Сделать краткий пересказ 10 предложений some things about britain make sense only to the british. of these, probably the strangest is social class. there are three main class divisions in britain with some 'in between' variations (such as ‘upper middle’): upper-middle and lower or working class. and people in britain are very conscious of class differences. the different classes in britain tend to eat different food at different time of the day (and call the meals by different names), they like to talk about different topics, they enjoy different pastimes and sports and have different ideas about the correct way to behave. the easiest way to guess the class to which the person belongs to is to listen to the way he or she speaks. a person’s accent in britain is an identity card. other people will be able to say what social background you come from, where you were born or educated, and what kind of job you do. changing an accent is difficult, even for actors. to achieve the desired accent, a british person must speak it from childhood. this is one of the reasons why people still send their children to expensive private schools. it is not that the education there is better, but because, as adults, they will have the right accent and manners. a person’s vocabulary is also very important. here is a good class-test you can try: when talking to an english person, say something too quietly for them to hear you properly. a lower-middle or middle-middle person will say ‘pardon? ’; an upper-middle will say ‘sorry? ’ (or perhaps ‘sorry – what? ’); but an upper-class and a working-class person will both say ‘what? ’ the working person, however, will drop the ‘t’ – ‘wha’? ’ ‘toilet’ is another word that makes the higher classes exchange knowing looks. the correct upper word is ‘lavatory’ or ‘loo’. the working classes all say ‘toilet’, as do most lower-middles and middle-middles, the only difference being the working-class dropping of the final ‘t’.
2. The different classes in Britain tend to eat different food at different time of the day, they like to talk about different topics, they enjoy different pastimes and sports and have different ideas about the correct way to behave.
3. The easiest way to guess the class to which the person belongs to is to listen to the way he or she speaks. 4. A person’s accent in Britain is an identity card. 5 Changing an accent is difficult, even for actors. 6.To achieve the desired accent, a British person must speak it from childhood.
7 A person’s vocabulary is also very important.8 Here is a good class-test you can try: when talking to an English person, say something too quietly for them to hear you properly. 9. A lower or middle person will say ‘Pardon?’; an upper will say ‘Sorry?’ (or perhaps ‘Sorry – what?’); but an upper-class and a working-class person will both say ‘What?’ 10. The working person, however, will drop the ‘t’ – ‘Wha’?’