Part One: Warm Up
Discuss the following questions with your partner(s).
- Are debates common in your culture? If so, give some examples of where you can see or listen to them.
- Have you ever participated in a debate? If so, talk about it. If not, would you like to?
- After listening or watching a debate (or any formal discussion that you felt strongly about), have you ever expressed your feelings about it in writing? Why or why not?
Part Two: Getting Ready to Speak
In Listening 12-2, you listened to a debate about school funding. In this lesson, you are going to learn how to write a response to a debate in which you express your own recommendations and warnings.
Open the exercise and follow the instructions.
Exercise
Part Three: Your Turn
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