18 Aralık 2010 Cumartesi

21 Accents



Hi all!

This week has really been hard as we had a timed writing task. Now it is time to explore a little bit more about how English is spoken.

Many of you sometimes ask  me the differences between accents and how words are pronounced. This video  is an example of different accents and differences between them. Can you watch the video and leave your comments answering the following questions:

1- Which of the accents are more understandable? Why?
2-Which of them are very difficult to understand? Why?

I wish you a fantastic weekend! See you all on Tuesday.
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  1. Tuğçe Şentepe20 Aralık 2010 11:03

    1)I think,London,England's accents are more better than other accents.
    2)Italia,Germany,Russia and French are very difficult.I don't understand them.

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  2. Beyza21 Aralık 2010 09:16

    Hi Tuğçe,

    Thanks for the comment. I agree with you in that the accents of London is more clear than the other ones. What do you think about the accent of California? I find that one very clear,too :)

    YanıtlaSil
  3. Tuğçe Şentepe21 Aralık 2010 10:46

    I agree Ms.Yılmaz but ı don't like American Accent:)

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  4. Omar24 Aralık 2010 12:37

    Hocam , I think American English is very well understood because ''r'' letter of the emphasize ... İn my opinion they never understood french accent because they dont says ''r'' letter ..

    (İf you believe in god you can talk english :P )

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  5. IŞIL26 Aralık 2010 15:17

    Hello from YTU :)

    She is very talented indeed!

    I'll answer the questions as the most and the least understable accents:

    1- I believe the Californian accent is the most understandable, you know the reason why, my dear friend :)

    2- The Scottish accent is the least understandable, they talk fast and it is difficult to follow them.

    Have a fruitful week & Happy New Year!

    Hope to see you all at http://yildizprepschool.ning.com/

    YanıtlaSil
  6. Beyza27 Aralık 2010 08:49

    Hi Ömer,

    I agree with you in that American English is clearer because of the letter r. Do you think there are other difficult accents in the video?

    By the way, can you please explain me your final sentence tomorrow in the class? ;)

    See you tomorrow :)

    YanıtlaSil
  7. Beyza27 Aralık 2010 08:57

    (To my students who do not know Işıl: She is an English instructor at YTU and a close friend of mine:) She also manages a platform for her students to use English while having fun) You are welcome to visit her website, be a member and leave your comments and make new friends. You can find the address below:
    Hope to see you all at http://yildizprepschool.ning.com/

    Hi Işıl and hello from BU,

    First of all, thank you very much for your comment. Personally, I also believe that Scottish accent is less comprehensible. What other accents may create problems in comprehension?

    Hope to see more comments from YTU here ;)

    YanıtlaSil
  8. ercan altunbozar27 Aralık 2010 14:49

    I think British accent and Californian accent are the most understandable than the others.Because I have heard only this accents for ages.(except for my exams:):) )
    Then,Ireland accent French accent and Australian accent are very difficult to understand.They speak english like own languages.Especially French accent! :)

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  9. IŞIL27 Aralık 2010 15:36

    Hi Beyza, above is a comment from my successful student Ercan.

    Many thanks Ercan, please keep up the hard work! :)

    By the way, thanks Beyza for your kind words :)

    Best,

    Işıl

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  10. Beyza3 Ocak 2011 14:45

    Hi Ercan!

    Thanks for visiting the blog and leaving your comment! The accents that you think are easier are standard accents and I think your observation is right! We look forward to you comments on other posts as well. By the way, would you like to be a guest writer?

    Best,

    Beyza

    YanıtlaSil
  11. ercan altunbozar10 Ocak 2011 14:57

    Bu yorum yazar tarafından silindi.

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  12. ercan altunbozar10 Ocak 2011 15:12

    Hi Beyza,

    Sorry for my late reply. Why not.If you accept me as a guest wtiter i'll really appreciate it.

    Best,

    Ercan

    YanıtlaSil

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