EXERCISE 1

Can you think of any unique words or phrases of your accent?

Examples:
“That’s wicked awesome!”
”I’m going down the ocean”

EXERCISE 2:

Watch the following video about England:
ENGLAND FUN FACTS

Write down 3 fun facts that you just heard…

EXERCISE 3:

Watch the following video about NYC:
NYC FUN FACTS

Write down 3 fun facts that you just heard…

EXERCISE 4:

a) Choose one of the BRITISH characters below
b) Click on the link and read through the character description
c) Use the internet to find any additional info. on this character, such as age, occupation… (YouTube is always a great resource!)

EXERCISE 5:

Now that you’ve chosen a character for this accent, take a look at the following list of suggested accent models…

a) Choose an accent model that you think matches your character
b) Come up with some observations about the ACCENT (a word, a sound, a phrase…?)

EXERCISE 6:

a) Choose one of the NYC characters below
b) Click on the link and read through the character description
c) Use the internet to find any additional info. on this character, such as age, occupation… (YouTube is always a great resource!)

EXERCISE 7:

Now that you’ve chosen a character for this accent, take a look at the following list of suggested accent models…

a) Choose an accent model that you think matches your character
b) Come up with some observations about the ACCENT (a word, a sound, a phrase…?)

EXERCISE 8:

a) Go back to either your BRITISH or NYC accent model and look for a catch phrase (5-10 words)
b) Write it down
c) Keep replaying the video and try to imitate it EXACTLY (the words, the sounds, the melody, the rhythm…)