Great teachers do it all. They have to. Across all ages, languages, ethnicities, and subjects, teachers are, and need to be, some of the most widely skilled people around in order to be successful. A day in the life of a teacher can vary greatly depending on the subject and grade level in which they teach. From Kindergarten to high school and special education to statistics, one theme runs consistently throughout every great teacher’s career: their job does not end with the school day. Although standing in front of the classroom is a huge part of a teacher’s responsibilities, they extend far beyond that into the lives of their students, their students’ families and their community. A great teacher may help a student-in-need after class, attend PTA meetings and root on the school’s baseball team on the weekend. A great teacher may also attend relevant conferences, network with other teachers and engage in continuing education to stay at the forefront of their specialty. Great teachers teach, and we all know that. Great teachers also do so much more. Great teachers motivate, inspire and lead. They interact with their community to affect positive change through their students and themselves. Great teachers change lives. Great teachers do it all. You can become a great teacher.
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First of all, it’s important to state that there is no ‘British’ accent. There are so many regional dialects spread across tiny geographical areas that to arrive in, say, Swansea or Leicester (pronounced “lester”—you’re welcome), and launch into a stream of corblimey cockneyisms would go down extraordinarily badly.
Actually, arriving in Glasgow and attempting a Glasgow accent wouldn’t be warmly welcomed either, come to think of it. People don’t always enjoy feeling mocked.
The point is, there’s an infinite world of variety in the accents of the British Isles, as our first video presentation makes clear:
As this clip makes clear, the muscles around your mouth are used to making noises happen in a certain way. If you want to make noises the way people with different accents make them, you’ll need to retrain your face.
Note: I’m pretty sure you can do the dumpling thing with cotton wool or something similar.
Lesson 3: Find a key phrase to work from
Some words or phrases highlight the extremes of a dialect or accent better than others. Jimmy Carr is, of course, having fun at the expense of people from Liverpool and Newcastle, but if you were trying to speak with a Scouse or Geordie accent, there are worse places to start.
Lesson 4: English is not universal in English-speaking countries
Like the man says, wherever you go in the U.K. you’ll find people who have watched enough American movies and television to understand everything tourists say. The reverse is not true, and in some places with particularly strong dialects, the code of language is particularly tough to break.
Thanks primarily to the Beatles, the Liverpudlian accent is one that is instantly recognizable around the world, and yet it is constantly changing and subject to huge variation according to where you are in the city, how old you are, and who you’re talking to. The closer you get to nailing it, the further away it gets…
Good luck!