5.3 Accents

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

blok 5

5.1  all about competition

5.2  extreme cheapskates

5.3 English accents

5.4 speaking games

5.5 let's practice some more

5.6 end of year quiz

blokweek 5 + 6

Summer holiday

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5.3 Accents

How many Dutch accents can you come up with together in 1 minute?

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?

In which countries is English the first language?

difference?

Americans usually pronounce every “r” in a word, while the British tend to only pronounce the “r” when it's the first letter of a word. 

There are also differences between American and British English in the areas of spelling, vocabulary and grammar

how do you pronounce...

practice with your neighbour

 bath 

 tomatoes

laugh

ask

ear

better

mobile

british vs american

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

A2 Building Blocks

Unit 3 Fame and Entertainment

3.2 Reading  1-33 NEW

B1 Building Blocks

Unit 2 the Future

2.2  reading 1-20 NEW

2.4 listening 1-39 previous weeks