Listening: Understanding All Varieties of English C2 - Lesson 2: Recognizing Regional and Social Variations Within Accents

C2 Mastery: Deconstructing Accents CEFR Level C2 Lesson Goals In this lesson, you will move beyond recognizing broad national accents to analyze the nuanced regional and social variations that exist within a single country. This is a critical skill for achieving near-native comprehension. Beyond "American" and "British" At the C2 level, it's insufficient to think in broad categories. An accent is a fingerprint, revealing not just a person's country of origin, but potentially their specific city, region, or social background. Training your ear to detect these subtleties is key to mastery. Important: The following examples require listening to authentic pre-recorded audio files, as a computer voice cannot replicate these variations. Variations within American English "I bought a new car on Tuesday, but I can't park it over there." Listen to a General American Accent (e.g., California) Listen to a Southern American Accent (e.g., Texas) Listen to a New York …