 Hello again. This unit discusses the main varieties of English used in North America, that is in Canada and in the United States. It also includes the discussion of rural and ethnic varieties. We will look at the history of English in North America and the tendencies towards its standardization. We will discuss the main aspects of phonological and morphosyntactic variation to get an idea of the dialect continuum in North America. In the virtual session, where as usual you can use the question sheet as a default guide through the unit, we will first look at the general situation of English in North America before we discuss the major phonological dialects in detail. Using our interactive maps you can trigger an enormous amount of information about each dialect in North America. The mastery worksheet is a dynamic multiple choice task which takes up the content of the virtual session and provides you with several interesting questions about North American English. Well and the practical wants you to list all major sound features of the North American English varieties and their main properties. Challenging but manageable.