English Accents

Since English is spoken in many countries there are many different English accents, just like in Japanese. Here is a video of a woman introducing herself in 21 different English accents. Can you hear the differences?

1. Standard British Accent (England) - Hello, my name is Amy Walker. I'm 25 years old and I was born in London, England.

2. Cockney Accent (England) - Hello, I'm Amy Walker. I'm 25 years old and I was born in London, weren't I?

3. British RP (England) - Yes, hello. My name is Amy Walker. I'm 25 years old and I was born in London, England.

4. Irish (Republic of Ireland) - That's right. Me name is Amy Walker and I was born in Dublin, Ireland.

5. Northern Irish (Northern Ireland) - Hi, how are you? I'm Amy Walker. I'm 25 and I was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

6. Scottish (Scotland) - Of course I'm Scottish. I'm a Walker, aren't I? You know, Walker like the shortbread? Comes in the wee tin with the tartan on it.

7. Italian (Italy) - Bonjourno. My name is Amy Walker and I'm from Italia.

8. German (Germany) - Guten tag. My name is Amy Walker. I'm 25 years old and I was born in Berlin in Germany.

9. Czech (the Czech Republic) - Hello, my name is Amy Walker. I was born in Prague, which is called "Praga," in Czech Republic.

10. Russian (Russia) - Hello. My name is Amy Walker and I'm from Moscow in Russia.

11. French (France) - Bonjour. Je m'apelle Amy Walker. (I'm 25 years old) and I was born in Paris en France.

12. Australian (Australia) - Hi, how you going? I'm Amy Walker. I'm 25, and I was born in Sydney, Australia.

13. New Zealand (New Zealand) - Yes, hello, I'm Amy Walker. I'm 26, sorry 27, no, 25! And I was born in Wellington, New Zealand.

14. Heavy Ocker Australian (Australia) - Good day, mate. How ya going? I'm Amy Walker, and I'm true-blue Aussie, mate. That's right. I'll always call Australia home.

15. Texan (Texas, USA) - Well, hi there, how ya doing? I'm Amy Walker, I'm 25 years old and I was born in Texas.

16. Californian (California, USA) - Hello, I'm Amy Walker. I'm 25 and I was born in California. LA.

17. Northwest (USA) - Hello, I'm Amy Walker. I'm 25 and I was born in Seattle, Washington.

18. Toronto (Canada) - Oh, hello! I'm Amy Walker. I'm 25 years old and I was born in Toronto, Canada.

19. Brooklyn (New York, USA) - What?! Course, I'm doing the thing! Sorry. I'm Amy Walker, I'm 25, and I was born in Brooklyn.

20. Deep Southern (USA) - Why, hi there. My name is Amy Walker. I'm 25 years old and I was born in Charlston, South Carolina.

21. Trans-Atlantic (USA) - Oh, hello. My name is Amy Walker and I'm an actress and a writer and a singer and a dancer. And I was asked here today to give you an example of the Trans-Atlantic accent I was trained in in 1945. So this concludes our little program for you this evening. We do hope you enjoyed yourself as much as I have. Thank you and good night.

Adele

Adele is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Her full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins. She was born in London, England. She is 24 years old. She soul and pop songs. She can sing and play the guitar, piano, bass, percussion, and keyboard. She began singing at the age of 4 and began making her first album at the age of 19. Many of her songs are about her personal life.

アデールはイギリス人の歌手と作詞者とミュージシャンです。彼女のフールネームはアデル・ラウリ・ブルー・アッドキンズです。イギリスのロンドンで生まれました。２４歳です。ソールとポップの曲を歌います。アデールが歌えて、ギターとピアノとベースとパーカッションとキーボードをひけます。４歳の時から歌い始めて、１９歳の時最初のアルバムを作りました。アデールの曲はよく彼女の人生についてです。

Lemonade

Lemonade is a very popular drink for the summer in the U.S.

Ingredients 具:

- 3 cups cold water             - 3 コップ 冷や水
- 1 cup lemon juice             - 1 コップレモンジュース
- 3/4 cup sugar                    - 3/4 コップ砂糖

Directions:

- Put the water in a pitcher.
- Put the lemon juice in the pitcher.
- Put the sugar in the pitcher
- Stir the lemonade and serve cold.

作り方：

- 水差しに冷や水を入れる。
- 水差しにレモンジュースを入れる。
- 水差しに砂糖を入れる。
- 混ぜて、冷たいままで盛る。

Jack

Let me introduce you to my friend Jack. He's from Australia!

August Holidays

Ramadan

Ramadan is the 9th month in the Islamic lunar calendar. During this month Muslims will fast during the day and pray more than usual to demonstrate their submission to God.

