Debates
Speaking · C2 · 9 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
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- Sheet 1 · 25 minDebates: defining the motionAnalyze a fair definition of a motion, then define and defend one of your own.Free
- Sheet 2 · 25 minDebates: exposing fallacies in rebuttalIdentify classic fallacies and rebuttal phrases, then take apart flawed arguments.Premium
- Sheet 3 · 25 minDebates: weighing clashes and impactStudy how a summation weighs the key clashes, then deliver your own.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 25 minDebates: handling points of informationOffer, accept and decline points of information, then use them in a live round.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 25 minDebates: conceding ground strategicallyPractice the language of concession, then concede and counter in pairs.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 30 minDebates challenge: a full parliamentary roundReview the roles in a four-speaker debate, hold a round, then judge it.Premium
- Sheet 7 · 25 minDebates: should billionaires fund public science?Debate private wealth, public research and who sets the scientific agenda.Premium
- Sheet 8 · 25 minDebates: the right to be forgotten onlineWeigh privacy against public interest in a debate about deleting old news online.Premium
- Sheet 9 · 45 minDebates: is gratitude a duty or a feeling?A whole-class debate on the motion that gratitude is a duty, not a feeling: students explore where the word 'obliged' comes from, read both positions, sort arguments, prepare their case in teams and debate with the floor voting before and after.Premium