National Stereotypes

DEFINITION

• A STEREOTYPE IS “… A FIXED, OVER GENERALISED BELIEF ABOUT A PARTICULAR

GROUP OR CLASS OF PEOPLE.”• TASK 1: WHEN I THINK OF THE ENGLISH, I

THINK OF ……

• WHEN I THINK OF THE SPANISH, I THINK OF…• AUSTRIAN,• ITALIAN,• POLISH,• MOROCCAN,• ETC…

• TASK 2: HERE THERE ARE SOME PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES. CAN YOU MATCH THEM TO THE DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES?

1. SELF-CONFIDENT 2. BRAVE ENGLISH3. CONSERVATIVE4. BAD-TEMPERED GERMAN5. FLIRTATIOUS6. HARD-WORKING FRENCH7. PROUD8. PRACTICAL SPANISH

• TASK 3: MATCH THE FOLLOWING PICTURES TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8fLOJswWtkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxd7Hd1BKd0

• TASK 4: SAME GESTURE-DIFFERENT MEANINGS.