Stereotypes: First thing that comes to your head when you think of England...

One minute express English video. National Stereotypes. 

Aim: students talk about stereotypes
Level: from basic to higher intermediate
Procedure:

• ask  the following question to the students/give the students time to write down their answers

What do you think of when you see the word

 ENGLAND

• students compare their answers
• studedents compare their answer and the  answers of  London dwellers in the video

THIS  IS WHAT PEOPLE FROM LONDON SAID:



Video Source : BBC express English HERE
Go  HERE to download the script too

Extension for Multicultural classrooms

1. Give students countries,  continents or world areas that are not their own but that are present in the classroom 
2. Ask the same question:  What do you think of when you see the word: ..............................
3. Students from those areas tell us whether the information their classmates gave is accurate