7 metodika indd

For
Against
good for health
wastes time
Groups have 10 minutes to write their lists.
Step V
Once groups have started on their lists and you are confi dent they know what to 
do, brief the chairperson on his/her role and give him/her a slip of paper with some 
of the things she/he can say.

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e.g.
Ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to class .... We are here today to debate the 
motion ............ Pupils for the motion are sitting on my left, pupils against the 
motion are sitting on my right. We have ... minutes for the debate. Please raise 
your hand when you wish to speak. I decide the person to speak. Please be polite 
and don’t interrupt. No-one may speak for more than 1 minute. At the end we are 
going to have a vote. Let’s begin. (Turns to the ‘For’ group). 
Your time is up.
Next speaker please. 
Order! Order!
That’s all we have time for.
Please vote now. If you are for the motion, raise your hand. (Counts.) If you
are against, raise your hands. (Counts).
The Fors/Againsts are the winners.