Title: Stereotypes in multicultural Europe

Lesson Plan

School: Lбnczos Kornйl Secondary Grammar School, Szйkesfehйrvбr, Hungary
Date: September, 2010

Title: Stereotypes in multicultural Europe

Concept: How to be tolerant in a multicultural area? Do not judge before getting to know somebody.

Subject: ESL

Duration: 90 min.

Grade: ESL students on A2-B1 English knowledge level

forupper classes in elementary school / low classes in secondary grammar school

Goals: Students should be able to discuss in English about stereotypes with adjectives and speaking banks.

The term ‘Multicultural’ describes the culturally diverse nature of human society. Students need to acquire knowledge, skills and values that contribute to a spirit of solidarity and co-operation among diverse individuals and groups in society. One’s personality can be better developed by teaching of judgment, respect for diversity and personal responsibility. The most common stereotypes about nationalities are based on generalization about cultures or nationalities. Students can realize diversity of cultures and life styles in their everyday life like eating, free time activities. Normality of diversity in all areas of human life can be accepted easily in this way.

Materials: worksheet, key, pencil or pen, rubber

Procedure:

Activation of Prior Knowledge: As warm-up students read and complete a short story about burger. After finding the right answers alone they answer Yes / No questions and count their ticks. Using the speaking banks students discuss results in class / group.

Lesson Focus: Several adjectives are offered in the main part to describe attitudes. Firstly, students can get to know some inner features. Secondly, in the brain storming icons, students should use these adjectives and / or choose more to describe some European nationalities. Meanings can be discussed in teams. Thirdly, students should match separate pairs in two exercises which realize common expressions and celebrities in everyday life. To sum up of part ‘lesson focus’, students can tell opinions to the main topic in teams How can you get to know other nationalities using speaking bank.

Closure: As a closing activity, students can play in teams and identify European countries.

Assessment: Teachers help team building (e.g. based on colours or European countries) and monitor team working. Additionally, teachers take part in checking exercises and regular discussing.

References:

CEFR Levels https://www.coe.int/T/DG4/Portfolio/? L=E& M=/main_pages/levels.html
Guidelines on Intercultural Education (UNESCO 2006) https://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001478/147878e.pdf

Intercultural education in the primary school (NCCA 2005) https://www.ncca.ie/uploadedfiles/publications/intercultural.pdf

External links to the other exercises to the topic Countries and nationalities:

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-12620.php

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/cgi2/myexam/liaison.php? liaison=_pays_

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/nationality-adjectives-wheres-he

https://www.remenyikzs.sulinet.hu/Segedlet/Topog/EuropaPu.html

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	Stereotypes in multicultural Europe
1.1.	Read the following text about hamburger. There are missing parts of sentences. Try to correct them.
	A hamburger or burger for short is a sandwich consisting of ground meat, (a)______. Hamburgers are often served with lettuce, bacon, tomato, onion, cheese and (b)______. The hamburger has won widespread popularity (c)____. The term hamburger originally derives from the German city of Hamburg, (d)_____. Hamburger can be (e)_____ in German. The hamburgers are usually mass-produced in factories and frozen for delivery to the site. Hamburgers in fast food restaurants are usually grilled on a flat-top. Hamburgers are often served as a fast dinner, picnic or party food, (f)______.   1. and cooked outdoors on barbecue grills 2. from where many emigrated to America 3. placed between two buns. 4. an adjective describing something or somebody from Hamburg 5. with mustard, mayonnaise or ketchup. 6. and is known worldwide in chains such as McDonald's or Burger King
1.2.	Look at the chart below. Go around the class, ask your classmates and tick in the right columns.
	Questions 1 2 3 4 5 6   yes no yes no yes no yes no yes no yes no Do you like hamburger?                         Do you know it originally comes from Germany?                         Do you know where the city of Hamburg is?                         Do you often eat Hamburger?                         Can you prepare Hamburger by yourself?
1.3.	Discuss results in your class. See how many people have the same answers. Use the speaking banks.
	Most of us think …. We all know …. Hardly of us have known …. Nobody has known …
2.1.	The most common stereotypes about nationalities are based on generalisation about cultures or nationalities.
	accurate, active, ambitious, anxious, bright, calm, clever, cheerful, enjoy life, extroverted, family oriented, friendly, generous, good lovers, good drivers, hardworking, honest, impulsive, lazy, loud, lively, modest, nature lovers, nice, open-minded, organized, polite, precise, punctual, patient, sociable, sport lovers, shy, slow, traditional, touchy, well-qualified
2.2.	Put into the brain storming icons your first associations to some European nationalities. There are some adjectives offered in the exercise above but you can find more on your own, too.
2.3.	Fiction or reality? We had better not to judge before getting to know somebody.
2.3.1.	Try to find verbs to the nouns.
	belly dance   have   chess   dance   films subtitled   do   flamenco   eat   languages   hang   nationality food   learn   socks to the chimney   listen   strange food abroad   play   to music   talk   to tourists   try   a chat in foreign languages   watch

2.3.2.	What nationality can you associate?
	apple pie   American   beer   Scottish   breakfast   Irish   chocolate   English   coffee   German   competitive sport   Russian   football   Dutch   kit   Brazilian   orange   Japanese   pizza   Greek   restaurant   Italian   salad   Spanish   tricolour   Swiss   tulip   Chinese   vodka   French   wine   Hungarian
2.3.3.	Where does she or he come from? Write the countries on the line.
	Einstein is from …………….. Princess Sissy is from …………… Bruce Willis is from …………….. Queen Elisabeth II is from ………… Russel Crow is from ………….. Ronaldo is from …………….. Alain Delon is from …………….. Banderas is from …………
2.3.4.	What do you mean how you can get know other nationalities? Sum up your ideas and write some sentences about. To tell your opinion you can use the speaking bank bellow.   As far as I ’m concerned As I see it, From my point of view I am convinced (that) I am not sure (about / if) I don’t really know (if)/ I don’t think I think (that) … In my view / opinion … Personnaly, I think … To my mind, …

3.	Closure
	Stereotypes are based on appearance, language, food, habits, psychological traits, attitudes, values of other nationalities. But in the focus there should stay tolerance. As closure the lesson ‘Stereotypes in multicultural Europe’, play in teams and identify Europaen countries. Who can find the most in 3 minutes?