2 THV - World Englishes

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today

- Why English?

- World Englishes

Goals

After today's class you:

- Can explain why it's useful to learn English

- Can name various English-speaking countries

- Can recognize various English accents

Can you hear differences in ways of speech? (accents)

Yes!

I don't know

No, not really

In which countries do they speak English?

Why English?

Guess:
How many people, worldwide, speak English as their 1st/2nd language?

First & second language

Let's listen to some different accents

Assignment

- Complete the assignments of part 1 on the hand out

- Work in pairs

- You may use your Smartphone

- 10 minutes

 

Assignment: can you guess the accent?

- Listen to the clips

- Can you guess the accent?

- Write it down on the second part of your hand out

How did you do?

1. Spanish

2. Scottish

3. Indian

4. Australian

5. British

Let's listen to a poem

1. Look at the text on the handout
   
2. ‘Translate’ Talking Turkey’s into standard English
   
3.  Underline the words you think are spelled differently in Standard English and write the correct form behind it
   
4. Check your work
   

What did we learn today?

You can:

- Explain why it's useful to learn English

- Name various English-speaking countries

- Recognize various different English accents