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                              Lesson: Simple Debate

1. Lesson background:

• Target: This lesson is great for upper-intermediate to advanced level English learners. High school students to adults will find this lesson most enjoyable.

• Topic: A simple, straightforward debate about thought-provoking topics like: Is social media good or bad?

• Outcome/s: This lesson has many opportunities for practicing English speaking as well as critical and creative thinking in English and learning new vocabulary phrases. This lesson also encourages independent thought.

• This lesson can be taken multiple times, as there are many different debate topics available, and we can build on your debate skills each time.

• Lesson duration: 30 minutes.

2. Lesson layout:

• Introduction: First off, we will say hello, and then I’ll introduce you to the debate topic. You can choose a theme for the debate topic, from: “Fun and Lighthearted”, “Ethical issues”, “Current Events”, and more. This can be decided before the lesson starts.

• Main activity: After introducing the debate topic, we will go through some simple rules and guidelines for debate, and you will get an opportunity to choose a side and formulate your own ideas before presenting them. I will present my ideas and then we will each get a chance to counter each other’s ideas in the rebuttal stage.

• Conclusion: We will recap the main points of the debate and talk about areas where you did well and areas where you’d like to improve.