GREAT LEARNERS GREAT THINKERS
Lesson aim: To consider some advice about speaking in public Video: A debate team SEL Social and emotional learning: Managing nerves DEBATES AND PUBLIC SPEAKING
speaking Ask and answer these questions. 1 Do you ever have debates at school? If so, how often and what about? If not, would you like to? Why/Why not? 2 What do you think you can learn from debating? You are going to watch a video about a debate competition between two different UK schools. The topic is ‘Do you think 14-year-olds should be able to vote in general elections?’ Can you think of more arguments for or more arguments against?
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Tips for public speaking 1 Stand up straight and try to look confident. 2 Use your hands – but not too much! 3 Look up and at the audience. Look at your notes from time to time if necessary, but not all the time. 4 Speak clearly, not too soft or loud. 5 Speak fluently. That doesn’t mean fast, it means without stopping frequently or continually saying ‘um’ and ‘er’. 6 Intonation is like the music of your voice. Vary it to keep people interested. 7 When you’re about to say something important, a short, dramatic pause just before can add emphasis. 8 Prepare your talk carefully and practise giving it. Lorem ipsum
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video In the Kingsford School debate team there are three girls, Chelsea, Erin and Melanie. Watch the video again and decide if each statement talks about Chelsea (C), Erin (E), Melanie (M) or all of them (A). 1 They’ve spent three months doing practice debates. C/E/M/A 2 They can get angry in debates. C/E/M/A 3 They can get nervous when they speak in public. C/E/M/A 4 We know what they want to study at university. C/E/M/A 5 They always think they’re right. C/E/M/A 6 They think that 14-year-olds shouldn’t vote in general elections. C/E/M/A 7 They say that young people have enough problems without worrying about voting. C/E/M/A 8 They say that the other team’s argument is wrong. C/E/M/A 9 They’ve learnt a lot from debating. C/E/M/A
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video Watch the video in 2 again. Tick ( ) the tips in the text in 4 if you see somebody do them. Prepare a debate about voting at 14. Half of the class are in favour and half are against. Prepare your arguments and have the debate. Try to follow the tips in 4 when you speak. speaking Why is it important to learn to be confident when you speak in public? GREAT LEARNERS Great learners are confident public speakers SEL
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GREAT THINKERS 3-2-1 Bridge
speaking Follow the instructions. 1 Think of 3 words that quickly come to your mind when you think about speaking in public. 2 Think quickly of 2 questions you have about speaking in public. 3 Think of 1 simile to describe speaking in public: ‘Speaking in public is like …’ 4 Share your ideas with other students. 5 Now read the text below. Does it make you want to change any of your 3 words or your simile ? Does it answer your questions ? Does it make you want to ask other questions ? Where could you find the answer to them?
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