UNIT 5 A DEBATE

UNIT PURPOSE: Produce texts to participate in academic events.SPECIFIC COMPETENCE: Write point of view to participate in a round table.

STAGE ONEINTRODUCTION

Do you like standing up in front of your friends, your classmates or large crowds of people? Do you get butterflies in your stomach and do you start to stutter when you speak? Or do you feel strong and powerful with your heart pounding and all sorts of great ideas coming into your head?

Some people love to stand and share their ideas in front large numbers of people and other prefer to simply listen or to sit quietly at the back.Every one gets nervous about speaking in public. But sometimes it’s important to express your point of view in order to reach an agreement on controversial topics.

Debate TOPICS: The majority of schools around the world have some kind of school uniform. Students say that it gives them a sense of belonging. But there are those argue that it would be better for children not to wear a school uniform. They say that they should have the right to express their individuality. What do you think?

IN AGREEMENT: • Some school uniforms are expensive and they do not

have any use outside of school. Parents don’t get their money’s worth. Kids grow fast and these uniforms have to be replaced yearly. It’s a waste of money.

• Students have the right to express themselves for who they are. Instead of buying a uniform, parents could just buy their kid’s normal children’s clothes. Most of them would probably just wear the same to school anyway. Also, it encourages them to be creative and express their personality.

• By wearing uniforms, students lose their sense of individuality. Kids need to remember their uniqueness.

• Students who are force to wear a uniform will find other way to express themselves through to accesories anyway. They would, for example, wear lots of jewerly or make up . Students will look for any means possible to show they really are.

IN DISAGREEMENT:

• Uniforms save parents money because they don’t have to buy every day clothes for their kids. Uniforms are made from strong and sturdy materials which are made to last and they don’t have to spend a year’s wages buying designer clothes

• Uniforms make everyone the same, so kids aren’t judged by their clothes. They don’t have to pressure to fit in because

of what they wear. People don’t look at the because of their economic or social status and students don’t judge each other on appeareance.• Sociologist say that students who wear a unifrom

perform better academically. They stop concentrating on their wardrobes and concentrate more on what they study.

• Students who wear uniform are more likely to follow the rules and take school more seriously. Uniforms also create a sense of belonging which is very important.

What is the best title for the debate?

• Students should wear jewerly and accesories to school

• Uniforms shouldn’t be obligatoty at schools

Read the text in Activity 1 and match the beginning of each sentence to the correct ending.

1 We are for an argument when…

We are in disagreement with the subject

2 We are against an argument when …

Some uniforms can be costly and rarely worn

3 One point in agreement with the debate is that…

Kids aren’t judge by the clothes they wear when

they wear a uniform

4 One point in disagreement with the

debate is that…

We are in agreement with the subject

Make questions about the Main ideas in the text.

QW+AUX+NOUN+VERB+C.Question words

• Who• Where• What• Why• Which• How long• How

• What time

Some Grammar Notes

Should- Shouldn´t

We use should to express a suggestion or advice. Example:

You should see a doctor if you have a hedache.

You shouldn’t eat so much. You can get a stomachache.

At school

Should-shouldn’t

LISTEN TO THE TEEN RADIO DEBATE AND COMPLETE THE TABLE

NAME NATIONALITY OPINION