MR Difference between GA & RP + Letters

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This lesson contains 37 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 6 videos.

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Good morning
Welcome!

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Today's lesson
- Recommendations
- The difference between GA (general american) and RP (received pronunciation) (british)
- Writing a Letter

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Today's goals
- You know the difference in pronunciation between GA & RP
- You know the difference in spelling
- You know the difference in dates
- You know how to write a letter

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Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Comedy Science Fiction
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse
Superhero Adventure Animation

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Yellowjackets
Psychological Horror
Fallout 4
Action RPG

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What are some differences in pronunciation you already know?

Slide 6 - Mind map

Words pronounced differently
Schedule
Matter
Go
Tomato
Crow
British

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Now, let's have a look at some accents

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Slide 9 - Video

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Slide 11 - Video

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'bottle' is pronounced the same in both GA & RP
A
True
B
False

Slide 14 - Quiz

'coast' is pronounced the same in both GA & RP
A
True
B
False

Slide 15 - Quiz

No words are pronounced the same in RP & GA
A
True
B
False

Slide 16 - Quiz

Spelling

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How does each country write out a date?
4-28-2024

28-4-2024

            American

              British

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Fun Fact
In Canada they write it 2024-4-28

New Zealand, Ireland and Australia use the same dates as the UK, the same goes for any country colonized by the British

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Words
There's two ways words can be misinterpreted. 
Either by meaning or because that country doesn't have that particular set of words

Chips (patat vs chips)
Lorry vs Truck

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Mobile phone
A
British
B
American

Slide 22 - Quiz

Stroller
A
British
B
American

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Elevator
A
British
B
American

Slide 24 - Quiz

Aubergine
A
British
B
American

Slide 25 - Quiz

Faucet
A
British
B
American

Slide 26 - Quiz

Soccer
A
British
B
American

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Holiday
A
British
B
American

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Film
A
British
B
American

Slide 29 - Quiz

Taxi
A
British
B
American

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Some more examples
biscuit/cookie, hoover/vacuum cleaner
pavement/sidewalk, bloke/dude
candyfloss/cotton candy, flat/apartment
rubbish/garbage, car park/parking lot
lift/elevator, soccer/football etc.

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Writing A Letter
How do you write a letter?

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Exercise
Schrijf een e-mail in WORD om een of meerdere kamers/kampeerplaatsen te reserveren voor jou en je vriend(en)/vriendin(nen). Kies een van de drie accommodaties op de volgende slide. Let op de volgende dingen.
1. Noem de periode van verblijf.
2. Leg uit wat voor soort kamer(s)/plekken je wilt boeken.
3. Stel drie vragen over bijvoorbeeld de reservering, de accommodatie, de omgeving en/of wat er te doen is. Deze mag je zelf bedenken.

Schrijf 130-180 woorden.

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Finally,
Open ChatGPT and paste your letter. 

Have a letter exchange with the AI, as this simulates an actual email exchange between you and a holiday company.

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End of Lesson
See you next week!

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