Read the article on pages 39-43 in your compilation ‘Social classes in the UK’. The article is called ’BBC presenter Steph McGovern: ’I would earn more if I was posh’. Answer the questions below and upload on ‘Hjemmeopgaver’.
Questions for the article:
What is the BBC?
The British Broadcasting Corporation is the UK's national public service provider of broadcasting
Who is Steph McGovern, and what is her background?
Steph McGovern is a TV presenter, and she is mostly known for her work on BBC – where she was the main business presenter. She is also known for her dancing champion and still attending to the international competitions and is also a dancing teacher.
Why does she think that there is too little focus on class – and too much focus on ethnicity - on the BBC?
because people are starting to focus to much on things that doesn’t matter, rather than focusing on teaching.
What are the consequences for her as a TV presenter that she is not considered ‘posh’?
You need to be “posh” as a TV presenter, because you always need to look good on camera, or you can risk losing your viewers in a tv show.
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