Different English accents: GA and RP

Different English accents: GA and RP 
Lesson by Kiana Lioe-A-Tjam & Milou Ditewig 
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Different English accents: GA and RP 
Lesson by Kiana Lioe-A-Tjam & Milou Ditewig 

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Contents
  • Introduction
  • Neuner A 
  • Neuner B: Homonyms
  • Neuner C: Matching Exercise
  • Neuner D: Role-play

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Learning Objectives
- The students can recognize GA and RP accents.
- The students can distinguish between a GA and an RP accent.
- The students have a general idea of what a GA and an RP accent sounds like.
- The students know that different accents may use some different words for the same item and can give a few examples of this.
- The students can reproduce and distinguish between different British and American accents.

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Slide 4 - Video

Neuner A
We will be showing you guys a video about the differences between GA and RP.
After the video has ended, we will be asking  the students some questions about the video. 

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Slide 6 - Video

Which accent do you like more?

Slide 7 - Mind map

Which English language do you use ?

Slide 8 - Mind map

Did you recognize any slangs in the video?

Slide 9 - Mind map

Neuner B: Homonyms
We will be giving a brief explanation on what the exercise is about. 
You will  fill in the gaps in sentences with these types of words. 

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What is this is called in America and Britain?

Slide 11 - Open question

What is this is called in America and Britain?

Slide 12 - Open question

What is this is called in America and Britain?

Slide 13 - Open question

What is this is called in America and Britain?

Slide 14 - Open question

Neuner C: Matching Exercise
You will be hearing a bunch of short audio fragments spoken in a GA or and RP accent. 
They will have to say if these fragments are examples of GA or RP. 

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Slide 16 - Video

What American accents did you hear?

Slide 17 - Mind map

What British accents did you hear?

Slide 18 - Mind map

Neuner D: Role-play

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Instructions
- We will show you two videos about the American and British accent. 
- After watching the video, each student will receive a card with a different accent. You will be role-playing a character based on the accent. 
- You will have to play these characters while walking around the classroom. 
- The goal for the students is to sort the characters based on the accents into two categories: British and American. ‘Britain’ will be on one side of the classroom, ‘America’ will be on the other side. 
- They will have 20 minutes to do so.

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Slide 21 - Video

Slide 22 - Video

American Accent

- New York accent
- Boston accent
- Texas accent
- Southern California 
- Minnesota accent
- Atlanta accent
- Etc. 


British Accent
- RP
- Heightened RP
- London accent
- Norfolk accent (east anglia)
- West Country
- Southern Welsh
- Nothern Welsh
-Etc.

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Learning Objective check
- The students can recognize GA and RP accents.
- The students can distinguish between a GA and an RP accent.
- The students have a general idea of what a GA and an RP accent sounds like.
- The students know that different accents may use some different words for the same item and can give a few examples of this.
- The students can reproduce and distinguish between different British and American accents.

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The End

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