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Social class in the UK

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Lesson 1

What social class are you?

what class would you say you are right now first class first yeah I'm proud to be working F could you ever be upper class do you think I wouldn't want to be if you're not white...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

The British class system

approach the topic of class in the UK we have a structure of social classes which look like this starting at lower class and ending at upper class but today I want to know what...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

Growing up working class

hours a week and I shop at Aldi because I've worked all my life okay okay and how about you why would you say well I grew up in a cc State I was born into working class and luck...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

How class identity changes

lower middle uh possibly possibly a bit higher now I think I'm probably more toward WS the working class side of it cuz I well I just lost my job i' I've definitely changed but...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

English conversation classes

conversation member then you'll be able to join myself easy and other members in our regular conversation classes our classes areer intermediate to proficient English speakers w...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 6

Can you become upper class?

be okay I wouldn't want to be but but could you be just start off with um uh I think if you're talking upper upper class then it's something you're borned into no I can I'm work...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 7

Money and social status

to be like them that's a great example you can't go up the ladder just from money so it's impos it's impossible to climb but you you climb down though sink okay but then here's...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 8

Moving up the social ladder

down the social scale and for people on the bottom of the social scale to go up the social scale you have someone that is upper class maybe that you know well it's more comforta...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 9

Pride in being working class

classes not any longer no no I don't think so I've struggled growing up being working class I've struggled with being working class cuz there wasn't I wasn't proud to be working...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 10

Class and political representation

um way too many um upper class um candidates become you know represents a country that they don't really understand and maybe don't feel the compassion to understand how they wi...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 11

Everyday signs of inequality

can't do my homework cuz my hands are cold to okay well what restaurant were we going to go to oh I've been to that restaurant you know last week I don't want to go anymore I do...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 12

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Full video: The SOCIAL CLASS System... EXPLAINED | Easy English 191

Language: en

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