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1 Before you read

In Brltaln, it’s common to categorise people in lots of dlfferent ways. People may be pigeonholed depending on the newspaper they read, the city they grew up in, what social class they are, what Idnd of lifestyle they lead, how they dress, their age, and so on.

Dlicuss these questions with a partner.

1,    Do you stereotype people in ilmllnr ways in your country?

2,    Do you have special names for any pnrtlcular cype of person?

3,    Do you thlnk any of the icorootypes are fair/unfalr? Why?

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5 I Word check; collocations

Bolow are dlfferent groups of collocations. Find the missing words from the text.

Compound adjectives

1.    fashlon- / environmentally / health- / politically.............--------

2.    unlversity- / highly / privately / well-.....--------------------

3.    community- / bloody- / open- / politically--------

Adjective + noun

4.    privileged / deprived / religious / worlcing-class --------------

5. extravagant / acquired / edectic / strange .——

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6.    develop / damage / have I live up co ...i.r.................................

7.. bend / flout / follow / stick to.......................................

8. pursue / boost I end / ruin.........«.'■................>...........

Can you find any other examples of these types of collocations in the text?

Try to use some of the collocations to talk about:

•    yourself.

•    your country’s leader.

•    people from your town/city.

Typical!

Buzzwords eonie and buzzwords go. In 19S0s Bri tain. \ve hadyuppies

-    young urban professionals -living in Iheir converted warehouses. driving BMWs. drinking in expensive winę bars and making loads of money. Following hot on their heels were the Buppies^-

-    black urban professionals! Then canie the lad and his feniale equivalent the ladette - binge-drinking. chain-smoking and swearing their way througli the 90s. A lew years later, David Beckham inlroduced the metrosexuaI -fashion-conscious straight men in touch with their feniinine sides, and very keen on shopping and hair and beauty products!

Here. we ex piorę sonie of Britains otlier social types, sonie of which have stood the test of time and moved from buzzword to institution, some of which may well be here today - and gone tomorrow!

The Guardian - a popular broadsheet newspaper - is the bibie of left-wing voters. Stereotypically. Guardian readers are middle-aged, middle-class and university-educated. They like to think of themselves as open-minded, but others think theyre simply smug and self-satisfied! They tend to be pro-public spending on health care and education. pro-political correctness and pro-immigration -although sonie cynics say that s only because they don't live clośe to any of the poorer immigrants! By and large, theyre anti-war. anti hunting and nnń-Daily Maili

The Daily Mail is a paper that likes to think of itself as serióus. but that actually seenis to be fuli of 'My husband left me for unother woman' articles. puzzles. quizzes and lifestyle questionnaires. If you asked a typical Guardian leader. they'd probably tell you that The Mail is aimed at frightened. paranoid white riglil-wingers who like to imagine they are now an oppressed minority. Daily Mail readers always seem to be whingeing about one thing or another. Stereotypically. they often preface their opinions with ‘Pm not racist. but...' and conslanlly remind us that 'Things aren't what they used to be'.

Scousers are people from Liverpool. a port on the north-wesl coast of Eiigland with a large Catholic community and strong links to Ireland. Il was also the honie of the Beatles. Liverpool is traditionally a working-dass city that has gone through a lot of ups and downs, and its people have developed a repulation lor being survivors - even if that may sonietinies have nieanl bending a few rules. Scousers are also

believed to be natural comedians who are very proud of their city and their football clubs. and very conimunity-minded.

Sloanes

Slonnes (also known as Sloane Rangers) are nnmed after Sloane Squarc, an incrcdibly posh nrca in wesi London. Princess Dianu was regularly described in the newspapers as a Sloane before she became a princess. Sloanes eonie from very privileged backgrounds and spend hali their lives going to lavish partics and the other hall' in their big country houses hunting. shooting and fishing, Sloanes have extravagant tastes in nlmost everything and seem utterly uninterested in anything outside of their narrow little world - hencc their reputation for not exactly being Einsteins!

DINK1E stands for Double I neonie No Kids and Dinkie couples are a growing social trend. Not only are couples getting niarried later and later nowadays -if they bother to lie the knot at all — but many are also choosing not to have kids. and to pursue their careers and enjoy the wealth il brings instead. They holiday in the sun twice a year. own two decent cars and possibly even have a second home in the countryside -much to the horror of Daily Mail readers. who think they are selfish. self-centred and contributing to the downfall of society!    o

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Dlscuss these questions with a partner.

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   Do any of these social typ es exist in your country?

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   Do people see these types as negative, positive, or just neutral?

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   Do you fali into any social group? Do people ever stereotype you? Do you mlnd?