Paraphrase, translate or explain

explain:...a source of identity, a system of exclusion, culture and taste.

explain:...it is an accident of birth that can influence the outcome of a

life.

paraphrase:... others feel its weight in powerful ways.

paraphrase: Religion and political allegiances are no longer reliable

markers of class.

translate: It has become harder to identify people’s status in the clothes

they wear...

paraphrase: At a time when education matters more than ever...

explain: At a time when the country is increasingly integrated racially,

the rich are isolating themselves more and more.

translate: At a time of extraordinary advances in medicine...

paraphrase: Mobility... is the promise that lies at the heart of the

American dream.

explain: But it turns out to be at least partly class-based.

paraphrase: The drives to buy a house in the best school district, channel

a child into the right pre-school program...

explain: The educated and affluent are more likely than others to have

their children while married.

paraphrase:... and have them (children) later, when their earning power

is high.

translate: Those widening differences have left the educated and affluent

in a superior position...

paraphrase: Americans have never been comfortable with the notion of a

hierarchy...

33. Answer the teacher’s questions.

HOME ACTIVITIES (5)

34. Translate into English. 4

1. Известно, что в последние годы традиционная английская семья сильно изменилась. 2. Считается, что многие молодые люди не вступают в брак, так как стремятся сделать карьеру. 3. Известно, что первым человеком, достигшим Южного полюса, был норвежец Роалд Амундсен. 4. Говорят, что в ближайшем будущем произойдут значительные изменения климата на всей планете. 5. Премьер-министра попросили дать разъяснения по вопросам парламентской реформы. 6. Сообщалось, что министр иностранных дел нанес краткосрочный визит в столицу Австрии. 7. Пассажиров попросили пройти на платформу № 9.

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