Rethinking the school day: presenting a reform proposal
A head teacher's pitch for a later start and project afternoons models a persuasive, evidence-based presentation; students design a school-day reform in teams and present it to a panel who question and vote.
C1Adults55 minPresentation
About this lesson
A C1 speaking lesson (presentation). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Presentation
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Education & studying
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- circadian rhythm, timetable, interdisciplinary, pilot, buy-in, Let me start with a question., This brings me to ..., What I'm asking for today is ..., That's a really important point., If I understand you correctly, you're asking ..., I don't have the exact figure, but ..., That's beyond the scope of this proposal, but ...
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Structure a persuasive proposal: problem, solution, evidence, objections, call to action
- Use rhetorical devices (tricolon, rhetorical questions, contrast) and signposting
- Handle challenging questions from a panel confidently