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UK accents
SWOOSHCidália Sousa Cláudia Regina Abreu Vanessa Reis Esteves
AccentWhat’s this?
The way someone pronounces the
words of a language, showing
which country or which part of a
country they come from.Source: Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman
Regional Dialects and Accents
• Dialect: A variety of language spoken in a particular
geographical region, by a particular social class, or by a
particular generation; it includes vocabulary, grammar and
pronunciation.
• Accent: features of pronunciation that identify the region or
social class a person is from.
GLASGOW
Glaswegian“Aye nae bother.”
“It’s not a problem.”
Glasgow is famous for ship building.
NEWCASTLE
Geordie“Ye knaa what ah mean leik”
“Do you know what I mean?
Newcastle is famous for the bridges over
the river Tyne.
Geordie is also a regional nickname for a person from the larger Tyneside region of North
East England.
NEWCASTLEGeordie
Howay = Come on
Doon = Down
Toon = Town
“Am gannin doon the toon”
“I’m going down town”
Canny = Nice
Lass = Girl
“She’s a canny lass”
“She’s a nice girl
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MANCHESTER
Mancunian“I’m gaggin’ for a brew.”
“I really need a cup of tea.”
Manchester is famous for its football.
LIVERPOOL
Liverpudlian“We ‘ad a do lassnight.”
“We had a party last night.”
Liverpool is famous for being the
hometown of the Beatles.
People from Liverpool are called Liverpudlians
RHONDDA
Welsh“Y’not from round hyer?”
“You are not from around
here, are you?”
Rhondda is famous for its coal mining.
Cockney (Rhyming slang)
Butchers Hook = Look
“Have a butchers at that”
Pork Pies = Lies
“Are you telling porkies ?”
Dog & Bone = Phone
“He’s always on the dog”
London is famous for its red buses and the
Big Ben.
LONDON
Scotland Have you ever been to Scotland?
What else do you know about
Scotland?
What’s the capital of Scotland?
Open your book on page 154 and let’s
find more about Glasgow together.