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English Debates
By Eli . | Published 03/30/2006 | ESL Teaching Ideas , Advanced , Team Games | Unrated
English Debates

A fantastic task for adults and advanced students. Debates employ team work, leadership and organisation.

Its so easy to set-up!
Choose a topic, choose the teams and away you go (or your students).

Choosing a topic (Some points to consider):
  1. The students should be able to relate to it.
  2. Provide information (newspapers, research time) so that the students can deliver a positive argument.
  3. Time constraints - how long do you have to complete your debate.
Example of a debate (example uses 3 students per team).
SA: They will deliver the opening argument and the approach that their team are taking.
SB: will deliver the body of the argument.
SC: will recap their team's argument. No new arguments should be added at this point.

Teams should take turns presenting each part of their argument. IE team 1 and 2 each have 3 students. The order should be like this:
SA1
SA2
SB1
SB2
SC1
SC2

Enjoy!

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