5.3 Accents

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

5.3 Accents

How many Dutch accents can you come up with together in 2 minutes?

What about English?

• Global language > global differences in pronunciation 

How many countries can you come up with where English is used as an official language?

ACCENT QUIZ

Let's see how many English accents you'll recognise. You will hear a short fragment of a famous English speaker. Guess his or her accent.

You will only hear 10 seconds at a time!

Adele speaks ...

1. American English
2. Estuary English
3. Canadian
4. Cockney

Correct answer: estuary English (London)

Queen Elizabeth II speaks ...

1. RP English
2. Cockney
3. Southern American
4. Oxford English

The Kardashians speak ...

1. Canadian
2. Cockney
3. Californian
4. Southern American

Amy MacDonald speaks ...

1. Irish
2. Scottish
3. Welsh
4. Bostonian

Danny Dyer speaks ...

1. Cockney
2. Welsh
3. Australian
4. New Zealand

Judge judy speaks ...

1. Bostonian
2. Southern
3. Californian
4. New York

Aarom Ramsey speaks ...

1. Welsh
2. Irish
3. Scottish
4. Australian

The Mullins family (Movie The Heat) speak ...

1. New York
2. Bostonian
3. Southern
4. British English

Chris Hemsworth speaks ...

1. Irish
2. New Zealand
3. Australian
4. British English

Celine Dion speaks ...

1. Canadian (Quebec)
2. Canadian
3. North Central (American)
4. South American

Why is it helpful to know certain accents?

Homework

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