This house believes all 10 year olds should have a mobile phone
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It is worse to eat too much than to eat too little
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Short activities and exercises
Debates and other forms of Speaking & Listening activities don't have to take ages to prepare, or a whole lesson to take place. You can use quick activities like hat debates and rebuttal tennis as effective starter activities or small segments of other lessons. Or use them as a warm-up to get everyone "in the …
Top ten style tips for persuasive speaking
Make eye contact with your audience – let them know you’re talking to them Use variety – in your voice, body language and facial expressions – that way you’ll keep everyone’s attention Make sure your body language and tone of voice is appropriate to what you’re saying – if you’re talking about something sad don’t …
Five steps for preparing a debate with a class
Divide the class into four groups Give each of the four groups one side of one of the topics to prepare Give each member of the class some sticky notes to write on Follow the five steps Step 1: Brainstorm ideas Individual brainstorm – allow five minutes silent time for individual brainstorming – the pupils …
How do I speak for three minutes?
Sometimes in a debate one of the hardest things can be speaking for three minutes. You might hear a topic and think how am I going to speak for three minutes on that? The best debaters use all the time available to them, so try some of these tips to help you get through to …
Different forms of rebuttal
Rebuttal – constructive disagreement with what someone else has said in a debate or discussion – is a really important skill. Here are some different ways of going about it. 1. “We do not agree with that argument” Example: Point: “It is the government’s duty to protect people from themselves” Rebuttal: “No, the government has the duty …
Guidance for chairpersons in a debate
The chairperson should introduce the topic and the speakers on both sides. They should then call each speaker in the pre-arranged order. They could say: “It now gives me great pleasure to recognise the first speaker for the proposition, James Bond”. When the speaker has finished, the chairperson thanks them and calls on the next …