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IV. Match the idiom in the left column with the translation in the right one.

1. as cool as a cucumber a. беспечный, беззаботный

2. to be on the high horse b. высказываться откровенно

3. look down one’s nose c. быть замкнутым, необщительным

4. come off the high horse d. важничать, высокомерно держаться

5. keep up with the Joneses e. самообладание

6. keep oneself to oneself f. общительный

7. stiff upper lip g. невозмутимый

8. a good mixer h. перестать важничать

9. to speak one’s mind i. смотреть свысока

10. happy-go-lucky j. держаться наравне, не отставать от других

V. Make up a story with any idiom.

VI. Make up a dialogue with as many idioms as possible. Communication skills development

1. Choose two adjectives that you think describe the nationalities listed below. Choose two countries of your own to describe.

• punctual • outgoing • hospitable • aggressive

• tolerant • nationalist • talkative • polite

• romantic • well-dressed • sociable • rude

• respectful • humorous • serious • arrogant

• hard- • lazy • quiet • ignorant

working • sophisticated • formal • casual

• emotional

American British French Japanese

2 . Fill in the following table.

Country Adjective A sentence about the people

Italy Italian The Italians eat a lot of pasta.

Brazil

Germany

Spain

Holland

Russia

France

Scotland Scottish (Scotch is whisky!)

3. Add some nationalities to the list and characterize them.

Problem solving brainstorming

Choose two or three other nationalities and brainstorm common stereotypes that you have heard people use about them.

Focused interview

I. Working on your own, write down five or six stereotypes for your own nationality.

a. Was it easy to complete the sentences? Did your answers come naturally? Why? Why not?

b. Did the completed statements make you feel uncomfortable? Why? Why not?

c. In general, were your responses positive or negative?

II. List the stereotypes under positive, negative or neutral. What does this tell us about stereotypes?

III. Fill in the following questionnaire on your own and later discuss it with your teacher and groupmates. You may use:

A = I agree B = I'm not sure C = I disagree

• National stereotypes are dangerous because they may provoke racial prejudice.

• Stereotypes contain a certain amount of truth.

• There is no such thing as national character and therefore the idea of national stereotypes is rubbish.

• The reason stereotypes exist is because people are afraid of diversity, change, and what is unknown. They prefer to cling to simple classifications, which maintain an old, familiar and established order.

• Stereotypes are simply harmless sorts of jokes we tell about other nationalities or groups of people.