3 Read the text. Classify the elements that define Britishness in two columns: positive and negative. WB p. 8 Ella Marshall, 16 // 'The only thing that makes British people stand out from the rest of the world is our sense of humour, our ability to take the mickey out of anything.' Ruby Walker, 24 // 'Britishness means unpredictable weather and not knowing what to wear.' LET'S PLAY... Dr Edson Burton, 45 // 'Britishness is about having a curry or kebab on Friday [...] and about assimilating foreign music into British music.' Lesley Welch, 67 // 'Britishness is about a colonial identity. We colonised a lot of the world and I'm really ashamed of it. So I call myself English.' Kieran Yates, 27 // 'Britishness is learning to deal with diversity.' The game of stereotypes 1. Choose a country. They love surfing, they're crazy about koalas... 2. Describe what the people love in this country. 3. Your classmates guess the country. Er... Australia? Yero Timi-Biu, Rife Magazine (2015) PARCOURS CITOYEN Citizens of the world ****** 1. Think of stereotypes about the French. Are they actually true? 2. Do you think it's dangerous to have stereotypes? Why/Why not?