Hey, what's up? Welcome to English with Dane, a show designed to improve your English. As always, I'm your host, Dane, and you can find me on Instagram and Twitter at English with Dane. As promised, today's episode is an accent challenge, our third accent challenge to be precise. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of an accent challenge, the rules are simple. I'll play a series of audios, each of which will be a short clip of somebody speaking.
You have to guess where the person is from based on the accent you hear. It's useful to write down, apuntar, your answers on your phone's notes app or keep track of your answers somehow. Today's episode features seven different accents. So now that you know the rules, let's start the show. You are listening to the thirty-third episode of English with Dane. Hit it. So let's get right into the accent challenge. I'll play each clip twice so you get a good idea of what each person sounds like.
Okay, here we go. Here's the first one.
Absolutely, yeah. Well, I think I can't remember having any ideas before the piano arrived in um my spare room where I have a little studio. This place we recorded some of the record, yeah. But before that I'd been working on on it at home. And um yeah, the the the guitar had seemed to um had sort of lost its ability to give me ideas, it seemed like I suppose.
I think I'd I'd sit every time.
And once again.
Absolutely, yeah. Well I think I I can't remember having any ideas before the piano arrived in um my spare room where I have a little studio at um. This place we recorded some of the record, yeah. But before that I'd been working on on it at home. And um yeah, the the the guitar had seemed to um had sort of lost its ability to give me ideas, it seemed like.
I suppose. I think I'd I'd sit every time.
All right, here's number two.
I think when when I was in in uh primary school, sixth grade of primary school, you know, I was in the the end-of-year concert, and one of my teachers said, Oh, look, you know, I think you've got some talent, you should do some classes and dancing, and I love dancing, you know, I like did everything, and I said, Great. So I went home and I went, Oh, Dad, I want to do some dancing classes. He went terrific. And my two brothers said, Yeah, good one, you sissy.
A couple of other words I won't mention, but anyway.
One more time.
Uh primary school, sixth grade of primary school. You know, I'm in the the end-of-year concert, and one of my teachers said, Oh, look, you know, I think you've got some talent, you should do some classes and dancing. I love dancing, you know, I like did everything. And I said, Great. So I went home and I went, Oh, Dad, I want to do some dancing classes. He went terrific. And my two brothers said, Yeah, good one, you sissy. A couple of other words I won't mention, but anyway.
All right, and number three. I'm a huge rugby fan, yeah. Uh European rugby rugby. I started playing rugby when I was nine years old, and I played until I was 23, so it was 14 years. And uh and I love it. I think it's a sport that taught me a lot of things. Uh, among all of them, one that is very helpful if you're doing movies, which is to have the sense of a team, to know that you are only one little piece in the whole thing, that you have to do what is needed to be done, no more than that.
There's no room for anything more than that. There's no room for the ego.
Do you miss playing at all?
Here it is again. I'm a huge rugby fan, yeah. Uh European rugby rugby. I started playing rugby when I was nine years old and I played until I was 23, so it was 14 years. And uh and I love it. I think it's a sport that taught me a lot of things. Uh among all of them, one that is very helpful if you're doing movies, which is to have the sense of a team. To know that you are only one little piece in the whole thing, that you have to do what is needed to be done, no more than that.
There's no room for anything more than that. There's no room for the ego.
Do you miss playing at all?
And now, number four.
The IFA says the theft of livestock has become a serious problem across the country in recent years, causing significant financial loss and inflicting stress and trauma on farm families. Gordi and Dingle say they are investigating the incident and a report has been submitted to the Department of Agriculture.
And again.
Officer Olsen! Yeah, right up. Well, so intending barr down there at Eklund and Sweden's last Tuesday, and this little guy's drinking, and he says, So, where can a guy find some action? I'm going crazy out there at the lake. And I says, What kind of action? And he says, Woman action, what do I look like? And I says, Well, what do I look like? I don't arrange that kind of thing. And he says, but I'm going crazy out there at the lake. And I says, Yeah, but this ain't that kind of place.
And again, Officer Olson. So Intendon Bart on their Dexman's buttons last Tuesday. And this little guy's drinking, and he says, Well, where can a guy find some action? I'm going crazy out there at the lake. And I says, What kind of action? And he says, Woman action, what do I look like? And I says, Well, what do I look like? I don't arrange that kind of thing. And he says, But I'm going crazy out there at the lake. And I says, Yeah, but this ain't that kind of place.
Number six now. Um and then they uh yeah, yeah. It was just something that I felt like this could be a career ender um in a good way. This could be something that it the idea of it makes me very nervous, and I know that when I've felt like that in the past, it's been a good thing creatively.
One more time.
Um and then they uh yeah, yeah. It was just something that I felt like this could be a career ender um in a good way. This could be something that it the idea of it makes me very nervous, and I know that when I've felt like that in the past, it's been a good thing creatively.
