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ENGLISH IMMERSION PROGRAM

ADVANCED LEVEL

– FINAL ORAL EXAM: DEBATES –

NOVEMBER 2023

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FORMAL DEBATES MATCH-UP

PROCEDURE:
The final oral exam will consist of formal debates. In these debates, teams
of students will argue about important topics and showcase their fluency
and proficiency at the end of the advanced level.
WHEN? PROCEDURE COMMENT
FIRST WEEK STUDENTS WILL FORM Just 3 or four members.
DEBATE TEAMS.
FIRST WEEK STUDENTS WILL NAME THEIR Students will choose a cool
TEAMS. name that will identify their
debate team.
FIRST WEEK TEACHER AND STUDENTS Teacher and students will
WILL CREATE A PLAY-OFF agree on the day (Friday) that
SCHEDULE. two of the teams will debate.
FIRST WEEK TEACHER WILL ASSIGN THE Students will research their
DEBATE TOPICS. topics, and study it
thoroughly.
They need to put an emphasis
on vocabulary.
EVERY FRIDAY PLAY-OFF PROCESS. Groups will debate, two
groups at a time, until the
class has a champion team.
This champion team will go
against the champion team of
another classroom (this needs
to be arranged by the
coordinators and teachers) on
the FINAL MATCH-UP. The
teams that got the second,
third, fourth places, etc., will
go against their counterparts
from other classrooms on the
same final day.
IMPORTANT FOR THE FINAL
DEBATE: Opposing teams
need to agree beforehand
which team is going to be the
Affirmative and which the
Negative.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER FINAL DEBATE MATCH. All the ranked groups go
30th. against each other in the final
showdown. Teachers should
change classroom.

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GUIDELINES
The FINAL Oral evaluation for this ADVANCED level will assess the ability of students to use a
wide range of grammar structures and vocabulary according to the Students Learning
Outcomes of the level. Students need to show their ability to express ideas, concepts and
coherent discourse applied on specific communicative data.

The distribution of the topics must be done immediately, so that students have time
to study the topic and give informed opinions on the subject matter and use them in the
DEBATE PLAY-OFFS every Friday.

FORMAT:

• TEACHERS MUST CHANGE THEIR HABITUAL CLASSROOMS.

• THE DEBATES MUST BE HELD IN FRONT OF THE CLASS.
• ALL STUDENTS NEED TO REMAIN IN CLASS AFTER THEY FINISH THEIR DEBATES
BECAUSE EVERYONE NEEDS TO VOTE.

ACTION PROCEDURE TIME PER TOTAL TIME:

TEAM:
1 OPENING REMARKS. Present at least three 4 minutes. 8 minutes.
main arguments in
support of position.
2 PLANNING SESSION (3 Brief break to discuss 2 minutes. 2 minutes.
minutes break). the strategies after
listening to the
opening remarks of
the opposing team.
3 FORMAL REBUTTAL. The teams will address 3 minutes. 6 minutes.
and/or refute what the
other team said.
4 PLANNING SESSION (3 Brief break to discuss 2 minutes. 2 minutes.
minutes break). the strategies after
listening to the
opening remarks of
the opposing team.
5 INFORMAL REBUTTALS. Anyone from both 6 minutes. 6 minutes.
teams can speak.
IMPORTANT: If a
member of one team
speaks, then the next
one must be from the
other team.
6 PLANNING SESSION (2 Brief break to discuss 2 minutes. 2 minutes.
minutes break). the strategies after
listening to the
opening remarks of
the opposing team.

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7 CLOSING STATEMENT. Both teams summarize 2 minutes. 2 minutes.
the main points of
their arguments.
8 AUDIENCE VOTE At the end of the 2 minutes. 2 minutes.
debate
TOTAL TIME 30 MINUTES

TOPICS FOR DEBATES:

1. Should university education be free?
2. Should countries ban TIK TOK?
3. Should we ban the use of plastic bags?
4. Is it ethical to eat meat?
5. Should we have fewer children to reduce our impact on the environment?
6. Should there be a limit on how much money people can earn?
7. Should we implant microchips in people?
8. Should we use artificial intelligence to create robots that can think and feel for
themselves?
9. Is it more important to be happy or successful?
10. Marriage is not important anymore.
11. Is it better to live in a city or in the countryside?
12. Should fast food be banned to combat obesity?
13. Is social media more harmful than beneficial for society?
14. Should exams be eliminated from formal education?
15. Is it ethical to use animals for scientific experiments?
16. Is it important to have a college degree to be successful in life?
17. Should the death penalty be abolished worldwide?
18. Should the working week be reduced to just four days?
19. Is it fair to tax the wealthy at a higher rate than the rest of the population?
20. Should there be a limit on the number of children a family can have?
21. Should euthanasia be legal for terminally ill patients?
22. Is it acceptable to use animals for entertainment purposes, such as circuses and zoos?
23. Is the use of nuclear energy a safe and sustainable solution for the future?
24. Violent video games contribute to violence in society.
25. Successful women should pay alimony to their ex-husbands when they get divorced.

HAPPY DEBATES!

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