We are built by our genes, and our genes are built out of...?
DNA
What do we call a diagram showing a person's links to their ancestors?
Family tree
Think of 8 ways groups of people can be different from each other.
Differences of - age, sex, race/ethnicity, religious belief, physical/intellectual ability, sexuality, class, handedness, gender identity and so on
Give a synonym and an antonym for 'unite'
Students' own - examples: join, combine; divide, separate
Give a synonym and an antonym for 'group' (noun)
Students' own - examples: collective, class, type; individual, one
An opinion - especially a negative opinion - about someone we've never personally met, or about people who have a certain characteristic, is a p_________.
prejudice
'We ought to be clearing up now before they get back'. Why do we use the semi-modal 'ought to' and the continuous infinitive 'be clearing up'?
'ought to' shows that it would be a good idea, recommended (but not obligatory); 'be clearing up' shows that the action/situation is current and ongoing.
When we believe something about an entire group of people - 'All English people drink tea' - we believe in a s_______.
Stereotype
What happens to the stressed syllable in these pairs of words? Equal/equality, ethnic/ethnicity, diverse/diversity, real/reality. What rule can we give for the 'ity' ending?
The stress in '-ity' words is always placed on the syllable before the '-ity'.
What's the difference between implicit and explicit racism?
Students' answer
When we talk about a person's origins and culture, we are talking about e______ identity.
ethnic
Give a synonym and an antonym for 'narrow-minded'
Students' own - examples: bigoted, intolerant, small-minded; open-minded, tolerant, liberal