[00:01.33]They sound so different!
[00:03.49]Do they still mean the same thing?
[00:05.74]Definitely!
[00:06.60]Let me think of another example for you.
[00:08.95]Ah, here's one! Robert, say "example".
[00:12.02]"Example".
[00:13.52]Now you say it, Pam!
[00:15.37]"Example".
[00:16.89]And if tell you I'm "dancing in the classroom",
[00:20.06]Pam will tell you she's
[00:21.68]"dancing in the classroom".
[00:23.76]How do people understand each other
[00:25.47]when words are pronounced so differently?
[00:28.19]The more you hear different accents,
[00:30.24]the easier it is to catch on.
[00:32.09]Would you like a glass of water
[00:33.55]before class starts?
[00:35.62]That would be very nice.
[00:36.99]Thank you.Robert, how would you ask me that?
[00:39.83]I would say "Would you like a glass
[00:41.99]of water before class starts?"
[00:44.75]Let's go everyone.We've only got 10 minutes!
[00:49.65]Exercise 6 Listen to the sentences
[00:52.93]and decide whether they are spoken
[00:54.72]in an American accent (A)
[00:56.43]or a British accent (B).
[01:00.00]1. Would you like a glass of water?
[01:04.18]2. She's dancing in the classroom.
[01:08.14]3. Let me give you an example.
[01:11.94]4. I like to eat tomatoes.
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