Nothing is what it seems 1. What are stereotypes? Name: ___________________________________________ Class: ___________ 1.1 Glee characters. During the next class, we will watch an episode of the TV series Glee. But before watching it, let’s meet its main characters. Read carefully the descriptions on the left column, and then try to match the first part of the descriptions with the second one. Write down all the new words that you had to look up in the dictionary and their meaning in Catalan. Will Schuester, or Mr. Schue, as Kurt is short and weak, but strong inside. He likes everybody knows him at Mckinley High wearing fashionable clothes and uses expensive creams on his face. There are two big secrets in his School (Lima, Ohio), is a committed teacher of Spanish and the new director life: he is gay and is in love with Finn. He knows of the Glee Club. Although he is good- nothing about sports, but he will try to join the looking and sings extremely well, he is a football team to please his father. frustrated professional singer. Finn is very popular Rachel has always dreamt of becoming a Broadway star, but her at school, because he perfectionism and ambition haven't given her any friends. She has long, is the quarterback of dark hair, and she keeps fit with dance lessons. She sees the Glee Club the football team and as an opportunity to outstand and to be close to his beloved Finn, but Quinn’s boyfriend. she can’t stand that Tina gets a solo and she leaves the Glee Club. But his football teammates begin to consider him a loser Quinn is the perfect Puck is dark-skinned and well- when he joins the cheerleader: her blonde, built, but not as easygoing as his Glee Club. He loves straight hair, her fair skin, and friend Finn. He also plays singing, but he her fit body makes her look football, and he enjoys bullying dislikes going down very attractive . She always uncool kids at school. He usually the social ladder, so wears her cheerleader uniform dates several girls at the same he will have to decide and a ponytail, because she is time, but he only loves one: between happiness very proud of her role at school Quinn, his best friend’s girlfriend. and popularity. as the most popular cheerleader. Surprisingly, she also joins the Glee Club, where Mercedes is a big, black girl full of energy and sweetness. popular kids never want to be, She is usually good-humoured, but when things go wrong but only to keep an eye on her enough to ruin her plans, her angry side can be really boyfriend Finn. dreadful. She is also very creative and designs all her clothes. Nothing is what it seems 1. What are stereotypes? DON’T FORGET! football (futbol americà) ≠ soccer (futbol europeu) guy (tio, pavo) ≠ gay (homosexual) composed adjectives: good-looking, dark-skinned, well-built, good-humoured... ............... joined the Glee Club Will is unhappily ............... is expecting to be considered a diva married, but he is considered cool, thanks to her powerful voice. She is cheerful , especially when but also aggressive. He sometimes too insecure, but she has rehearsing with his students of the Glee Club. believes that only no complex about her size. girls and gays enjoy singing and dancing, but not ............... is the most ............... looks tough guys like popular girl in the school, but very shy, but he himself. she is also wicked, as she just wants to go unnoticed not to wants to keep up with her be bullied. He has status at all costs. often suffered for ............... doesn’t being different understand why she isn’t more from the other popular, because she thinks ............... is an easygoing kids, and that has that she is the centre of the and pleasant guy. Although made him very universe. She is talented and he is tall and tough, he is brave. outstanding, but too selfish. calm and a bit naive. .