really
D
No, not at all

Slide 29 - Quiz