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11th grade. Unit 9. Lesson 2. Stereotypes: Truth or Prejudice.

Question 1 of 3

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– someone thinks they are better or more important than other people and behaves in a way that is rude and too confident.
– mainly concerned with, or directed towards community.
– worried and tense because of possible misfortune, danger.
– kind, helpful, and sympathetic towards other people.
– someone tends to do things without thinking about what will happen as a result.
– useful and helpful, or likely to produce good results.
– mainly concerned with, or directed towards family matters.
– behaving in a confident way in which you are quick to express your opinions and feelings.
– someone who is honest always tells the truth and does not cheat or steal.
– determined to be successful, rich, famous, etc.
– able to think of new, different, or interesting ideas.
– willing to agree to something.

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    Arrogant
    Community-oriented
    Anxious
    Caring
    Impulsive
    Constructive
    Family-oriented
    Assertive
    Honest
    Ambitious
    Inventive
    Agreeable

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Question 2 of 3

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– respectful of the law and obeying it.
– supporting new or modern ideas and methods, especially in politics and education.
– concerned only with money and possessions rather than things of the mind such as art, religion, or moral beliefs.
– always willing to obey someone and never disagreeing with them, even if they are unkind to you.
- syn. not proud – a person does not like to talk about themselves, their achievements, or their abili-
ties, even if they are successful.
– willing to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to your own.
– able to speak several different languages well.
– someone who is passive tends to accept things that happen to them or things that people say to them, without taking any action
– not interested in serious ideas, strong feelings, or other important things.
– having or showing behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people.
– willing to accept someone else’s beliefs, way of life, etc. without criticizing them, even if you dis-
agree with them.
– 1. sensible and realistic in their approach to a situation or problem; 2. able to make repairs or
do things with your hands in a skillful way.
– feeling or showing respect.
– honest about your feelings or opinions and not hiding anything.

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    Law-abiding
    Progressive
    Materialistic
    Submissive
    Modest
    Open-minded
    Multilingual
    Passive
    Shallow
    Polite
    Tolerant
    Practical
    Respectful
    Straightforward

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Question 3 of 3

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Learn more about national stereotypes and guess nationalities:
But why judge, before we know what we are talking about?

Please take everything below with a grain of salt; as I only summed up what others wrote on the Internet. We all know that there are black and white sheep in every herd. I tried to strike a balance between positive and negative national or personality traits – but sometimes it was very difficult, due to lack of positive stereotypes.

It is said that are arrogant; assertive; open-minded; materialistic; ambitious; progressive; efficient; straightforward; practical; fast food eaters; war mongers; God is with us!

It is believed that are nature lovers; surf all day – drink all night; sometimes shallow but honest; open-minded; love to joke; sports lovers; meat eaters.

It is expected that all are impulsive; most women are super-models, most men are machos; always late; carnivals addicts; soccer and coffee lovers; criminals and robbers; bean and meat eaters; beach and sun-worshipers; inventive and constructive people; family- and community-oriented.

It is believed that are submissive, agreeable; modest; open-minded; progressive; efficient; straightforward; polite; respectful; anxious; law-abiding; caring for handicapped/elderly/minorities; tolerant; multi-lingual; don’t like successful people; anti-American; passive; boring.

It is said that the are hardworking, fast-learners; open-minded; ambitious; progressive; efficient; materialistic; do kung fu; great at mathematics; terrible drivers; arrogant; assertive; very “short” but “bigger” than Japanese; wear glasses; pirate and copy everything; don’t value contracts; cheap labor; drink green tea; eat everything that lives – even rhino horns and sea cucumber; business-oriented.

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    Americans
    Australians
    Brazilians
    Canadians
    Chinese

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