Bài tập Phát âm tiếng anh nâng cao – Unit 1: Giọng (Accents 1)

1.2 Here i s a text read aloud first by a British English speaker and then an American English speaker. Listen as many times as you need and note differences in pronunciation that you observe, focusing on the underlined words. A few are done for you. (It is not necessary to use phonemic symbols in this exercise, but a list can be found on page 192 if you want to refer to it.)

1.3 You will hear four more people talking about what they enjoy doing in their spa re time. They are from northern England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Listen as many times as you need and write brief notes about what they say.

northern England: ……………………………………………………

Scotland: ……………………… ……………………

Wales: ……………………………………………………………….

Northern Ireland: ………………………………………………………………….

Now read the transcripts in the Key. Are there particular features of their pronunciation that you had problems understanding? In what ways is their pronunciation different from BBC English – that is, British English spoken without a regional accent (see Unit 2)?