And finally, number seven, this one is crazy, by the way. I find it really difficult to understand what he's saying. Check it out.
What's your name, Kim? My name's Kevin Parterson, and I'm a guide on the River Tweedlight. We're standing here down in the borders, we're just outside Melrose, which is a famous town. Over the back of us here, we've got the Ealdons, one of the most famous landmarks on the borders, it's three hills. And the myth is that Merlin, the magician, split one hill into three, and they left the two hills at the back of us, which you can see.
The weather's never good, they're always saying the borders if the mists on the Eoldens, we never get the good weather. And as you can see today, there's no sunshine. It's a typical Scottish Borders Day. And once again, what's your name, Keenan? My name's Kevin Patterson, and I'm a guide on the River Tweedlight. We're standing here down in the borders, we're just outside Melrose, which is a famous town.
Over the back of us here, we've got the Ealdon, one of the most famous landmarks on the borders, it's three hills. And the myth is that Merlin, the magician, split one hill into three, and they left the two hills at the back of us, which you can see. The weather's never good, they'll always say in the borders if the mists on the Eoldens, we never get the good weather. And as you can see today, there's no sunshine. It's a typical Scottish Borders Day.
I'll give you some time now to check your answers, finish writing them down, or if you want to go back and listen to a few of the audios again, do it. Now is the time. Short break. Okay, it's time to find out how many you got right. Here are the answers. The first one was this one.
Absolutely, yeah. Well, I think I I can't remember having any ideas.
This one is an interview with Alex Turner, who is the frontman of the famous indie rock band, The Arctic Monkeys. If you guessed England, that you are correct. And if you guessed specifically the Sheffield accent, then you're a pro. Okay, moving on to number two.
Well, I think when when I was in in uh primary school, sixth grade of primary school, you know, I was in the the end-of-year concert, and one of my teachers said, Oh, look, you know, I think you've got some talent, you should do some classes and dancing, and I love dancing.
If you guessed Australia, you are correct. That is none other than Hugh Jackman sharing a story about growing up and how he wanted to be a dancer and whatever. He's on an Australian talk show called Rove, spelled R-O-V-E. I'll put a link to each of these videos in the description. Okay, now it's time for number three.
I'm a huge rugby fan, yeah. Uh European rugby rugby. I started playing rugby when I was nine years old, and I played until I was 23, so it was 14 years.
This one was an example of the Spanish accent when speaking English. This was taken from an interview with the great Javier Bardem, so I hope my Spanish listeners recognize that one. He's married to Penelope Cruz, of course. Remember, it's married to and not married with. Next one, number four.
The IFA says the theft of livestock has become a serious problem across the country in recent years, causing significant financial.
I took this one from an old news story from a town in Ireland, which means if you guessed that it was an Irish accent, then great job. Got it. I don't know if the audios from news stations are easier or more difficult because sometimes they try to sound like a robot for no reason, and it makes the accent a little more toned down, right? Less obvious. This is an American accent, a lesser known one, but an American accent nonetheless. It's from Minnesota, from the north.
I got this clip from the movie Fargo, which takes place up there. This accent is characterized by things like this.
Right up.
Alright, moving on. Number six.
Um and then they uh yeah, yeah. It was just something that I felt like this could be a career ender um in a good way.
This could be something that This one was a tricky one. You might have confused it with a few other accents. If you guessed this one correctly, I'll be very impressed. The speaker is from New Zealand. His name is Taika YTT, and he's a movie director. He directed Thor Ragnarok recently. Solid movie, actually, to my surprise. Anyway, that one might have been confusing. And speaking of confusing, let's talk about number seven.
Number seven took me, mebo, five or six tries to understand what he was talking about. Here it is.
What's your name? My name's Kevin Parterson, and I'm a guide on the River Tweedlight. We're standing here down in the borders, we're just outside Melrose, which is a famous town. Over the back of us here, we've got the Eildon, one of the most famous landmarks on the borders. It's three hills. And the myth is that Merlin, the magician Was this one too crazy?
I thought it was a really interesting accent, so I included it. If you guessed Scottish accent, then you're right. In this case, it's a very thick Scottish accent. And if you didn't understand a single word, I don't blame you. I think for me the Scottish accent is the hardest or most difficult to understand. That's why several episodes ago I told that story about how in Scotland I didn't understand anything the taxi driver was saying to me and how I felt really uncomfortable.
Okay, so that's it for accent challenge number three. What did you think? How many did you get correct? Let me know. Write to me at EnglishwithDane on Instagram and Twitter. And by the way, if you want full transcripts of the episodes, send me a direct message. A few people have already contacted me about transcripts, and I think it's really useful to read along while you listen because that way you miss less words. So you know where to find me.
Tune in to the next episode of English with Dane, episode 34, that will come out on Wednesday. As always, support the show by subscribing and giving it a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to the show. It's the best way to show your support. Alright, until next time. Talk soon. Bye-bye.
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