O.+Stereotypes

=Conversation Questions =

=Stereotypes =
 * What are some stereotypes?
 * How is your country stereotyped?
 * Do you stereotype people?
 * Does stereotyping help you in some way? [[image:ijg.jpg width="220" height="285" align="right"]]
 * Why do you think people stereotype?
 * How can stereotypes be damaging?
 * Do you think that it is a good idea to stereotype people?
 * How are various nationalities stereotyped?
 * How can being stereotyped hurt your job opportunities?
 * What is the difference between stereotypes and prejudices?
 * Are stereotypes offensive?
 * Funny?
 * Realistic?

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 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 24px;">STEREOTYPES DISCUSSION **

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 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">1) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘stereotype’? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">2) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Are stereotypes usually accurate? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">3) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Are the stereotypes you have of people fair? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">4) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Are you a stereotype? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">5) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">What is the stereotype of someone from your country? Is it fair? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">6) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Are stereotypes god or bad? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">7) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Where do stereotypes come from? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">8) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Which people today do you think are being unfairly stereotyped? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">9) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Do gender stereotypes annoy you? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">10) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">What are the stereotypes of men and women? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 24px;">STEREOTYPES DISCUSSION **

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">American
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">1) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Do you think there are any stereotypes that are good? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">2) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Do movies show different nationalities as stereotypes? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">3) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">From what age can people become a stereotype? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">4) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Do you think information technology has reduced or increased racial stereotyping? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">5) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">What stereotype were you at school? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">6) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Have you ever met someone who was the perfect image of a stereotype you had in your mind? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">7) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Should stereotyping be made illegal? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">8) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Is there a group of people who are guiltier than most of creating stereotypes? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">9) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Are caricatures in political cartoons dangerous forms of stereotype? ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">10) || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">What stereotypes do Hollywood, Bollywood and Hong Kong create? ||
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">Stereotypes **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">Choose two adjectives that you think describe the nationalities listed below. Choose two countries of your own to describe. **

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">British

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">French

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">Japanese


 * * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">punctual
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">tolerant
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">romantic
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">respectful
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">hard-working
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">emotional
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">outgoing
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">nationalistic
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">well-dressed
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">humorous
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">lazy
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">sophisticated
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">hospitable
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">talkative
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">sociable
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">serious
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">quiet
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">formal
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">aggressive
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">polite
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">rude
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">arrogant
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">ignorant
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">casual ||  ||   ||   ||


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Write a short composition comparing your own region or country to another one. **

1:<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">What sort of stereotypes have you heard? Please explain.

2:<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">What sort of stereotypes are there in your country? Please explain.

3:<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">Have you ever been the victim of a stereotype? How did it make you feel?