U210 Videocassette 1

Synopsis: A support video with four parts:
1: Ann Williams conducts a sociolinguistic study into whether in the new city of Milton Keynes a new accent will be formed as a result of migration into the city. She is seen working with young children on tasks that produce various sounds, and with older children talking about their lives.
2: Students are asked to analyse a sequence illustrating English in the workplace, taking place in an estate agent’s office.
3: Uses extracts from speeches of well-known public speakers - Margaret Thatcher, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela - to look at the use of rehtorical devices.
4: An example of language as art in which an experienced storyteller entertains her audience with a traditional Jamaican story.
Series: English Language, The: Past, Present and Future, Course U210
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.
Year of production: 1996
Availability: Sale; 1998 sale: £55.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: English language and literature
Keywords: English language; public speaking; storytelling

Title: Accent in Milton Keynes
Synopsis: 1: Ann Williams conducts a sociolinguistic study into whether in the new city of Milton Keynes a new accent will be formed as a result of migration into the city. She is seen working with young children on tasks that produce various sounds, and with older
Title: Band 1
Synopsis: 2: Students are asked to analyse a sequence illustrating English in the workplace, taking place in an estate agent's office.
Title: English at work
Synopsis: 3: Uses extracts from speeches of well-known public speakers - Margaret Thatcher, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela - to look at the use of rehtorical devices.
Title: Band 2
Synopsis: 4: An example of language as art in which an experienced storyteller entertains her audience with a traditional Jamaican story.
Title: Public speaking
Title: Band 3
Title: Storytelling
Title: Band 4

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