SECTION 2: «Let’s debate!»
Welcome to Section 2 «Let’s debate!»
Debates are the very foundation of the society we live in today. Debates are generally understood as a formal discourse among people with contrasting arguments by presenting facts, logic, evidence, and emotions often conducted in the presence of audiences and a debating framework. Debates in general are a part of our everyday life whenever we are faced with conflicting ideas and debating is an indispensable character of a person.
Materials of this Section will inform you about:
- successful way to organize own debate club with students of different levels;
- how to create warming ups for debate clubs, how to make opening remarks by the chairman of the debate, announcing the topic and presenting the positions «for» and «against»;
- pre-speaking activities with opponents (speakers – the participants of debate club), different ways to express opinions in English (confirmation, proof, refutation);
- work with the audience of the debate club (the ways to ask the questions, giving comments on the speech of the debater);
INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 2
VIDEO LESSONS
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REFERENCES
INTERNET RESOURCES TO USE AT DEBATE CLUBS:
https://noisyclassroom.com/oracy-ideas/short-activities-and-exercises/
https://www.practice-space.org/debate_guide/resource-13-debate-skill-drills-and-warm-ups/
https://debate.uvm.edu/dcpdf/Training%20Games.pdf
http://ctmsdebate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Debate-Drills-Games.pdf
https://eslflow.com/debateanddiscussionlessons.html
https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/vocabulary/debate
https://www.kick-off.lu/sites/default/files/downloads/2019- 02/A1_Debate%20Challenge_Teacher_V5.pdf
https://www.twinkl.de/search?q=debate+template&c=81&ca=774&ct=esl&r=teacher
https://blog.prepscholar.com/good-debate-topics
https://ahaslides.com/blog/how-to-debate-for-beginners/
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ACTIVITIES FOR DEBATE CLUBS
ANALYSE THE INTERNET RESOURCE AND FIND THREE ACTIVITIES YOU LIKE TO DO AT DEBATE CLUBS WITH YOUR STUDENTS https://noisyclassroom.com/oracy-ideas/short-activities-and-exercises/
https://www.esu.org/news-and-views/debating-games-primary-secondary-school-students/
https://www.esu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SETTING-UP-A-DEBATE-CLUB-–-A-GUIDE-FOR-SECONDARY-SCHOOLS.pdf
https://ahaslides.com/blog/13-online-debate-games-all-ages-30-topics/
https://silo.tips/download/debate-games-and-activities-guide
READ THE ARTICLE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS https://nottheeasyway.org/How%20to%20set%20up%20a%20debate%20club_NotTheEasyWay%20(2).pdf
1.What is the goal of Alley Debate? 2.What is the level of the students for Where Do I Stand? Debate. 3.What activity can you add to Balloon Debate ? Write a short description. 4.What is the aim of Session 2? 5.How do you understand Friendship Round? 6.Analyse possible topic of debate session and choose the best for a) A1 level students, b) A2 level students, c) B1 level students, d) B2 level students, e) C1-C2 level students. -
WARMING UP FOR DEBATE CLUBS
ANALYSE THE INTERNET RESOURCE AND FIND TWO BEST ACTIVITIES TO START THE DEBATE CLUB FOR A1-A2 LEVEL https://teacherspitstop.com/10-esl-efl-speaking-warm-up-exercises/
https://www.twinkl.de/blog/35-esl-warm-up-activities-for-small-classes/
https://elt-connect.com/debates/s
https://virtualspeech.com/blog/exercises-warm-up-voice-before-speech/
https://wordwall.net/en-us/community/speaking-warm-up/
https://www.speechanddebate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021_SpeechWarm-Ups.pdf/
https://www.practice-space.org/presentation_guide/resource-9-presentation-warm-ups-and-practice-drills/
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TOPICS FOR DEBATE CLUBS
FIND THE BEST IDEAS FOR DEBATE CLUBS AND GROUP THE LINKS - According - Topics - Levels of students - The goals https://blog.prepscholar.com/good-debate-topics
https://www.theedadvocate.org/120-debate-topics-for-high-school-students/
https://noisyclassroom.com/debate-topics/
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FREE RESOURCES FOR DEBATE CLUBS
THE LINK TO DEBATE WORKSHEETS GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER https://bit.ly/3qpqq0B
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MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COURSE!
MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COURSE ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS 1. What is debate club for you, have you ever practiced debating in English? 2. What makes debate clubs difficult? 3. Can you tell about the Internet resources you would recommend your students and colleagues to use for debate activities? 4. Name there favourite topics for debate clubs. 5. Write down the possible lesson plan with the fragment of debate activity.
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