Unit 9 Debate
Let’s talk Do you think that students should wear uniforms to school? Why? Why not? Reading A debate is a formal discussion. The subject for a debate is called the motion . The speakers speak for or against the motion. At the end the members of the audience vote on the motion.
Look at the picture and skim the speeches. • What is the motion of the debate? • What is the audience for the debate? • What is the purpose of the speakers?
Luke’s speech Mrs. Samuels, members of the audience, I am sure that you will agree with me when I say that we should wear our own clothes to school. Firstly, school uniforms are expensive. Why do we need to have
two different sets of clothes? We already have the clothes that we wear at home. Why not wear these to school? Our parents should not have to spend their money on extra clothes for us. Secondly, we feel more relaxed in our own clothes. They are comfortable and we enjoy wearing them. If we feel relaxed, our concentration will improve.
My next point is that school clothes make us all look the same. Look at what you are wearing now. Did you choose it for yourselves? Would you wear the same as your brothers and sisters when you go out on the weekend? To sum up, I believe that we should have the freedom to choose what we wear to school ourselves. This will help us to work better in class, and will save our parents a lot of money as well. Members of the audience, I call on you to vote in favour of the motion. Thank you for your attention.
Running-footer • Let’s talk: Help students make a self-to-text connection by expressing their own views on the topic to be discussed. • After students have read Luke’s speech, ask them to tell you the main points he made. What evidence does he give in support of these points?
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