National characteristics Název školyGymnázium Zlín - Lesní čtvrť Číslo projektuCZ.1.07/1.5.00/ Název projektuRozvoj žákovských kompetencí pro 21. století Název šablonyIII/2 Inovace a zkvalitnění výuky prostřednictvím ICT Název DUMNational characteristics Označení DUMVY_32_INOVACE_09_1_17 AutorMgr. Markéta Opluštilová Datum Vzdělávací oblastJazyk a jazyková komunikace Vzdělávací oborAnglický jazyk Tematický okruhŽivotní styl Ročník ročník gymnázia
Nationalities Write the correct names of people living in these countries. Use the singular form. Denmark Spain Norway Switzerland Greece the Netherlands Britain Finland Iceland Portugal Poland Slovakia Thailand Peru a Dane a Spaniard a Norwegian a Swiss a Greek a Dutch a Briton a Finn an Icelander a Portuguese a Pole a Slovak a Thai a Peruvian
Vocabulary definitions Match the following words with their definitions. discrimination character traits prejudice stereotype to generalize a) a simplified image of people coming form different countries b) special features of your personality c) an opinion which is not based on your own experience or knowledge of facts d) to make broad and inaccurate statements about something e) an unfair treatment of certain groups of people usually based on prejudice stereotype character traits prejudice to generalize discrimination
National stereotypes 1 Try to complete this joke with the correct names of the nationalities. Use each nationality twice. Do you agree or disagree with the way these nations are shown in the joke? Heaven is the place where the lovers are _______________, the police are ____________, the mechanics are ______________, the cooks are ____________ and the place is run by the __________. Hell is where the lovers are ____________, the cooks are ____________, the mechanics are _____________, the police are _____________ and the place is run by the _____________. German Swiss Italian French English Italian EnglishGerman French Swiss EnglishFrench GermanItalians
National stereotypes 2 Work in pairs / groups and try to characterize the following nations. What stereotypes are often used to describe them? the Britishthe Americansthe French the Italians the Germans the Russians Choose one more nationality of your own and characterize it again. What do you think are some stereotypical images of the Czech Republic? Do you think you are a typical Czech? Why? / Why not? If you could live in any other country in the world, where would you like to live and why?