Cameras on every corner: debating facial recognition in public spaces
A televised debate on live facial recognition in city centres models evidence-based argument and pointed questioning; students then prepare and run a parliamentary-style debate with points of information.
C1Adults55 minDebate
About this lesson
A C1 speaking lesson (debate). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Debate
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Technology
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Gap-fill
- Key words
- live facial recognition, watchlist, false positive, chilling effect, proportionate, oversight, Would the speaker accept a point?, The burden of proof lies with ..., The crux of the matter is ..., That's a false analogy, because ..., Even if we grant that ..., it doesn't follow that ..., The evidence on that is mixed at best.
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Construct and rebut arguments on a complex policy issue using evidence and analogy
- Make and respond to points of information concisely
- Evaluate the strength of arguments and reach a reasoned verdict