1. E NGLISH IN S POT -L IGHT

2. Have you noticed that we change the way we speak depending on who we are speaking to?

4. L ET ’ S WATCH A VIDEO This a clip from the show when Lauren attends a work experience placement with Prime Minister, Tony Blair. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfkjvagVsRI

5. Would you behave the same way as Lauren on your experience placement? Would you use the same language as Lauren in the same situation? Would you use the same language when you talk to the principle?

6. M Y SMMR HOLS WR CWOT. B4, WE USED 2 GO 2 NY 2C MY BRO, HIS GF & THR 3 :~ KIDS FTF. ILNY, IT ’ S A GR 8 PLC. BBL. XOXO Can you read this?

8. I T SAYS : ” My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York. It’s a great place. Be back later. Hugs and kisses.” My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :~ kids FTF. ILNY, it’s a gr8 plc. BBL. XOXO 2nd = ???1st = ???

9. ??? ??? ???

10. D O YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE ? Standard English

11. The text message is not written in Standard English. What is the opposite of standard?

12. Non-Standard

13. I T SAYS : ” My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York. It’s a great place. Be back later. Hugs and kisses.” My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :~ kids FTF. ILNY, it’s a gr8 plc. BBL. XOXO StandardNon-Standard

14. A CCENT An accent is the way words are pronounced. Pronunciation – How you pronounce (say) words

15. L ET ’ S RELATE

16. Which one is your favorite?

17. N ON -S TANDARD What is wrong with “could of” “should of” “would of” And your favourite “gonna” ?

18. W HAT ’ S WRONG WITH THESE SENTENCES ? Manchester United could of won the cup. She should of lent it to me. My mum would of made your tea if you wanted to stay.

19. H OW HAS THIS MISTAKE HAPPENED ? Manchester United could of won the cup. Manchester United could’ve won the cup. Which is a shortened version of... Manchester United could have won the cup.

20. “C OULD ’ VE ” SOUNDS LIKE “ COULD OF ” And we get these two sounds mixed up when we speak: “ve” and “of”

21. My mum would of made your tea if you wanted to stay. It should read... My mum would’ve made your tea if you wanted to stay. Which is short for... My mum would have made your tea if you wanted to stay.

22. C AN YOU CORRECT THIS ONE ? She shouldn’t of done that

23. E XCELLENT !!! She shouldn’t have done that.

24. A ND Y OUR FAVOURITE ? Gonna = going to

25. T HESE SENTENCES ARE SAID BY NATIVE SPEAKERS. C AN YOU REWRITE THEM IN S TANDARD E NGLISH ? 1. Give it me. 2. Are yous coming? 3. They was there well early. 4. Where is me watch? 5. It was like nofink I’d sin b4. 6. OMG that was obvs well amazing! 7. Totes amaze!

26. W AS IT DIFFICULT ? 1. Give it me. 2. Are yous coming? 3. They was there well early. 4. Where is me watch? 5. It was like nofink I’d sin b4. 6. OMG that was obvs well amazing! 7. Totes amaze! 1. Give it to me. 2. Are you coming? 3. They were there really early. 4. Where is my watch? 5. It was like nothing I’d seen before. 6. Oh my god, that was obviously really amazing! 7. Totally amazing!

27. Imressive!

28. L ET ’ S R EVIEW Do you know what Standard English is? Can you explain why it is important to write in a certain way? Can you give some examples of situations where you use Standard English? Do you know what Non-Standard English is? Can you give some examples of situations where you can use Non-Standard English?

29. SAME THINGS - D IFFERENT WORDS

31. Chips Fries BritishAmerican

33. R EGIONAL D IALECTS Lass = young girl Nutter = crazy person

34. S COTLAND a wee thing amuses the bairns simple people are amused by simple things

35. S PELLING Colour Armour Theatre Centre Color Armor Theater Center BritishAmerican

36. C ONFUSED ??? Don’t worry!

37. D URING THE NEXT TWO AND A HALF YEARS You are going to learn about English Appropriate language for different situations Different dialects (e.g. British Englis, American English, Australian English ++) Vocabulary in different dialects Different accents(e.g. Queen’s English, PR, Texas ++) Different areas around the world where people speak English, and how they do that

38. You will find your favourite