ラマダン

ラマダンはヒジュラ歴での９月です。その月に、回教徒は神様に服従をしているのを見せるために夜以外何も食べないで、普通よりお祈りをよくします。

Australia

The Commonwealth of Australia is a continent and a series of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The capital city is Canberra. The largest city is Sydney. The national leader is Prime Minister Julia Gillard. There are about 22,675, 627 people in the United Kingdom. The national language is English. The national currency is the Australian Dollar ($). Australia became a country in 1901.

Australia is made up of 6 states and many territories. The largest state in population is New South Wales. The largest state in area is Western Australia. The smallest state in population and  area is Tasmania.

Julia Gillard

The most popular religion is Christianity. The most popular sport is basketball . Australia is famous for kangaroos, the Great Barrier Reef, the Outback, and Nicole Kidman among other things.

I am planning to go to Australia in 5 days!! Everybody should try to visit Australia someday!

オーストラリア連邦 はインド洋と太平洋にある大陸大陸と島のグループです。オーストラリアの首都はロカンベラです。最大 の都市もロシドニーです。リーダーは首相ジューリア・ギラドです。オーストラリアには２２，６７５，６２７人ぐらいいます。国語は英語です。通貨はオーストラリアのドル(AUD $)です。この連邦は１９０１年に国になりました。

オーストラリア連邦には６つの州があります。一番大きい州はニュー・サウス・ウェールズです。一番小さい州はタズマニアです。

一番人気がある宗教はキリスト教です。一番人気があるスポーツはバスケットボールです。オーストラリアはカンガルーやグレート・バリヤー・リーフやアウトバックやニコール・キドマンなどで有名です。
 
私は８日にオーストラリアに行くつもりです！みんなさん、いつかイギリスに行ってみてください！

Gavin

Today I want to introduce you to my friend Gavin. He is from Scotland!

今日、ガーヴィンという友達を紹介したいです。スコットランドから来ましたよ！

Bollywood

Bollywood is a part of the Indian film industry out of Mumbai. It is famous for the Hindi language, songs, and dance numbers. In a Bollywood film, songs are usually recorded by a singer and the actors will lip-synch to the songs while dancing. The dancing is usually based on traditional Indian dance styles.

ボーリウードというのはムンバイにあるインドの映画産業の１つの部分です。 ヒンディ語や歌や踊りで有名です。ボーリウードの映画では先に歌手が歌をレコードします。その後で、俳優が踊りながら口ぱくします。踊りは普通インドの伝統的な踊りのスタイルです。

This is an example:

例：

Indian Fashion

Sherwani

Today I want to tell you about traditional clothing from India. Western fashion (such as jeans and T-shirts) have become popular in India and many people wear western clothes more often than traditional clothes. But since Western clothing is popular here as well, I thought traditional clothing might be more interesting.

今日、インドの伝統的な服について話したいです。インドでは和服が人気になっていますが、日本でも和服が人気になっているので、インドの伝統的な服について話すのがいいと思いました。

Boys

One type of traditional clothing that is worn to weddings is the sherwani. A sherwani is a long coat that is worn over pants called churidars. At weddings men often wear a scarf over the sherwani.

男の人の伝統的な服の１つの種類はシェルワニということです。シェルワニは結婚式のために着るそうです。シェルワニは長いコートの形で、チュリダルスというズボンの上に着ます。結婚式では男の人がスカーフも着ます。

Girls

One type of traditional clothing that is worn to weddings by girls is the sari. A sari is a long piece of cloth with many patterns and colors that is wrapped around the waist and draped over the shoulders. It is worn over a short blouse called a choli, and a petticoat called a lehenga. I think the sari is similar to the kimono. The choli and lehengra are the kimono and the sari is the obi. It can be worn in many different ways.

女の人の伝統的な服の１つの種類はサリです。サリはフォーマルな服です。サリは長くて、いろいろなパターンと色が入っている布で、腰の周りに包んで、肩の上に置きます。チョーリというブラウスとレヘンガというペチコートの上に着ます。私はサリが着物と似ていると思います。チョーリとレヘンガは着物で、サリは帯です。サリがいろいろの形で着ることができます。

Mirror, Mirror

Here's another movie for you to see!

これは新しい映画です！

This movie is the story of Snow White and her stepmother. After Snow White's father disappears her stepmother rules the kingdom. But her stepmother is greedy and the people of the kingdom suffer. When Snow White becomes 18, she decides to take back the kingdom to save it from her stepmother.

この話は白雪姫と彼女の継母についてです。白雪姫のお父さんが影も形がなっかた後で、継母が王国を治めました。でも、継母はよくばりな人でしたので、国民の生活が悪くなりました。白雪姫が１８歳になるとき、継母から国民を守るために王政を取るつもりでした。

The director of this movie is Tarsem Singh. He comes from India.

この映画の監督はターセム・シンです。シンさんはインドから来ました。

Here is the trailer for the movie:

これは映画のCMです：