This page will link you to a few videos that you need for the exercises in your reader.
The other pages are specifically for either British English or American English. You will find examples on those pages for either accent and their pronunciations. That will help you with your final assignment and with hearing the specific differences.
The first video you find here is an introduction. You will watch this together with your class. There is no exercise with this video.
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Introduction Video about Pronunciation https://www.businessinsider.nl/why-american-english-is-different-from-british-english-spelling-2017-10/?international=true&r=UK
Check back in your reader. You first need to watch the next two videos and write down what stands out to you about the two variations of English and their pronunciation.
The following video talks quite specifically about the use of the T and the R in both British and American English. There are a few exercises with this video. You will find them in your reader.
Make exercise 1 through 5 with this video.
Differences in British and American https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nAnT3PASak
The next video talks about the differences in vowel sounds between British English and American English.
There are a few exercises with this video. You will find those in your reader.
Make exercise 6, 7 and 8 about the following video.
British and American English Vowel Sounds https://youtu.be/LIZ78RwhSPc
Now that you are finished with the exercises about the videos, go to exercise 9. You will look back at what you first thought and reflect.
Share what you learned in class.