Debating involves formally communicating on a particular topic by following specific rules. Teams consist of affirmative and negative sides that agree or disagree with a debate topic. Each side has multiple speakers that present arguments one after the other. Practicing debating builds skills like confidence, critical thinking, and reasoning, which can help people in public, private and future situations. Useful expressions include agreeing or disagreeing respectfully, asking questions, and sharing experiences.

1. Debating Skills

2. What is debating?
a more formal way of communicating on a particular topic

3. What are benefits of practicing
debating skills?
• builds confidence and self-esteem
• develops critical thinking and
reasoning skills
• valuable tool that can aid us in our
public, private and future lives
• ……WIN the opponent :D

4. Debating rules
• A Chairman and a timekeeper who records the time of each speaker.
• TWO teams:
• Affirmative Team – the team that agrees with the topic
• Negative Team – the team that disagrees with the topic.
***Each side consists of THREE (or more) members
***Procedure:
The First Affirmative speaker begins the debate. When s/he is
finished and returns to her/his seat, the first Negative speaker
comes forward.
Then, the Second Affirmative speaks next, followed by the
Second Negative, and finally, the Third Affirmative, and the
Third Negative and so on .

5. Room layout

6. A G R E E I N G O R D I S A G R E E I N G W I T H S O M E O N
E
• You've got a point
• That's a good point.
• You're absolutely right.
• You might be right, I guess.
• I'm not really with you on that one.
A S K I N G A Q U E S T I O N A B O U T W H A T S O M E O N E H A S S A I
D
• How did you come to that conclusion?
• What makes you say that?
• Can you explain that a bit more?
Useful expressions
C O M M E N T I N G O N W H A T S O M E O N E H A S S A I D
• I bet that's (difficult to measure).
• That's an interesting thought.
• You're not serious!
G I V I N G Y O U R O W N E X P E R I E N C E O R T H O U G H T
S
• In my experience (that kind of thing never works).
• That reminds me of (a story I read).
• That happened to me once.
• You could look
at it another way. You could see it as (a reward).