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3. Standard English is used 'naturally' in everyday speech by between

15-% and 30% of the population in Britain (it depends how you define it).

Received pronunciation (RP), again depending on how you define it, is

used in everyday speech by only 3% to i 2% of the population. So why is

standard English with an RP accent the usual model for people learning

British English as a foreign language? What justification can you find for

this practice?

4. Do the social classes in your country differentiate themselves in the

same ways as they do in Britain? Do language, accent, clothes, money,

habits and attitudes play the same roles in your country?

Практичне завдання

Prepare a presentation on the one of the following topics:

1. Factors that can go towards creating a person's sense of identity

in Britain and Ukraine.

2. Stereotypes about the three classes in Britain.

3. Gender and speech.

Література: [1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 13; 14; 15; 20; 21].

Практичне заняття № 2

Attitudes

Мета to study British stereotypes, conservatism and individualism.

1. Stereotypes and change.

2. English versus British.

3. Multiculturalism.

4. Conservatism.

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