accents

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Accents!

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Today's checklist 

How many accents can you recognise? 

How to distinguish them? 

How many do you know? 

As you listen, listen to specific features that belong to the accent. 

What is the accent?

What is the accent?

What is the accent?

What is the accent?

Let's explore

• Groups of three or four. 
• American (GA), Canadian, British (RP), Scottish, Irish, Australian, New Zealand. 

Write down distinguishing features of the accent. 

Tip: focus on the pronunciation of /r/, /th/, /t/, vowels and intonation. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp3TF1Gz-qs

https://www.tandem.net/blog/introduction-to-english-accents