English accents

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Learn more about different English accents

Recognise different English accents

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British or American?

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British or American?

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British or American?

06:38

British or American?

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British or American?

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.

English accents within the UK

• There are MANY different accents within the UK alone 

Many more English accents

English is spoken all over the world

Let's make it a quiz!

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#2

1. Indian
2. Singaporean

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#3

1. English (London)
2. English (Liverpool)

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#5

1. Welsh
2. Irish

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#6

1. Jamaican
2. South African

03:08

#7

1. American (New Jersey)
2. American (California)

03:56

#9

1. Singaporean
2. Pakistani

03:32

#8

1. English (Manchester)
2. English (Geordie)

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#10

1. American (North-central)
2. American (Southern)

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#4

1. American (Texas)
2. American (New York)

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#1

1. Scottish
2. Irish

What accents of English can you name?

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