Preparation

for

DEBATE
Eating pizza is healthy!
What is/are your favorite snack?
THE TOPIC:

•Does junk food need to

be banned from
schools?
Vocabularies that can be used related to “junk
food”..
• Carry-out • Consumption
• Drive through • Choice
• Franchise • Mental
• Combo • Extra
• Nutrition • Nutrition
• Slushie • Moderation
Advantages
• Junk foods save time when students need to eat.
• Junk foods provide greater availability and
affordability.
• Junk foods offer a wide range of variety from which
to choose.
• Junk foods are craved more when they are not
permitted.
Disadvantages
• Junk foods often contain higher levels of cholesterol.
• Junk foods might lower the IQ level of students.
• Junk foods have an addictive quality to them.
• Junk foods in schools can put kids off of healthier
choices.
For the introduction of the topic
Presenting arguments
• § Presenting the most
important point
• § The main thing is…
• § The most important thing
is…
• § Primarily
• § Most importantly,
Illustrating a point
• § For example, …
• § For instance, …
• § Take for example …
• § A classic example of this is…
• § A classic example of this would
be…
• § To illustrate my point…
• § Let me give you an example…
LET’S PRACTICE!

Use any Expressions we discussed

in explaining the Advantages of
junk food in school.
Rebuttal
The following questions can also be used on conditions with "if"
• Questions or conclusions based • § If that is so…, (then) ….
on conditions with "if" • § That would be true if…
• § If …, why don’t they just …? • § You would be right if…
• § What if …? • § That would make sense if…
• § And what happens if …? • § It’d be O.K. if …
• § What would happen then if …?
When making conclusions, remember the ff:
• § To make a long story short,… • § To put it simply,…
• § So,… • § To put it in a few words, …
• § All in all,… • § In a nutshell,…
• § In the end,… • § In brief, …
• § To conclude,… • § To be brief,…
• § To sum up,…