- "Received Standard, the dialect of British English spoken by the upper. classes, esp[r]
(1)Geography presentation
Geography presentation
Geography presentation Geography presentation
Group 1: Kieu Thi Huyen
Group 1: Kieu Thi Huyen
Vu My LinhVu My Linh
Vu Kim AnhVu Kim Anh
Nguyen Thi Thien LyNguyen Thi Thien Ly
Nguyen Minh AnhNguyen Minh Anh Class :08E19
(2)CONTENT
English Class
English Class Upper Class Upper Class Q&A Q&A
Common knowledge about
class in England
Attitude of English upper class now
and the past
(3)UPPER CLASS
Food and Drink Conclusion
Fashion
Sports Language
Education and marriage
(4)ENGLISH CLASS
Working class: People who are agricultural, mine and factory workers
Middle class: - The majority of the population
- Industrialists, professionals, business people and shop owners
Upper class: - Often people with inherited wealth
(5)Food and drink
(6)cultural rules for dinner
in the 18th century
• order of sitting:
+ Host and the most senior
lady enter first + Host sit at the
foot of the table + Hostess sits at
(7)cultural rules for dinner
in the 18th century
• beginning: Host serving
soup to the guests
Guests take
wine, with each other, toasting to each
(8)cultural rules for dinner
in the 18th century
• 3 main part in
a dinner:
The first course: many dishes:
(9)cultural rules for dinner
in the 18th century
3 main part in a dinner:
The second course: were lighter, with accompaniments to the meats such as fruit tarts, jellies and creams, …
The desert: food that could be eaten with the fingers such as dried fruit, nuts,
(10)cultural rules for dinner
(11)Costume
in the past
• Women:
+ Change entire outfit for the evening meal is the customary.
+ The elaborate dinner dress consisted of a corset, a bodice, stockings, a
(12)(13)Costume
in the past
• Men:
(14)Costume
(15)FASHION
WOMEN
In the past:
_Clothing:
+ the usual fashion was a low-necked gown (called a robe), worn over a petticoa + The neckline was decorated with a fabric or lace ruffle
(16)FASHION
WOMEN
In the past: In the years 1750–1780 _ Hairstyles
(17)FASHION
WOMEN
In the past: In the years 1750–1780 _ Shoes:
(18)FASHION
WOMEN
Nowadays:
_ Various clothing : dress, skirt, jeans…
_ Various hairstyles: long, short, straighten …
(19)FASHION
MEN
In the past:
_Clothing:
+Men continued to wear the coat, waistcoat and breeches of the previous period + What changed significantly was the fabric They were embroidered silks
(20)FASHION
MEN
In the past: In the years 1750–1780 _ Hairstyles
(21)FASHION
MEN
In the past: In the years 1750–1780 _ Shoes:
+ Low-heeled leather shoes fastened with buckles were worn with silk or woolen stockings
(22)FASHION
MEN
Nowadays:
_ Clothing : change with the fashion
_ Hairstyles: short hair
(23)FASHION
CHILDREN
In the past: In the years 1750–1780
+ Uncomfortable-looking miniature copies of the clothes worn by adults
+ Towards the end of the period, skeleton suits with long trousers for boys, and loose ankle-length skirts for girls
(24)FASHION
CHILDREN
Nowadays
(25)SPORTS
Change a little from the past
- Particularly those involving the outdoors Eg: lawn tennis, croquet, cricket…
- Equestrian activities are also popular Upper class have close links to horses Eg; Polo…
(26)education
+ be educated at home by a governess or tutor until old enough to attend Eton, Harrow, Rugby…or a small handful of lesser schools
(27)marriage
+ husbands of upper class girls were chosen for them by their
fathers or other male relatives Very few men and women of noble birth chose their own partners
+ Marriages were arranged for political reasons, to cement
(28)LANGUAGE
Some Formal definitions of "Received Pronunciation"
Pronunciation of standard British English based on the speech of educated
speakers of southern British English the type of pronunciation often recommended as a model for foreign learners."
- "Received Standard, the dialect of British English spoken by the upper
classes, esp by graduates of the public schools and of Oxford and Cambridge."
(29)LANGUAGE
Where did it come from?
Modern RP can be described as "the speech of educated people living in
London and the southeast of England and of other people elsewhere who speak in this way."
The development of the Public School system of the 19th and the
(30)LANGUAGE
The times they are 'changing'
with the breakdown of rigid divisions between social classes and the
development of the mass media, RP is no longer the preserve of a social elite
RP is regarded to be the form of English pronunciation most
(31)LANGUAGE
So who does speak RP?
most politicians spoke something very close to RP
on the BBC (especially in pre-TV days)
(32)CONCLUSION
• Deep, strong, famous and easily recognized in all over the world
• become friendlier with other classes • still be symbol and pride of the
(33)Q&A
1 In the past, children of upper class wore uncomfortable
clothing It seemed to be the same as fashion of adults (T/F) At the dinner of party in the 18th century, the host will come
to the dinning room first He will come with whom bellow: A the hostess
B the most senior lady C his older daughter D his mother
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