american/british accent

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome to the lesson!

Goals

At the end of the lesson, I can recognize the difference between an American and a British accent.

At the end of the lesson, I can name at least 2 differences between an American and a British accent.

What are we going to do today?

Who here has an accent?

What do you know about American and British accents?

Which one did you like the best?

American/British accents

A little example

We're going to watch a movie clip from The Lion King

Pay attention to Scar's and Simba's accents in this clip

Try to notice any differences in the way they pronounce words.

Write down words in which you notice the difference

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What accent does Scar have?

1. British English
2. American English

How did you notice his accent?
Explain how it sounds in general or any specific words you noticed

The Three Big Differences

R colouring

carpark-star-murder-water

the T/D sound

british-butter-bottle-water

the ae sound

can't-dance-water

the R sound

the T/D sound

the ae sound

star

British

dancing

better

Girl

answer

More Lion King

We're going to watch another clip.

Collect examples of the rules we learned from the clip we're going to watch. 

Make sure you have at least one example for each rule

What examples did you hear?

What accent do you most sound like? Do you think you can 'use' these rules when you speak?

Have a lovely day!