English accents

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• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

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Recognise different English accents

Differences you know about British and American English?

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British or American?

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British or American?

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British or American?

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British or American?

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British or American?

British vs. American English

• Spelling
• Vocabulary
• Grammar

Examples of spelling differences

• Colour - color
• Centre - center
• Fulfil - fulfill
• Organise - organize
• Etc.

Examples of vocabulary differences

• Trousers - pants
• Flat - appartment
• Lorry - truck
• Holiday - vacation
• Jumper - sweater
• Etc.

Examples of grammar differences

• Collective nouns can be singular and plural - collective nouns are always singular (eg. the police is/are vs. the police is)
• Past tense of get = got - past tense of get = gotten
• Etc.

Categorize the following words into the following categories:

American English

British English

Holiday

Vacation

Break

Leave

Sleep de woorden naar de juiste plek!

British English

American English

Sidewalk

Pavement

British English

American English

pavement

sidewalk

football

soccer

biscuit

cookie

lift

elevator

British English

American English

Chips

French fries

British English

American English

Trainers

Sneakers

British EN

American EN

British English

American English

candy

sweets

autumn

fall

lift

elevator

wardrobe

closet

trainers

sneakers

soccer

football

nappy

diaper

crisps

chips

American English

British English

Soccer

Football

Holiday

Vacation

Movie

Film

Lorry

Truck

Motorway

Highway

Boot

Trunk

Apartment

Flat

Sweater

Jumper

British English

American English

Pavement

Sidewalk

Football

Soccer

Biscuit

Cookie

Lift

Elevator

American English

British English

biscuits

elevator

lorry

sweets

baggage

faucet

drapes

cinema

pavement

eraser

autumn

garbage

Some dictionaries tell you whether a word is British (BE) or American English (AE / USA)

British

English

American

English

high

school

lorry

vacation

biscuit

pavement

English accents within the UK

• There are MANY different accents within the UK alone 

Many more English accents

English is spoken all over the world

Let's make it a quiz!

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#2

1. Indian
2. Singaporean

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#3

1. English (London)
2. English (Liverpool)

02:18

#5

1. Welsh
2. Irish

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#6

1. Jamaican
2. South African

03:08

#7

1. American (New Jersey)
2. American (California)

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#9

1. Singaporean
2. Pakistani

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#8

1. English (Manchester)
2. English (Geordie)

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#10

1. American (North-central)
2. American (Southern)

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#4

1. American (Texas)
2. American (New York)

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#1

1. Scottish
2. Irish

What accents of English can you name?