Speaker 1: English is spoken and written by one point eight billion people, that’s nearly a third of the world’s population. With so many voices its no wonder the English language has more accents and dialect than any other in the world.
Speaker 2: Of course we had our nannies and nursery maids and Ethel was a great favourite.
Speaker 3: I built myself quite a big pigeon loft and joined the local club.
Speaker 4: We used to go to town quite a lot, of a weekend. To the library…
Speaker 5: When I arrive in England, when I look and see the houses, I thought they were factories, because everything is all together.
Speaker 6: It was part arable part grazing part cropping that the farm was.
Speaker 7: I remember everything about the fish quay and the tug boats because we were down there of a Sunday morning.
The way English is spoken and written in different places can sometimes be very different. Discover some of the ways you can deal with these variations.
Quick tips for tutors
Varieties of English includes:
- Subject-verb agreement
- Double negatives
Downloadable Factsheets
Entry 3 - Making verbs agree with their subjects
How to make verbs agree with their subjects.
Level 1 - Problems with plurals in verb-subject agreement
How to identify singular or plural subjects and overcoming some of the challenges.
Level 1 - Understanding verb-subject agreement
Understanding what verbs and subjects are and what a subject-verb agreement is.
Downloadable Worksheets
Entry 3 - Matching the verb and the subject
Exercise in matching the verb and the subject.
Level 1 - Recognising double negatives
Exercise in finding double negatives in sentences.
Level 1 - Writing a formal letter
Exercise in finding double negatives in a formal letter.
Level 1 - Spotting mistakes
Exercise in finding the mistakes in a text.
Level 1 - Spotting verb-subject agreement
Practise spotting the verb-subject agreement
