This document discusses European identity and stereotypes. It defines identity as how a country sees itself through traditions and associations. Stereotypes are overgeneralized assumptions about a group. The document examines stereotypes of several European countries through images of landmarks, foods, and customs. Students complete activities to identify stereotypes of different European nations and quiz each other on images associated with specific countries.

1. European Identity
Hi, where do you think I
come from?
What gives it away?

2. Key questions:
• To examine stereotypical associations
with European Countries.
• To know what Italy is famous for and to
recognise famous landmarks

3. Stereotyping Countries
• What country does this advert remind
you of and how do you know?

4. Sense of Identity and Stereotypes
What do we mean by a sense of identity?
A sense of identity is when we think of a country, it’s traditions and
the things that we associate with that country.
What do we mean by stereotyping?
Stereotyping is when you immediately assume that everyone in France
eats frog legs and wears striped clothes and berets. This is a
generalisation and isn’t true!
Can you describe the UK’s sense of identity?

5. Stereotypical Images
• What stereotypes are there for
England?
• What other stereotypes do you know
of?
Queen and James Bond Watch this clip
What does it say about British identity? Are there any stereotypes?

6. Italian Stereotypical Images
• Put the following headings in your
exercise books and see if you can come
up with at least 2 answers for each
title;
– Historical Buildings
– Food
– Cities
– Landmarks
– Physical features

8. Historical
Buildings

9. Food

10. Cities

11. Landmarks

12. Physical Features – Volcanoes!

13. Taste Test!
• I need 2 volunteers …

14. Create a brainstorm
in your books on
another European
country. There are
50 to choose from….
Use lots of colour
and draw some of
the stereotypical
items.Wales
Scotland
France
Ireland
Spain
Greece
Spain
Football
Paella
Bullfight

15. Research time
• Use the internet and your own
knowledge to complete the table on
European Identity. You may need to
think carefully about the customs.

16. Stereotyping Quiz:
GUESS THE COUNTRY
(OR AREA)!

17. NAME THAT COUNTRY OR
AREA
Look at the images on the
screen and name the
countries they remind you of.
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34. • Answers! Next page…

35. NAME THAT COUNTRY OR
AREA ANSWERS
The answers are as follows:
1) Ireland
2) France
3) Scotland
4) Sweden
5) Wales
6) Germany
7) Netherlands
8) Hungary
9) Belgium
10) Portugal
11) Austria
12) Finland
13) Denmark
14) Spain
15) Greece
16) UK