1. Men vs Women - Talk
L/O: Be able to…
Explore the differences between the way men
and women speak
Identify features of conversation in a transcript
and reflect on how the sexes differ in the way
they speak

2. Starter
• Feedback from homework – Tannen and
Lakoff – post-its
• Spoken language – what do you remember?

3. New information
• Do men and women speak differently?
• Reflecting on what you know about spoken
language, write down your ideas
• Try and link your ideas to experiences you
have had
• Can you come up with 5 ‘statements’ you
believe to be true?

4. Challenge
• Look at the transcript of men talking
• How does gender affect the conversation
between the boys?
• What do you learn about their relationship
through the way they talk to each other?
• What sort of things could we look for?

5. Development
• Imagine the same conversations but between
girls
• Re-write the conversation but make the
speakers female – what do you change?

6. Homework
• Go to the blog and have a look
• Leave a comment
• Bring back a suggestion

7. Reflect
• What have you learnt about the way men and
women speak differently?
• What did you do to learn this?