British stereotypes

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• Secundair onderwijs

BRITISH STEREOTYPES

Contact 4
Unit 3

TODAY...

• 'national stereotyping' and jokes
• yesterday's task: some ideas and words

NATIONAL STEREOTYPING AND JOKES

Belgians are...

The Dutch are...

The French are...

The English are...

Do you get  the jokes...

Tell this joke: 

soccer

stars 'n' stripes

House of Commons

Union Jack

baseball

football

House of Lords

cricket

Truth or Myth...

What truth/myth statement did you believe about the English yourself?

What words can you use
to describe
the English stereotype?

Let's read... textbook p. 61

• Scan the text: each paragraph is another 'topic'. Which topics were discussed in the video too? Which are new?
•  Let's discuss the paragraphs about topics raised in the video too. Note down interesting words.
• Let's discuss the paragraphs about topics that were not really discussed in the video. Note down interesting words.

Which is the odd one out?

1. keep a stiff upper lip
2. keep calm and carry on
3. be phlegmatic
4. be rude

What is 'voor mietjes'?

1. rough and tumble
2. sissy
3. geordie
4. dry

Which are correct implications of "It's not my cup of tea"?

1. I don't like it.
2. I am not good at it.
3. I hate it.
4. I am not really interested in it.

If you know how to handle a problem, you are...

1. sensitive
2. sensible

English food is thought to have little real flavour. It is...

1. dry
2. formal
3. bland
4. mean