Luke's English podcast is a weekly look at the different ways that English is constructed depending on the situation. In this episode, we're going to describe a car accident in various different styles of English. Each version is written in a specific style of voice which dictates the tone, structures, and vocabulary used. For example, literary style, informal conversational style, academic style, in the style of a movie screenplay or song lyrics.
How would the same car accident be described in over 15 completely different styles of English?
What are the differences in vocabulary, grammar and organisational structure?
How should I change my voice to read each description?
Let's see how English changes in different situations.
Styles presented include:
- formal and informal English,
- news reports,
- an action movie screenplay,
- an Eminem rap, a romantic novel,
- a Shakespeare play,
- a politician making a speech,
- a stand-up comedian,
- Liam Neeson in the film Taken,
- and Luke in an episode of Luke's English Podcast.
Episode page (with PDF transcript) https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sQ8
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