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THEME 3 HUMAN RIGHTS

FUNCTIONS
F1 Expressing ideas on human rights (gender equality, children rights…)
12 GRADE F2 Making suggestions
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F3 Discussing problems
3 Do We Think the Same?

This activity aims to revise and consolidate phrases used to ask for/express opinions and have students
talk about human rights.

Materials and Preparation

Copy and cut up the opinion cards on page 60 and make sure that two students in each group have the
same cards.

Procedure

1 Divide students into groups of twelve (or ten if necessary) and give out the cards to students. Make
sure each card appears twice in a group.
2 Tell students that they need to ask for and give opinions about a variety of human rights so that each
student will find a group member whose opinions are precisely the same as his/hers.
3 Once students have found someone who agrees with them about everything, have them work in
pairs to exchange their own ideas about the human rights written on their opinion cards. Stop the
activity after an appropriate length of time.

4 Let’s Discuss!

This activity aims to have students express their ideas about some controversial statements in line with
different human rights.

Materials and Preparation

Copy the discussion sheet on page 61 and make sure that each student in the class has one.

Procedure

1 Divide students into pairs—one of the pairs is Student A, and the other is Student B. Students are
supposed to discuss the given statements in line with different human rights. For example, Student
A expresses opinions about the first statement in line with the right to life while Student B focuses
on the right to security.
2 Give students at least five minutes so that they can develop some basic arguments to support their
standpoint during the discussion. Tell them that they can take notes on their sheets.
3 Ask students to begin discussing the first statement with their partners. Tell them that they should
try to use as many of the given expressions as possible during the discussion. Each time they use
one, they need to cross off the corresponding number under the expressions. The first person to
use five of the expressions wins.
4 Tell students to choose a different statement and play again. Monitor while walking around the
classroom and stop the activity after an appropriate length of time.

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