English accents and languages

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today's schedule

- Portfolio listening assignment

- The English language and accents.

At the end of the lesson series, you will be able to differentiate various English accents and understand why languages are important!

How many English speaking countries can you name?

Which language would you love to learn someday and why?

What would be a key-factor for you to learn another foreign language?

The life of a polyglot

Article & video

 - Would you like to be a polyglot? Benefits/downsides

- Does Duolingo work yes/no why?

Spotify 'wrapped'

Do you listen to songs other than the 'usual' Dutch and English?

'Hoe moet ik dit nou vertalen'

Try to think of words which do not have the literal Dutch/English word for it.

Example: neighbour in English --> buurman/buurvrouw/buren(?)

Siblings 

Cousin

Cozy 

A bubbly person 

Gezellig

Levensgenieter

Research time!

In groups of 3

You're going to choose an English speaking country/dialect. 

Create a list of 10 words of that country/dialect.

Your classmates have to guess what the words mean!

Australian English words

Today's schedule

Listening & discussing - changes in 2024 to Google and SEO

11:00 - 11:45 = toets inhaalmoment lezen

1998-2003

2005+

2024+

2024+

Do you think this is an upgrade or a downgrade to Google?

Will Google Bard + SGE outperform Chat GPT?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Too early to tell
4. I don't care, I'll still use Chat GPT

In what ways does SGE aim to engagement compared to previous Google search versions?

Does Google have too much control?

1. Discuss whether having a single search engine that dominates the market (like Google) is healthy for consumer choice.

2. What kind of fines should companies receive for selling people's data?

Research time!

In pairs

You're going to choose an English speaking country/dialect.

Create a list of 10 words of that country/dialect.

Wite down 10 sentences with these words!

Your classmates have to guess what the words mean!

Australian English words

BSOT

Go to bsot.nl

Code: NHD-011

Class: 1EC1