Should AI help with homework? A structured debate
A school debate club argues whether students should be allowed to use AI tools for homework; students learn to open, rebut and sum up, then run a timed team debate with a chair and judges.
B2Teens50 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 50 minutes
- Topic
- Technology
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching
- Key words
- motion, propose / oppose, rebut, concede, shortcut, Our first argument is that ..., That may be true, but ..., To sum up, ...
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Build an argument with a claim, a reason and an example
- Rebut an opponent's point politely and concede when necessary
- Take part in a timed team debate with set roles