Debates. Topics, models and expression. For and against team work

Level: intermediate and higher 

Students should be relatively fluent and be mature enough to bring arguments to class.

Materials: 

Projector

Enclosed docs:

• Model text to project/read: "Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being your own boss"
• Expressions/Vocabulary for debates
• Model text to discuss: Junk food should be banned
• List of topics for debates

Access docs  HERE 

Procedure:

A) 

• Divide students in groups of 3/4. 
• Assign roles within groups: Take notes of FOR argument/ take notes of  "Against Arguments"/ Take notes of language structures  (you can give the same roles to students)
• Project the text: Advantages and  advantages and disadvantages of being your own boss. You may copy the text into a Teleprompter HERE
• Students take notes according to their roles
• Students share their notes 

B) 

• Project and discuss the text: Expressions vocabulary for debates 

C) 

• Project model text: Junk food
• Encourage students to create sentences using the vocabulary/ expressions in step B) 

D) 

• Project list of topics for debate
• Each team creates a for/against text on a different/same? topic
• Students share their text

Access docs  HERE 

Sources:

https://evajorgeteacher.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/for-against-opinion-essays.pdf

https://debatewise.org/31023-junk-food-should-be-banned/

https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/communication-lesson-useful-expressions-for-debating.php

https://debatewise.org/

https://www.teachenglishabroad.co/ultimate-guide-to-engaged-ells/100-esl-debate-topics-that-will-get-your-students-fired-up