Conversation and listening activity
Read this opinion of heaven and hell and discuss what it means to you.
Do you agree / disagree with the description? Why (not)?
Heaven is where the police are British, the cooks are French, the mechanics
are German, the lovers are Italian and it is all organized by the Swiss.
Hell is where the police are German, the cooks are British, the
mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss and it is all organized by the
Italians.
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DISCUSSION
How is your country stereotyped?
Does stereotyping help in some way?
Why do you think people stereotype?
How can stereotypes be damaging?
How are various nationalities stereotyped?
What is the difference between stereotypes
and prejudices?
Are stereotypes offensive? Funny?
Realistic?
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Listening
Segment
NPR - 3.30
minutes
“For Asians And
Latinos, Stereotypes Persist In Sitcoms”
Listen to the
radio segment and answer whether the statements below are TRUE or FALSE, based
on the report.
PLAYER HERE BELOW:
1.For the critic Eric Deggans some stereotyped characters in shows on TV
are insulting.
2.He regularly sees black actors playing maids, pimps or buffoons.
3.A chinese character on a comedy shows a collection of stereotypes and
his heavy accent is the reason for laughs.
4.Asians and Latinos are usually unemployed, criminals or sell drugs.
5.It will take a long time to wean writers off the easy jokes provided
by stereotypes of Latino and Asian characters.
6.For writers and producers, TV shows are better when the characters are
not stereotyped.
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