Teaching culture

in the classroom

N e o n i l a B o ic h u k
 ACTIVITY 1
In heaven, the cops are British, the
1 lovers are French, the food is
Italian, the cars are German, and
the whole thing is run by the
Swiss.

In hell, the cops are German, the

lovers are Swiss, the food is British,
Jokes and 2 the cars are French, and the whole
Stereotypes thing is run by the Italians.
Read individually the following jokes
Get in small groups and discuss
1 2
What elements
Do they make use
bring the comic
of stereotypical
effect in each of
information?
them?
3 4
Try to find the  Do you believe
mechanism of the that they are
joke. politically correct?
 A rich Mexican, a poor Mexican,
Q Santa, and the Easter bunny are
each in a corner of a room, and a
dollar is in the middle. Who gets
it?

The poor Mexican, the other

Jokes and A
three don't exist
Stereotypes
 ACTIVITY 2. Name the country

Most women in this country cover

their hair and most of their bodies
IRAN
except their faces and hands in loose-
fitting garments

In this country men and women do not have

physical contact in public with the exception
of married or engaged couples who may walk
EGYPT
arm in arm

Kissing both cheeks is a common way of

SPAIN
greeting someone in …

 Children throw their teeth onto the roof of GRECEE

their homes in this country
 Extra-activity

Write a culturagram
about a country you
wish to visit. Give your
partners cues to guess
what it is.
Thank you