DIFFERENT ACCENTS OF ENGLISH
MATT: Good day! I'm Matt. I'm from Melbourne but my family
originally comes from Greece. A lot of people in Australia come
from other countries. D'you know, one Australian family in three
- that's 33% - speak another language, apart from English I mean.
That is surprising, isn't it? In Australia, we love open air activities
of all kinds. We like to go to the sea, for surfing and swimming.
Did you know that a lot of Australians, about eighty percent I
think, live along rhe coasts?
SANDY: Hello! I'm Sandy, from Glasgow. Sometimes people
say to me: “You're English, aren't you?” But I'm not English, I'm
Scottish. Many people get confused but it's very simple: England,
Wales and Scotland are all part of Great Britain. So we are all
British, but we are not all English! We all speak English but some
people in Scotland also speak Gaelic - and Scottish English is a
bit different from English English! In international sport we
usually take part as Scotland - not as part of Great Britain. The
capital of Scotland is Edinburgh but I think Glasgow is bigger and
more fun!
TESSA: Hi! I'm Tessa, from Montreal, in Quebec. Quebec is in
the east of Canada. Most Canadians speak the two official
languages, French and English. Canada is a huge country. The
second largest country in the world, actually. In Canada you can
find everything. Do you like big cities? We have really exciting
ones, like Montreal and Toronto. Do you like mountains? We
have lots too. Winter sports are very popular. It is very cold in
winter but I like summer better. It's warm and we go and swim in
the lakes.
WILSON: Hi, I'm Wilson, from Kingston, the capital of Jamaica.
Jamaica is the biggest English-speaking island in the Caribbean.
Many visitors come to Jamaica because we have fabulous beaches
and great mountains. Jamaicans love music. And they love
dancing. Do you know reggae music? Well, reggae is from
Jamaica. When you come here, you can dance at any time of the
day or night. It's a really cool place to visit!
AMELIA: I'm from a country that's in the Pacific Ocean. It has
two islands, North Island and South Island. The capital city is
called Wellington. The two official languages are English and
Maori. M-A-O-R-I - the Maori are the indigenous people, in other
words, the people who were there first, before the British arrived.
The most popular sports in my country are rugby, water sports
and cricket. It's a beautiful country, with lots of high mountains
and volcanoes - some of them still active. Now can you guess
where I'm from?