Exercise 7 Now listen to these sentences and decide whether they are spoken in an Australian accent or a British accent.

1. Did you say you're going sailing this weekend?
2. I'm going on a date this Saturday!
3. How much did you pay for your rollerblades?
4. The mail always comes on Tuesdays.
5. What did you say when he was late?
6. Sorry I'm late.I had to pay my bills.

Exercise 8 Listen to the conversation and decide which speaker is American, which is British and which is Australian.

Jan: Hi, I'm Jan.Are you running the dance class?
Pattie: Hi Jan, I'm Pattie.I'm running this class.
Jan: Have you danced a lot before?
Pattie: I've done five years of ballet but I've never done ballroom dancing. Well, I'm sure you'll catch on really quickly! This is Shane. He'll be your partner for today.
Shane: Hi Jan, I'm Shane.How are you doing today? Very well, thank you. Have you been dancing long?
Jan: I've been doing ballroom dancing for ages! Come on mate, let's get started! You're really good.
Shane: Thanks! You're doing great yourself!