Accents

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3,4

English

The 29th of March 

Ms. Derks

Plan for today

Skills

- Listening and writing

Mission:

• At the end of this lesson you know that there are different accents in English

• At the end of this lesson you will be able to use dialect in yout writing.

Why?

Accenten maken het verstaan en lezen van Engels soms moeilijk. Wanneer je weet welk accent je hoort helpt bij het begrijpen ervan. 

What is an Accent?

What is the effect of an Accent?

What (other) English accents
do you know?

Do you recognise this?

Spoken fragment

This is Welsh - Not an accent, nor a dialect, but a language (like Frisian).

Listen carefully: is this American English or British English?



Can you also explain how you know?

You aren't my aunt

1. American English
2. British English

Listen carefully: is this American English or British English?



Can you also explain how you know?

I've written the word 'button'

1. American English
2. British English

Listen carefully: is this American English or British English?



Can you also explain how you know?

Fragile

1. American English
2. British English

Let's compare!

You are going to watch 2 videos in which people talk English.

- Can you guess which accent is spoken in the video (tip: take notes during the video)

Which accent of English is used
here?

1. British English
2. American English
3. Canadian English
4. Australian English

Which accent of English is used
here?

1. British English
2. Irish English
3. Scottish English
4. British Old English

What did you notice?

What  can you say about the differences between the two accents?

Let's write!

- Ga naar it's learning en download de schrijfopdracht.
 - Maak de opdracht op je laptop. 

- Questions? Ask your neighbour first!

- Done? Lever de opdracht in via it's learning. 

Let's get to work!

Do reading assignment about dialects

Questions? Ask neighbour first.

Done? CV or Motivational letter.

What did we do today?

1. CV in English.
2. Hoe ging dit? 

https:

https:

https: