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.