Dialects and Accents

Dialects and Accents
After today's lesson:

  • You can describe the difference between a dialect and an accent.

  • You can describe the sounds and background of the Cockney dialect.
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In deze les zitten 16 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 3 videos.

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Dialects and Accents
After today's lesson:

  • You can describe the difference between a dialect and an accent.

  • You can describe the sounds and background of the Cockney dialect.

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Dialect or accent?
You are going to watch two videoclips.

Are the people in the clips using an accent or a dialect and why?

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

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Slide 3 - Video

00:32
Is this person speaking with an accent or a dialect?
Dialect
Accent

Slide 4 - Poll

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Slide 5 - Video

00:30
Is this person speaking with an accent or a dialect?
Dialect
Accent

Slide 6 - Poll

The Cockney dialect
On the next slide you need to type in everything you know or can find about the Cockney dialect.

Feel free to use the internet.

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Cockney

Slide 8 - Woordweb

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Slide 9 - Video

01:00
Example
What happens to the Schwa /Ə/ sound at the end of the word doctor.
Answer:
This sound is more strongly pronounced.

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

01:39
What happens to the:
The /h/ sound as heard at the start of the word hotel.

Slide 11 - Open vraag

02:02
The /l/ sound as heard at the end of the word hell.

Slide 12 - Open vraag

02:38
The /t/ sound as heard in the middle of the word water.

Slide 13 - Open vraag

Rounding off
Today's goals were:

  •     You can describe the difference between a dialect and an accent.
  •    You can describe the sounds and background of the Cockney dialect.

Now take a few minutes to reflect on these. Did we achieve them? How? Why are they important?

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Did we achieve the goals for this lesson?

What did you learn?

Slide 15 - Open vraag

Questions?

Slide 16 - Tekstslide