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Sex education Malaysian style (Tue 12 Apr, 2005) WARM-UPS CHAT: Talk in pairs or groups about: birds / bees / the birds and the bees / sex education / taboo subjects / dangers on the Internet / STDs / sexual harassment. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently. SEX BRAINSTORM: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word “sex”. Share your words with your partner / group and talk about them. SEXIEST: In pairs / groups / as a class, talk about who is the sexiest actor, singer, sports player, TV personality, person on the planet, person you know. Who has the sexiest eyes / lips / mouth / body / legs…? 2-MINUTE DEBATES: Face each other in pairs and engage in the following (for-fun) 2-minute debates. Students A take the first argument, students B the second. Rotate pairs to ensure a lively pace and noise level is kept: Sex education is unnecessary. vs. It’s one of the most important school subjects. Parents are responsible. vs. It’s too sensitive for parents. Sex education means kids will try it out and get pregnant. vs. Don’t be ridiculous. Kids learn from TV nowadays. vs. Sex is glamorized on TV. That’s dangerous. Fidelity in marriage should be stressed vs. That’s not sex education. Abortion and contraception are too sensitive for kids. vs. Kids need to know. Chastity should be top priority in sex education lessons. vs. Get real. The Karma Sutra should be an introduced text. vs. That’s too graphic. Boys and girls should have different classes. vs. It’s important for both sexes to know everything about each other. The Bible / Koran / Torah etc is the best teacher. vs. Too out of date.  PRE-READING IDEAS WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … of the words ‘sex’ and ‘education’. TRUE FALSE: Guess whether the following statements about the article are true or false: Malaysia has discovered a whole new way of teaching sex education