How to debate | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What is the name for a group of people gathered to watch a performance or listen to a speech?
- a judge
- an audience ✓
- a team
How many teams take part in a debate?
- 1
- 2 ✓
- 3
- 4
- 5 or more
What is the name for the topic that is being debated?
- the emotion
- the motion ✓
- the emotional
What is the name for the team that agrees with the motion?
- proposition ✓
- opposition
- audience
True or false? When making a speech in a debate, it is important to speak in a loud, clear voice.
- True ✓
- False
True or false? A debate will involve a summary speaker summarising what their teammates have said.
- True ✓
- False

True or false? We should all have the same opinions.
- True
- False ✓
Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
- debate
  
  ⇔
  
  a structured argument between two teams ✓
- reasoning
  
  ⇔
  
  explaining why a person has a certain opinion ✓
- motion
  
  ⇔
  
  the name for the belief or proposal that is being debated ✓
Who is a debate led by?
- the chairperson ✓
- the audience
- the speakers
Which of these are ways that a winning team is decided upon in a debate?
- voting by an audience ✓
- scoring by judges ✓
- tossing a coin
Put the four parts of the structure that can be used when making a speech in a debate in the correct order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  point
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  explanation
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  proof
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  summary
What persuasive techniques might a speaker use when explaining the reasoning for an opinion in the explanation section?
- flattery ✓
- statistics
- emotion ✓
- rhetorical questions ✓
- anecdotes

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A debate is a structured argument between two teams who either agree or disagree with a motion.
The motion is the name for the belief or proposal that is being debated.
An opinion is a view or belief that a person has and robust reasoning supports an opinion.
The PEPS structure stands for: point, explanation, proof, summary.

Pupils may think that a speech in a debate can be improvised on the spot and not follow a structure.

Teach pupils that following a structure will help to make their speech flow better and be easier for an audience to follow.