Zoos: good for animals or not? A class debate
Zoe and Oliver debate whether zoos should exist; students learn debate phrases, then argue in teams and hold a class vote.
B1Teens45 minDebate
About this lesson
A B1 speaking lesson (debate). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- B1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Debate
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Animals
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Key words
- endangered, species, in the wild, enclosure, conservation, stressed, documentary
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Give opinions and reasons about zoos and animal welfare
- Agree, disagree and keep your turn politely in a debate