Exams or projects? Debating how students should be assessed
Amy and Noah debate whether projects should replace exams; students practice conceding and countering, then debate in a 'hot seat' format.
B2Teens45 minDebate
About this lesson
A B2 speaking lesson (debate). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Debate
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Education & studying
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Word order
- Key words
- assessment, cram, under pressure, a level playing field, coursework, freeload, transferable skills
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Debate the pros and cons of exams and project-based assessment
- Concede a point and then counter it using a range of linking phrases