Session 4: Debate & language Time: 13:30 – 14:20 Objectives Reviewing some words and expressions ER unit 1 Practicing the skill of debating Practicing the use of some important words and expressions Tasks Mini debate: Taking a year off before college good or bad? Focus on the language

Task 9: Minidebate - Taking a year off before college good or bad? (1) Useful words and expressions relevant to this topic: interruption decision experience part-time private vacation benefit concentrate on relate … to … mature earn pay for tuition

Task 9: Minidebate - Taking a year off before college good or bad? (2) one can learn more about life. one can relate what she learns to real life. one can become more mature. one can earn some money to help pay for the tuition and the living expenses

Task 9: Minidebate - Taking a year off before college good or bad? (3) Against: one may forget how to study one may find hard to concentrate in class one may not want to study after going to work