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STEENKOLENENGELS: MAKE THAT THE CAT WISE

A. Watch the clip in which Dutch people are interviewed in English. Write down at least 8
mistakes , and correct them . (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mD2A0so74Q)

Mistake Correct phrase


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

B. 1. You are going to listen to two Dutch people who speak English. Rate them in three
different categories (see below), circle from 1 – 5 (1 = very poor / 5 = excellent).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvXy5VrU53c / https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=QcGCBHNcKyI&t=76s

Fluency Pronunciation Message


1. Louis van Gaal 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
5 5
Explain:
Explain: Explain:

2. Frans 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
Timmermans 5 5
Explain:
Explain: Explain:

2. Now you are going to listen to an English example of “The Queen’s English”. What’s
your first response hearing this accent? Is this something you would want to learn?
What kind of people would speak in this manner?
https://pronunciationstudio.com/upper-received-pronunciation/

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

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C. Below you find a list of words. They all sound different. Practise out loud.
Taken from: Michael C. Corbalis, The Truth about Language (Chicago: University of Chicago Press,
2017) p. 4.

par, pear, peer, pipe poor, power, purr, pull


poop, puke, pin, pan pain, pen, pawn, pun
point, posh, pose, parade.

D. Homophones are words that are spelled differently but sound the same. Connect the
answers. You can say the words out loud if it helps. Some words you do not need.

1. I floor
2. see their
3. one sea
4. two ate
5. there eye
6. flower sew
7. eight blew
8. blue meet
9. here hear
10. meat too
flour
won

E. Below you find some words that are difficult to pronounce. With your groupmates, try
to figure out how they should sound. Translate them to Dutch as well.

squirrel ________ queue ________ zebra _________

sixth ________ laboratory ________ war _________

mathematician ________ theatre ________ threat _________

characteristic ________ suit ________ tough _________

marathon ________ thermometer ________ truth _________

F. Tongue Twisters. Take turns in reading these sentences out loud. Repeat each
sentence at least 3 times. Try to get it as perfect as you can.

1. She sells several seashells by the seashore.


2. I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.
3. Fred fed Ted bread and Ted fed Fred bread.
4. Betty loves the velvet vest the best.
5. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream with whipped cream!
6. I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop.
7. I have got a date at a quarter to eight, I’ll see you at the gate, so don’t be late.
8. If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
9. I shot the city sheriff (repeat fast 3x)
10. No need to light a night-light on a light night like tonight.

G. Dutch people sometimes make mistakes by translating proverbs and sayings literally.
This can result in some weird English conversations. Look at the proverbs below, and
give both a literal and a correct translation.

Dutch Proverb Literal translation Correct translation

1. De aap komt uit de The monkey comes out of the The truth is revealed

mouw sleeve

2. Hij staat met zijn mond

vol tanden.

3. Het regent

pijpenstelen.

4. Van een mug een

olifant maken.

5. The kogel is door de

kerk.

6. Lachen als een boer

met kiespijn

7. Een kat in de zak

kopen.

8. Over koetjes en kalfjes

praten
9. De appel valt niet ver

van de boom

10. Een ezel stoot zich niet

twee keer aan dezelfde

steen.

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