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Changing Sex – lesson plan
A lesson on changing sex incorporating a lot of discussion and vocabulary describing traits of character and some dictionary work.
Task
- Put words from the list into the diagram below, according to whether you think these character traits are predominantly male, or female, or both male and female. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- Work in pairs. Discuss how you would feel and what you would do in the following situations.
- Use the dictionary. What is the difference between the nouns “sex” and “gender”?
- Now close the dictionaries and write your own definitions of the two words in the space below.
Discuss the questions with your partner.
Complete the sentences without looking back at the text on the other side of the paper.
Excerpt
A close friend is about to get married. You have met their fiance and like them very much. A week before the wedding your friend tells you (s)he is actually marrying a transsexual. Would it make any difference if your friend is a man marrying a transsexual woman or a woman marrying a transsexual man? A doctor says a 16-year-old boy has become Spain's first minor to undergo a sex change operation. Reconstructive surgeon Ivan Manero says the procedure was carried out three weeks ago and the patient is doing fine. Manero told a press conference Tuesday in Barcelona that the boy had felt from a very young age that he was actually female. [...]
Credits
- Taboos and Issues, FoxNews (find it on google »)
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One Response to “Changing Sex – lesson plan”
I liked this worksheet a lot and I could work this interesting topic with my pupil. He was also very interested on it so we spoke in English a lot.