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jueves, 7 de enero de 2010

WORKING WITH STEREOTYPES....



TRANSSIBERIAN.
We are going to work with this movie about drug dealers in trains in Russia and how a naive American couple gets involved with it during their trip abroad.

Before getting into the movie, lets´s work with stereotypes.
1. What´s your idea about Russians? Do you think the film is going to portray a good image of them?
2. What stereotypes about different cultures are you familiar with? Check on the net and we will discuss in class about it.
Before watching the film we´ll do a pair work trying to answer these questions.
1. have you ever travelled by ship, plane, train? What´s your favourite? Why?
2. have you ever travelled abroad? What can go wrong when you go to a foreign country?
3. is it important to know the culture of the country you are travelling to? Why? Why not?
4. do you konw anything about the Russian culture? how do you imagine your journey there?


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After watching the segment work in groups and have a look at the following questions to discuss about them in class.
1. What is unexpected for the American couple in the short period of their trip?
2. What do you think the Russian worker told them about the toilets?
3. What about the image of Russians? Does it coincide with your guesses?
4. Do you think Russians are like that? or Is it just a caricature?
5. Do you think the couple should take care and be catious? Do you think they will reach their destination? What should they do?
Think about at least 5 precautions they should take.



4 comentarios:

sara dijo...

1.- I don´t understand the question

2.- I don´t understand what he says the lady who is in the toilet

3.- Yes, I agree, it is said that there are many mafia, and in this case, occurs in the train because it is used for this.

4.- I think there is everything. Some are good, some bad, as happens everywhere.

5.- I think they should be careful and attentive, and I think they reached their destination
they have to be careful with people who relate the train, and not trust anyone.

Unknown dijo...

1. the long trip to arrive home.

2.i think she told them ´hold on the tea´.

3.yes because the russians are big speners and generally generous.

4.Is it just a caricature.

5.they have to take care in this train and they shouldnt trust in anyone of this train.

sara dijo...

1.- They were doing a trip back home.

2.- I think she told the hot water takes and doesn´t bother me that I was making up.

ainhoa sierra dijo...

1:they are returning home. but they prefers to take the way in train though is more longer to go by plane.
2:because she did not understand what they say.
3:a man in the restaurant are warned to beware of the Russian police.they think that the man is cheatin them.
4:I have never been to russia but i think that the russia aren´t so,
5:i think that no. they only have to be themselves