Ex. 4a) Match the definitions with the terms they define. Find their Russians equivalents.

Unit 3 Stereotypes

Ex. 1a) Lead in:

What springs to your mind when you hear the word ‘stereotype’?

What are some typical examples?

Macr;Ex. 2a) Listen to the recording and complete the script. Listen for the second time to check.

Aren’t stereotypes funny? Why is it we all have a _________ image of people from other countries. Not all stereotypes though are to ______ with nationality. We have stereotypes on _____ – the typical accountant or computer software designer. Stereotypes even cover race and ______. Actually, thinking about it, stereotypes aren’t that _____. They make _____ of people. Even worse, they put people in a _______ light. When we see cartoons of stereotypes, we laugh at them. This is not nice. It’s not good to ______ at a nationality. I think stereotypes do _______ in the world. They don’t really ______ people together. I don’t _________ the stereotype of people from my country. I don’t carry an umbrella and I don’t drink tea.

Ex. 2b) Use the words from the text to complete the following questions. In pairs ask and answer them.

1. What are the ________ _______ of people of your country / of your future profession?

2. Do you think you ______ these stereotypes?

3. Why do you think people tend to _______ ______ of others? Are stereotypes funny?

Ex. 3a) Can you name the countries by these stereotypes? Which of these stereotypes are positive, which are negative?

Stereotypes

Football, carnival, enthusiastic fans, logging, hot girls

Heavy metal, moose, weird language, IKEA

Lazy, hot women, unemployed, speak too fast, paella

Beer, drunks, rough, red hair, green clothing, leprechauns

Heavy drinkers, hats with winecorks, boxing kangaroos

Cool attitude, boring, lakes, saunas, Santa Claus, cold

Chocolate, beer, waffles, sprouts, fries, where on earth is that?

Cigars, dictators, beaches, feisty people

Ugly, tea, biscuits, conservative, stiff, bad kids

Boastful, fat, loud, fastfood, opinion about everything

Little dark men, hot women, mafia, pasta

Leather pants, beer, discipline, efficiency, world domination

Drunk men, big women, gambling, vodka, organized crime

Frogeaters, cuisine, wine, cowards

Ex. 3b) Answer the following questions:

1. Why do people often have a similar reaction to a “type” of person?

2. How are these associations formed?

3. What is, in your opinion, the best way to challenge a stereotype?

4. What you have seen here are national stereotypes. Can you think of other kinds of stereotypes?

5. Have you ever met someone who was the perfect image of a stereotype you had in your mind?

Ex. 4a) Match the definitions with the terms they define. Find their Russians equivalents.

Sexual harassment, prejudgment, prejudiced, role, judgment, dominance, racism, bigotry, discrimination, sexism, bullying, oppression, stereotype

1. the unjust treatment of different categories of people or things, esp. on the grounds of race, age, or sex(e.g. sex ~, racial ~, age ~)

2. a judgment reached before the evidence is available –(e.g. sex ~, racial ~, age ~)

3. a conventional and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image–(e.g. to break old ~s, common~, national ~)

4. the characteristic and expected social behavior of an individual – (e.g. perform ~, play ~, traditional ~)

5. unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power – (e.g. suffer ~, ~ of women)

6. an opinion so pronounced, the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions – (e.g. court ~, make ~, ~ against, remarkable ~)

7. the systematic mistreatment of people of color based on the belief in the inherent superiority of one race and thereby the right to dominance. (e.g. be a victim of ~, overt ~)

8. systematic economic, sexual, educational, physical, and other oppression of women as a group; the exploitation and social domination of members of one sex by another. (e.g. blatant ~)

9. systematic attitudes and actions of prejudice, superiority, and self-righteousness of one group (a non-target group) in relation to another (a target group).(e.g. ~ over the other party, overwhelming ~)

10. stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own

11. persistent unwelcome behaviour, mostly using unwarranted or invalid criticism, nit-picking, fault-finding, also exclusion, isolation, being singled out and treated differently, being shouted at, humiliated, excessive monitoring, having verbal and written warnings imposed, and much more. (e.g. ~at work)

12. (typically of a woman) in a workplace, or other professional or social situation, involving the making of unwanted sexual advances or obscene remark (e.g. a victim of~,- be subject to ~ )

13. being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand (e.g. deeply~, ~against women, a~ judge)

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