NATIONALITIES

Judging on appearances

• Cold• Reserved• Lively• Fun-loving• Shy• Hardworking• Extrovert• Sociable• introvert

• Lazy• Conscientious• Neurotic• Bad-tempered• Unfriendly• Open-minded

a Scottish man / a Scot

a Russian woman / a Russian

a Vietnamese boy

a Turkish girl / a Turk

a Swedish girl / a Swede

a Japanese man

NATIONALITIES

Judging on appearances

NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICSTHE ENGLISH THE SCOTTISH THE IRISH THE AMERICAN

NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICSTHE ENGLISH THE SCOTTISH THE IRISH THE AMERICAN

+ individualistic+ hard-working+ optimistic

- materialistic, very interested in money

NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICSTHE ENGLISH THE SCOTTISH THE IRISH THE AMERICAN

+ sociable+ easy-going+ religious+ family oriented+ good storytellers

- melancholic- nostalgic- drink a lot

+ individualistic+ hard-working+ optimistic

- materialistic, very interested in money

NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICSTHE ENGLISH THE SCOTTISH THE IRISH THE AMERICAN+ tolerant+ open to new ideas

+ sociable+ easy-going+ religious+ family oriented+ good storytellers

+ individualistic+ hard-working+ optimistic

- self-satisfied- arrogant towards foreigners- lazy- careless in the way they dress- drink too much

- melancholic- nostalgic- drink a lot

- materialistic, very interested in money

NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICSTHE ENGLISH THE SCOTTISH THE IRISH THE AMERICAN

+ tolerant+ open to new ideas

+ proud of their identity+ inventive+ sociable+ like to have a good time+ great travellers+ well behaved abroad

+ sociable+ easy-going+ religious+ family oriented+ good storytellers

+ individualistic+ hard-working+ optimistic

- self-satisfied- arrogant towards foreigners- lazy- careless in the way they dress- drink too much

- melancholic- negative attitude towars their neighours (the English), quite negative towards foreigners

- melancholic- nostalgic- drink a lot

- materialistic, very interested in money

HEAVEN

• Heaven is where the police are __________,• The cooks are __________,• The mechanics are __________,• The lovers are __________,• And everything is organized by the

__________.

HELL

• Hell is where the police are __________,• The cooks are __________,• The mechanics are __________,• The lovers are __________,• And everything is organized by the

__________.

Right or wrong?

• English talk about the weather a lot.• English people often travel abroad.• The Spanishs enjoy eating out.• Chinese and Japanese have a different cuisine.• I know an Italian who doesn’t like spaguetti.• My sister married a Polish.

Agree or disagree?• The British are usually less friendly than the Americans.• The Italians dress better than any other nationality.• The rich are always meaner than the poor.• The elderly are best looked after in residential homes.• The unemployed shouldn’t receive state benefits.• Small towns are better places to live than big ones.• It’s better to buy expensive clothes if you can afford to,

because they last longer than cheap ones.