Mar 22: British vs American dialects

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Welcome to quoll week!

Monday, March 22, 2021

Today

• Watch the video of a talkshow about British and American dialects.
• Answer the questions in LessonUp.

Lesson goals

After this lesson, you...

• can identify the difference between the British and American accent.
• can identify the different sounds of the English language.
• can identify different word uses of the British and American accent.

Give a short summary of what the video was about.

From the people on the couch, who do you think is British?

1. The host
2. Guest 1 (woman)
3. Guest 2 (man)

Why could they tell immediately that the first man was American, do you think?

Which of the following words are British English? (there's could be more than one correct answer)

1. beer
2. pint
3. pants
4. trousers

Which of the following words are American English? (there could be more than one correct answer)

1. soccer match
2. football game
3. sweater
4. sneakers

How does the way these people look help you understand where they are from?