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  • Shout the word 'onomotopoeia' correctly with more than 2 people at one!
    O-NO-MAT-O-PEE-A
  • Pronounce: thorough
    /ˈθʌɹoʊ/, /ˈθɜɹoʊ/
  • What are the two types of TH?
    1st type: the, then, there 2nd type: think, thank
  • Pronounce: My uncle's ankle.
  • Pronounce: This tea is totally terrible
  • Pronounce: He found beans and chips in his cheap bin!
    beans, heap = long i;, chip, bin = short i
  • Wild card: Pretend your name is Max, you are 48, your wife is pregnant, and you speak with a Posh (RP) English accent!
    Full points for convincing acting/accent
  • Imitate your classmate's accent!
    Copy the accent well
  • Speak Russian in an English accent, then speak Russian in an American accent!
    Good imitation = full points
  • Pronounce: do you wanna bop in a shop or mope in a boat?
    /bɒp/ in a /ʃɑp/ or /moʊp/ in a /boʊt/?
  • Pronounce 'grass' in 3 ways!
    American, Southern British, Northern English/Scottish/Irish
  • Pronounce like an English person: The student's new tuna is due on Tuesday!
    The styudent's nyew tyuna is dyu on Tyuesday
  • Pronounce like an American: Hillary Clinton better be bartering in the Centre
    Hillary Clinnon bedder be bardering in the cenner
  • Pronounce: She left her sheet on the beach.
    Not: she left her sh*t on the b*tch
  • Pronounce: What is wrong with Welsh water?
    Not: vat is vrong vith Velsh voter
  •  Name 4 English accents that are *not* nationalities!
    E.g. scouse, cockney, Southern (American), Jersey, Brummie, Geordie, pirate
  • Pronounce: Is it a backpack or bagpag?
    Correct: gggggg, not k in the Second word
  • Wild card: Pretend you are 69, Australian, named Susan and investing in cryptofinance.
    Best points for convincing acting and accent!
  • Pronounce: meow meow, I pity your Kitty!
    Either American 'd' in the middle or British pronounced 'T'
  • OPEN YOUR MOUTH: my mother is opening bacon
    Don't speak with your mouth closed!
  • Pronounce like a Posh British person: class, Grass, path!
    clo0o0o0o0s, gro0o0o0ss, po0o0oth
  • Repeat 5 times: Little Little Lemon, oh Little Little Lemon!
    Use both types of 'l' (front and back) /ˈlɪtl̩/, [ˈlɪtʰɫ̩]
  • Wild card! Pretend you are eating a sandwich, your name is Brenda and you are from Ireland.
    Good acting = 25 points.
  • Pronounce: I got up and found my files corrupt.
    Use a short 'u', not a 'oo'. /ʌp/ not /u:p/