English accents

Learn more about different English accents
Recognise different English accents
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Learn more about different English accents
Recognise different English accents

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Differences you know about British and American English?

Slide 2 - Mind map

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Slide 3 - Video

04:37
British or American?

Slide 4 - Poll

04:56
British or American?

Slide 5 - Poll

05:58
British or American?

Slide 6 - Poll

06:38
British or American?

Slide 7 - Poll

05:18
British or American?

Slide 8 - Poll

British vs. American English
  • Spelling
  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar
Examples of spelling differences
  • Colour - color
  • Centre - center
  • Fulfil - fulfill
  • Organise - organize
  • Etc.
Examples of vocabulary differences
  • Trousers - pants
  • Flat - appartment
  • Lorry - truck
  • Holiday - vacation
  • Jumper - sweater
  • Etc.
Examples of grammar differences
  • Collective nouns can be singular and plural - collective nouns are always singular (eg. the police is/are vs. the police is)
  • Past tense of get = got - past tense of get = gotten
  • Etc.

Slide 9 - Slide

Categorize the following words into the following categories:
American English
British English
Holiday
Vacation
Break
Leave

Slide 10 - Drag question

Sleep de woorden naar de juiste plek!
British English
American English
Sidewalk
Pavement

Slide 11 - Drag question

British English
American English
pavement
sidewalk
football
soccer
biscuit
cookie
lift
elevator

Slide 12 - Drag question

British English
American English
Chips
French fries

Slide 13 - Drag question

British English
American English
Trainers
Sneakers

Slide 14 - Drag question

British EN
American EN
British English
American English
candy
sweets
autumn
fall
lift
elevator
wardrobe
closet
trainers
sneakers
soccer
football
nappy
diaper
crisps
chips

Slide 15 - Drag question

American English
British English
Soccer
Football
Holiday
Vacation
Movie
Film
Lorry
Truck
Motorway
Highway
Boot
Trunk
Apartment
Flat
Sweater
Jumper

Slide 16 - Drag question

British English
American English
Pavement
Sidewalk
Football
Soccer
Biscuit
Cookie
Lift
Elevator

Slide 17 - Drag question

American English
British English
biscuits
elevator
lorry
sweets
baggage
faucet
drapes
cinema
pavement
eraser
autumn
garbage

Slide 18 - Drag question

Some dictionaries tell you whether a word is British (BE) or American English (AE / USA)
British
English
American
English
high
school
lorry
vacation
biscuit
pavement

Slide 19 - Drag question

English accents within the UK

  • There are MANY different accents within the UK alone 

Slide 20 - Slide

Slide 21 - Video

Many more English accents
English is spoken all over the world
Let's make it a quiz!

Slide 22 - Slide

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Slide 23 - Video

01:08
#2
A
Indian
B
Singaporean

Slide 24 - Quiz

01:32
#3
A
English (London)
B
English (Liverpool)

Slide 25 - Quiz

02:18
#5
A
Welsh
B
Irish

Slide 26 - Quiz

02:44
#6
A
Jamaican
B
South African

Slide 27 - Quiz

03:08
#7
A
American (New Jersey)
B
American (California)

Slide 28 - Quiz

03:56
#9
A
Singaporean
B
Pakistani

Slide 29 - Quiz

03:32
#8
A
English (Manchester)
B
English (Geordie)

Slide 30 - Quiz

04:20
#10
A
American (North-central)
B
American (Southern)

Slide 31 - Quiz

01:55
#4
A
American (Texas)
B
American (New York)

Slide 32 - Quiz

00:44
#1
A
Scottish
B
Irish

Slide 33 - Quiz

What accents of English can you name?

Slide 34 - Mind map