English lesson theme 5 UK vs US part I speaking

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English lesson theme 5 UK vs US part I speaking

American Samoa[c] is an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific Ocean. Centered on 14.3°S 170.7°W, it is 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the island country of Samoa, east of the International Date Line and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 310 miles (500 km) south of Tokelau. American Samoa is the southernmost territory of the United States, situated 2,200 miles (3,500 km) southwest of the U.S. state of Hawaii, and one of two U.S. territories south of the Equator, along with the uninhabited Jarvis Island.

American Samoa consists of the eastern part of the Samoan archipelago – the inhabited volcanic islands of Tutuila, Aunuʻu, Ofu, Olosega and Taʻū and the uninhabited Rose Atoll – as well as Swains Island, a remote coral atoll in the Tokelau volcanic island group. The total land area is 77 square miles (199 km2), slightly larger than Washington, D.C.; including its territorial waters, the total area is 117,500 square miles (304,000 km2), about the size of New Zealand.

Planning of today

• Reading
  
• Homework check
  
• Learning goals
  
• Accents, and their differences
• Intonation
• Homework
  
• Check learning goals

Reading

Albert Tuaopepe Wendt ONZ CNZM (born 27 October 1939) is a Samoan poet and writer who lives in New Zealand. He is one of the most influential writers in Oceania. His notable works include Sons for the Return Home, published in 1973 (adapted into a feature film in 1979), and Leaves of the Banyan Tree, published in 1979. As an academic he has taught at universities in Samoa, Fiji, Hawaii and New Zealand, and from 1988 to 2008 was the professor of New Zealand literature at the University of Auckland.

Wendt is the recipient of many prestigious awards, including twice receiving the Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Asia-Pacific region, multiple top awards at the New Zealand Book Awards,

Homework check: 41 - 43 (Theme 5: UK vs US). (Questions?)

Learning goals

• I can provide details of unexpected events.
• I can express emotions and react to emotions of others.
• I can understand the difference between a number of English accents.

What is unique to RP English?

How and why is there such a big difference between the accents of Liverpool and Manchester?

Rhotic accents

Rhotic accents are known for focusing on the pronunciation of the letter /R/. 

Rather: Irish, Scottish or LA english, are all rhotic.

Rather: RP, Scouse and New York English, are all non-rhotic

Why would the New York accent historically be rhotic?

Having heard a number of British and American accents, which of these do you prefer?

Intonation

Intonation is a natural process we use during speaking, when you are speaking a second-language, this can be rather difficult starting out. Due to the fact you are focusing on correctly pronouncing words correctly. 

Simple guide to when to use certain

intonation: 

Homework

Exercise 44 - 46 Speaking (Theme 5: UK vs US)

Werk eerst 10 minuten in complete stilte:

Learning goals

• I can provide details of unexpected events.
• I can express emotions and react to emotions of others.
• I can understand the difference between a number of English accents.