
Language focus:
- Adjectives describing personality
- STEREOTYPES.

Dictionary definition
“ A fixed general image, characteristic, etc. that a lot of people believe to represent a particular type of person or thing.”
(Collins Cobuild Dictionary)

Where do stereotypes come from?
- Parents and family
- The media
- Friends
- Education (school, university)
- Travel
- Laziness
- Fear
- Envy
- A sense of superiority
- Lack of experience of people, etc.

Vocabulary: adjectives describing personality
Example: LAZY
He is lazy


A well-known joke (barzelletta):
Heaven and Hell

Heaven is where:
the police are the British,
the cooks are the French,
the mechanics are the Germans,
the lovers are Italian,
and it is all organised by the Swiss ...

Hell is where:
the police are __________ ,
the cooks are__________ ,
the mechanics are __________ ,
the lovers are __________ ,
and it is all organised
by the __________ !"
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“ What are the Germans like?”

“ What are the British like?”

“ What are the French like?”

“ What are the Italians like?”

WATCHING A VIDEO
Real English 14 - What are the British like Short version.mp4
What are the British like?

I’m very ____________________________
I can be ___________________________
I tend to be _________________________
I’m somewhat ______________________
I’m a little __________________________
I’m not at all ________________________
My ideal boss is _______________________________________________
My ideal roommate is ___________________________________________
My ideal partner is _____________________________________________
I can’t stand people who are _____________________________________