5.3 Accents

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

ACCENT QUIZ

Let's see how many English accents you'll recognise. You will hear a short fragment of a famous English speaker. Guess his or her accent.

You will only hear it once!

Goal

Becoming more focused on accents and recognizing them. The more you hear accents the less it'll bother you or influence your understanding of speech.

Adele speaks ...

1. American English
2. British English
3. Canadian
4. Cockney

Correct answer: estuary English (London)

Queen Elizabeth II speaks ...

1. British English
2. Cockney
3. Southern American
4. Oxford English

The Kardashians speak ...

1. Canadian
2. Cockney
3. Californian
4. Southern American

Amy MacDonald speaks ...

1. Irish
2. Scottish
3. Welsh
4. American English

Danny Dyer speaks ...

1. Cockney
2. Welsh
3. Australian
4. New Zealand

Judge judy speaks ...

1. Welsh
2. Southern American
3. Californian
4. New York

Iwan Rheon speaks ...

1. Welsh
2. Irish
3. Scottish
4. Australian

Chris Hemsworth speaks ...

1. Irish
2. New Zealand
3. Australian
4. British English

Celine Dion speaks ...

1. Canadian Quebec (French influenced)
2. Canadian
3. North Central (American)
4. South American

Hozier speaks ...

1. Scottish
2. Canadian
3. Irish
4. Welsh

Charlotte speaks ...

1. Scottish
2. New Zealand
3. Irish
4. Geordie

Matthew speaks ...

1. Southern American
2. New Zealand
3. Irish
4. South African