Running out of time to prepare the next class? Relax and simply follow the procedure for this quick and easy debate class.
Procedure
- Print this page out and cut out the debate topics into small card.
- Distribute the cards to each of the students and all them time to read and think of idea for their topic.
- Pair students up an give them 10 minutes to discuss each of the topics on their cards.
- Mix students again until all students have spoken to each other
- As a class vote on the most controversial topic and then as a class discuss ideas the students have
Be sure to write up incidental vocab and grammar that they need. Happy debating!
Download this lesson as a PDF Worksheet-Quick Fire Debate Cards
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Homework should be banned. |
School uniforms should be required. |
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All museums should be free to the public. |
All students should be required to learn a foreign language in middle school. |
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Year round education is better for students. |
Children should not be allowed to drink soda. |
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All students should be required to take a cooking class. |
Zoos should be abolished. |
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Solar energy should replace all traditional forms of energy. |
Single-sex schools are better for education. |
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Human cloning should be banned. |
It is sometimes right for the government to restrict freedom of speech. |
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All students should be required to take a shop or practical arts class. |
All students should be required to take a performing arts class. |
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All students should be required to volunteer in the community. |
The moon should be colonized. |
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Students should not be graded on their handwriting. |
Prayer of any form should be prohibited in schools. |
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Teachers should be replaced by computers. |
Children under 14 should not be allowed on Facebook. |
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Sports stars are paid too much money. |
PE should be required of all students throughout middle and high school. |
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The Internet should be banned from schools. |
Smoking should be banned. |
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Recycling should be required. |
All people should be vegetarians. |
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Video games are too violent. |
All individuals should pay the same tax rates |