Television and movies are – if you find it hard to keep up with the action, turn on the English subtitles.
So, which shows can you watch to improve your accent?
Many of the actors are not using their natural accents. Some clearly struggle, for example Lord Baelish, who is becoming more Irish as the seasons go on:
The wildlings are even further north than the Starks, but check out this interview with the actress who plays Ygritte:
She’s so posh, she even appeared in…
If the British accents in Downton Abbey sound ridiculous, bear in mind that they are actually less posh than real upper class British accents would have been at the start of the 20th century. Linguists have found that even Queen Elizabeth’s accent considerably more “middle class” through her lifetime.
Don Draper, or Dick Whitman, or whatever you want to call him, is one of the greatest TV characters of all time.
As Matthew McConaughey’s six-pack has deflated and the quality of his roles has increased (the McConaissance), his southern accent has become more pronounced in his work. True Detective is the series to watch if you want to sound like a modern cowboy.
Or you could watch True Blood.
Australia has come a long way since its days as a penal colony, but the country’s top TV export is set in a prison.
Follow Bret and Jermaine, New Zealand’s “fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo”, as they try and make their names in New York.
A coproduction between Netflix and the BBC, The Fall isn’t something to watch before bedtime. But it is brilliant!
Do you want to sound like a Lannister? .