STEREOT YPES

P R AC T I C A L S K I L L S WO R K S H O P
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WORDS RELATED TO
STEREOTYPES ARE:

STEREOTYPES

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1. Is a stereotype a negative or positive word?
2. How do stereotypes affect people’s lives?
3. How can somebody reduce bias and stereotyping?
4. Are there certain stereotypes attached to different
cultures?
5. Is stereotyping innate or learnt? In other words, are
we born with it or do we acquire stereotyping over
time?
6. Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘never judge a book
by its cover’? What does it mean?
7. Where do our biases and stereotypes come from?
8. “All British people drink tea and complain about the
weather.” Is this an accurate stereotype?

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ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS
1. Do you agree or disagree with the arguments raised
in the article? Explain to your partner why/why not?
2. Can you think of any other ways a person might react
to being stereotyped?
3. Have you ever been labelled something because of
your gender? If so, what was it, and how did you react?
4. What kind of adjectives does the writer use and does
this indicate how he feels about the subject?
5. Has anyone made a negative stereotype of your
nationality? If so, explain what it was and how it
affected you.
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 MATCH THE SYNONYMS
WITH THE KEY WORDS
Par. Word Synonyms from the text
1 Character (n) ________________________
1 Idea (n) ________________________
2 Community (n) ________________________
2 Description (n) ________________________
3 Usual (a) ________________________
3 Conclude (v) ________________________
4 Shows (v) ________________________
4 Hostile (adj) ________________________
4 Logical (adj) ________________________
4 Intemperate (adj) ________________________
5 Mistake (n) ________________________
6 Affect (v) ________________________
7 Damaging (v) ________________________
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 JUST FOR FUN, PLACE THE
EXPRESSIONS INTO THE
FEMALE MALE APPROPRIATE GENDER AND THEN
DISCUSS YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE
GROUP.

not aggressive, aggressive,

dependent, independent,
easily influenced, not easily influenced,
submissive, dominant,
passive, active,
home orientated, worldly,
easily hurt emotionally, not easily hurt
emotionally,
indecisive, decisive,
talkative, not at all talkative,
gentle, tough,
cries a lot, rarely cries,
emotional, logical,
verbal, analytical,
kind, cruel,
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tactful, blunt,
nurturing, not nurturing
 BIAS ETHNIC COLOUR

ISSUE INJUSTICE RACE

HATRED SUPREMACY RIGHTS SUPERIOR

INTOLERANCE DIVERSE DIFFERENT INNATE

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 HOMEWORK
Ex. 1 Choose a picture and write a short article from today's themes.