Accent-uate the Posi+ive!
Lesson plan made in collaboration with Rhona Snelling! :)
Topics: General English – speaking/pronunciation – accents
Level: B2 and above
Main skills: Speaking, Listening Other skills: Reading, Writing
Links to video:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/we-stigmatize-accents-but-language-belongs-to-everyone or: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoOLBi8XL7I
Aims:
To raise awareness of attitudes towards accents
To talk about accents (and dialects)
To predict information before watching the video
To listen for gist and for detail
To express opinion and reaction to the content of the video
To complete a final task of students’ own choice relating to the content of the video
Use of language and lexis:
To use different tenses to talk about language and accent
To learn / review collocations with language and accent
Accent-uate the positive - Ss worksheet
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Accent-uate the positive - Ts notes
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