The document provides instructions for a debate. It instructs students to get into groups, choose a theme to debate such as cell phones for students or printed vs electric dictionaries, take a stance for or against the theme, write statements with their stance and reasons, and make rebuttals and a final statement. It provides examples of phrases to use for rebuttals and strong sentences to start the final statement.

1. Debate instructions
ディベートの説明

2. ② Get into groups

3. ③ Groups choose themes
Cell phones for
students
Printed or electric
dictionaries
Priority seating

4. ④ Groups choose stance
反対
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反対 賛成
反対
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Cell phones for
students
Printed or electric
dictionaries
Priority seating

5. ⑤ Students write their statements
「声朝」 and their reasons 「理由」.
賛成
[声朝]
We are for _________.
We think that _______.
「理由 x3」
We should __ because__.
Because __________.
反対
[声朝]
We are not for _______.
We think that ________.
「理由 x3」
We should __ because__.
Because __________.

6. ⑥ Students need to make rebuttals
[反論] during the debates
Please phrases like these for your
rebuttals
☐ I disagree with …
☐ I don’t think so, because…
☐ I don’t think that ___ because___...
☐ I see what you mean, but …
☐ I see your point, but …
☐ You may be right, but …

7. ⑦ Students need to make a final
statement [最後の声朝]
The final argument is the most important
statement.
Review all of your reasons in the final
statement.
Review why the other group was wrond in
your final statement.

8. ⑧Here are some strong sentence
headers you can use.
☐ All in all ___________________.
☐ In the end __________________.
☐ In conclusion _______________.
☐ Finally, ____________________.
☐ To sum up __________________.
☐ As you can see _______________.
☐ Thank you for listening today, ___.