Aims:
Discuss stereotypes and where they come from.
Watch and discuss video clips which confront stereotypes.
Practice using adverbs of frequency.
National Stereotypes 1
Fill in the gaps:
1. Italian people eat ____ ever day
2. The best machines come from _____
3. ______ people are very serious
4. The ______ are the most romantic people
5. _______ like eating hamburgers
6. _______ see kangaroos every day
7. ______ are very spiritual people.
8. ______ are obsessed with rugby.
9. ______ like to party all the time.
10. ______ spend a lot of time surfing.
What informed your choices? Are they based on real experience?
What comes to mind when you think of Africa?
P
H
W
Pre-learn language:
1. What do the following figures refer to?
1.1 billion
54
2000
22
9
4/10
1 in 3
2%
52 billion
43 billion
7
64%
29%
Watch:
2. How would you describe the presenter's attitude?
a) sarcastic
b) angry
c) diplomatic
What ways of using language reflect his attitude?
3. Language - what do the words in italics mean?
1. Conjures up lazy images
a) brings to mind
b) gets rid of
c) records
2. western handouts
a) money
b) loans
c) aid
3. How about the plight of poor African women?
a) suffering
b) deaths
c) health
4. The highest proportion of female parliamentarians in the world.
a) number
b) number compared with other countries
c) number compared with males
5. It's important that we focus only on the doom and gloom cross the continent.
a) wars
b) constructive work
c) despair
Did you watch the film Black Panther?
How did this film try to change the stereotypical view of Africans?
Watch:
I don't need subtitles
Did you watch the film Black Panther?
How did this film try to change the stereotypical view of Africans?
Watch:
I don't need subtitles
Discuss the video - what is the video's message?
How would Middle-Eastern, Muslim, Arabic people feel about this video?
National stereotypes 2
What do people actually say?
What would you like people to ask you about?
What do you feel is really positive about your country?
What do you feel is negative?
Grammar: Generalising and using adverbs of frequency
Look at this sentence:
In New Zealand we don't often show real emotion in public. But sometimes we do - like after the Mosque attacks.
Which words could we have used instead of often and sometimes
·
always
·
almost always
·
usually/ generally/ most of the
time/ normally/
·
often
·
fairly often
·
sometimes
. no so often
·
occasionally / once in a while
. very rarely
. never ever
Think up a sentence for four of these about people in your city or people in your country:
Think about these things:
swearing
allowing you into their house
getting drunk
shouting in the street
dropping litter
crying in public
talking about art
talking about politics
spending the whole day indoors
complaining about their parents
complaining about the boss
going skinny dipping
haggle over prices
trusting strangers
E.g.
People in my country almost always trust strangers.
Aucklanders almost never spend the whole day indoors.
Advertising
White washing
Discuss the complexities of this advertisement.
"Smack and Cheese"
Burgerfuel Narcos spoof
Discuss the comments about this ad:
1. "Latin Americans across the world already have to deal with commentary around the drug war and for many Latin Americans who come from violent areas, the drug war is quite close to us."
2. "Following the election of US President Donald Trump - fuelled by anti-immigration sentiment, particularly targeting the Latin American and Muslim communities - such advertising could normalise some of the negative stereotypes the campaign was built on."
3. "The Latin American community is rich in diversity and has a plurality of voices. Companies should not be exploiting narrow stereotypes for profit's sake."
4. "I don't know why people think that it's funny, or even friendly, they obviously do not know the sadness and pain behind that. They ignore completely that in my country there are children without parents, parents without children because of the war."
5. "I know some people who would rather say that they are from another country instead of hearing those comments."
Gender Stereotypes
1. What are some stereotypes you know of about women?
1. What are some stereotypes you know of about women?
2. What are some stereotypes about men?
How does the ad use female stereotypes?
What are the two males in the ad like?
What kind of customer do you think the ad is appealing to?
Before watching the clip, predict what it will be about from the picture.
Do you feel this clip is showing us something that is true about men and women? Or is it stereotyping men and women?
Do you agree?
It's mostly stereotyping women.
It's stereotyping both men and women.
The characters aren't meant to be real - it's comedy!
It makes fun of men and women equally.
It makes a good point.
It's too simplistic.
It's NOT about the nail
After watching:
Do you feel this ad was stereotyping women and men?
Discuss the comments:
"This hysterical clip shows us very clearly how important it is to LISTEN when women talk and not try to solve their problems!!!! LOL!"
"The way men and women communicate with each other is very different. Men want to fix things. Women need to be heard. Men need to watch this."
"Don't try to fix it. I just need you to listen." Every man has heard these words. And they are the law of the land. No matter what."
Judging by the 2k thumbs down, there are at least 2k women with a nail in their forehead!
"Rationalism vs Emotions"
"I dare say this video really "Hit the nail on the head" bad dum tish"
Africa For Norway
Africa for Norway
Watch the video
1. Who do you think made the video?
2. Why?
3. What's the message of the video?
After discussion: here's the text that accompanies the video.
The gaps are adverbs of frequency - can you guess them?
Imagine if every person in Africa saw the "Africa for Norway" video and this was the only information they ____ got about Norway. What would they think about Norway? If we say Africa, what do you think about? Hunger, poverty, crime or AIDS? No wonder, because in fundraising campaigns and media that's _____ what you hear about. The pictures we _____ see in fundraisers are of poor African children. Hunger and poverty is ugly, and it calls for action. But while these images can engage people in the short term, we are concerned that many people simply give up because it seems like nothing is getting better. Africa should not just be something that people either give to, or give up on.
Vocab:
impact based developments truth simplistic address focus
in on on on of to
The ______ is that there are many positive________ __ African countries, and we want these to become known. We need to change the________ explanations ___ problems in Africa. We need to educate ourselves on the complex issues and get more ________ __ how western countries have a negative _____ ___ Africa's development. If we want __ ______ the problems the world is facing we need to do it _____ ___ knowledge and respect. The video is made by The Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund.
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