DEBATESDEBATES

Debates develop the skills of research analysis reasoning effective communicatio n expressing and defending the opinions

round tables debates’ tournament role games group debates

1.An opening statement 2. questions 3. answers 4. a final conclusive statement A format for a classroom debate

 Respects different opinions;  Is tolerant of people with whom he disagrees:  Looks at opposing viewpoint;  Researches the issue he will debate;  Expresses and tests his arguments;  Learns to use reasons to challenge others;  Attacks arguments not personalities;  Is an active citizen of his country.

Expressing one’s opinion Asking for someone’s opinion Defending one’s opinion Expressing doubt Asking for confirmation Agreeing Expressing understanding Disagreeing Checking understanding Expressions to give smb. Time to think A list of some useful phrases and expressions.

AREAS OF DEBATING British | American influence on Ukrainian way of life. Is school a waste of time?Money is considered to be good or evil.TV or Cinema.Questioning GMOs

Introducing the topic “Questioning GMOs”. Put the pupils into debate groups (teams, clubs). Referring to the words expressions; replace the words and expressions. Referring to reading information: Food safety; Economic impact of crop biotechnology. Checking understanding: Question answering; Multiple choice; True | false sentences. Referring to visual information. Concluding. Pro-GMOs arguments: GMOs could help to solve the problem of world hunger. Anty-GMOs arguments: genetic contamination, loss of biodiversity.