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Unit 7
Breaking away Vocabulary; Values; Writing

5 1 warm and kind 2 cold and unfriendly
3 generous and thoughtful BREAKING AWAY UNIT 7
VOCABULARY 9 Write four sentences about people you know.
6 Encourage students to use Personality (You don’t need to use their names!) Use adjectives
English–English dictionaries to 5 Read the sentences about the listening on from Exercise 5 and give reasons.
complete the exercise as there page 69 and the article on page 70. Choose the I know someone who I think is rude because he/she
never says hello at the bus stop.
may not be a direct translation correct words. 10 SPEAKING Compare your sentences with the class.
SPEAKING
in their own language. During 1 Everyone in India was shy and rude / warm and kind workbook page 66
even when we didn’t understand each other well.
feedback, work on pronunciation 2 Some people can be cold and unfriendly / lively and
polite but everyone I met was really nice.
by saying the adjectives for 3 The writer describes Mandela as a lively and selfish /
students to repeat. Check that generous and thoughtful man. Stereotypes
they’re placing stress on the 6 Which adjectives in Exercise 5 are positive, 11 SPEAKING Work in small groups. Discuss these
SPEAKING
correct syllable (on the first in negative and neutral? Mark them +, – or 0. questions.
all cases except for polite and Use a dictionary to check the meaning of any of 1 Think about your own country, or a region of your
the words that you are unsure of.
unfriendly where the second country. Do people from other places have fixed
ideas about the people who live there?
syllable is stressed). 7 Which adjectives describe each person? You can
choose more than one for each person.
Positive (+): warm, kind, polite, 1 Some people think the British are
very polite but not very friendly.
generous, thoughtful No, it’s mine. You can’t use it.
Negative (–): selfish, rude, cold, 2 Why do you think people have these ideas?
unfriendly 2 I don’t want to go to the party, thanks. 3 Do you think there is any truth in the stereotypes
of your country or region?
Neutral (0): shy, lively I’m not comfortable with strangers.
12 Some stereotypes are about nationalities. What
7 You could stage the task by 3 Jack’s had some bad news. Let’s go and other groups of people are there stereotypes
about? Write a list. Then compare your ideas.
first asking students whether talk to him. Perhaps he needs a friend. People who live in small towns …
a positive, negative or neutral 13 SPEAKING In your groups, discuss stereotypes that
SPEAKING
adjective is required. 4 Don’t worry. There’s a problem, but you think people have about teenagers.
1 selfish, rude, unfriendly 2 shy everything’s going to be all right, OK?
3 thoughtful, kind, warm 4 kind WRITING
5 rude, unfriendly, cold 5 An article about stereotypes
Go away! I’m working. I don’t
want to talk to you now. 14 Write an article (80–120 words) for a school
8 1 rude 2 lively 3 generous/kind magazine about a national stereotype. Think
4 polite 5 cold 6 thoughtful/kind/ about:
generous 8 Complete each response with an adjective. • a culture that some people in your country see
There may be more than one possible answer.
as a stereotype.
1 A Hey, you! Get out of my way! In Britain, a lot of people think that
9 Monitor and help as required. B What a boy! Americans talk very loudly, only eat fast food
2 A The children aren’t tired at all. and wear colourful clothes.
10 Students could compare in pairs B Yes, they’re very tonight. • why you think the stereotype exists.
I think it’s because some American tourists in
before swapping partner and 3 A Let’s all go and have a hamburger. I’ll pay. Britain are a bit like that sometimes, and in
B Wow! That’s very
of you.
some films, too.
comparing again. 4 A He always says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. • why this stereotype is wrong.
Workbook p66 B Yes, he’s very . My friend went to the US last year. She said
5 A She never laughs or cries or anything. she ate excellent food and the Americans she
11 You could also ask: Do you B I know. She’s a bit sometimes. met were quiet and stylishly dressed!
6 A Mandy always thinks about other people.
think any of the stereotypes used B Yes, she’s a really person.
to be true, but aren’t now? 71
12 You could give an example of
your own to get students started.
14 Students should organise their work to follow the same format as the
13 At the end of the exercise, example in Exercise 14.
listen to some of the students’
ideas and encourage open class Activity idea Extension
discussion on people’s attitudes
towards teenagers. Write on the board: Is there any
truth in the stereotypes in Exercise
Social Responsibilities 13? What are the impacts of
Understanding and describing own and stereotypes on teens or different
others’ cultures nationalities? What can be done to
Accepts others and shows respect for change stereotypes? Ask students to
cultural difference, challenging prejudice and more
discriminatory views. work in small groups to discuss the
Makes informed comparisons between their questions. Monitor and encourage
own society and other societies. students to try to express their Practice Extra
Critical ing real ideas and opinions in English. Unit 7 Practise it!
Evaluating ideas, arguments and options Avoid error correction unless it Workbook
Distinguishes between fact and opinion. really hinders comprehension. Invite
Identifies evidence and its reliability. Vocabulary p66, Ex.3–4
Critical ing students to share their ideas in Developing Writing p69
Understanding and analysing links between open class. Worksheets
ideas Vocabulary Worksheets 7
Compares points and arguments from
different sources.
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