Lutfulla Jurayev • Svetlana Khan • Ludmila Kamalova Ludmila Tsoy • Mahprat Abdullayeva • Larisa Matskevich Rozaliya Ziryanova • Hayothon Tuhtarova Klara Inogamova Fly High english 7 Teacher’s Book

Step III
Choose one pupil to be the chairperson. You could choose the best student in
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INTRODUCTION
the class (so that s/he does not dominate the debate or inhibit other pupils 
from speaking) or you could choose a shy student who might not normally 
speak.
Step IV
Tell the groups they should prepare a piece of paper with a line down the 
middle. On the left hand side they should write the reasons they think the 
other group will give. On the right hand side they write their reasons. Each 
person in the group should have their own copy of the list.
Write the following table on the blackboard and tell pupils to do the task 
according to it.
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 confident 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. 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.
Step VI
Revise how to give an opinion, if necessary, and how to agree/disagree. If 
necessary write the phrases Dn the blackboard.
e.g. I think that.......
Sorry, I don’t agree. We know that.... s o ......
It’s true that...... b u t..........
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Step VII
Ask pupils to arrange the classroom with the “Fors” opposite the “Againsts”
and the chairman in the middle. Give each person except the chairman a 
small piece of paper. When a pupil speaks, s/he puts the paper in a box. 
Every pupil must get rid of the paper, no pupil can speak if s/he has used her 
paper. This ensures that all pupils take part and no pupil dominates.
Explain that you will not take part in the debate. The chairperson is in charge 
and pupils must do what he/she says. Explain that at the end of the debate 
the chairperson will ask everyone to vote. At that point they may vote ac­
cording to their own ideas, not according to their role in the debate.
Step VIII
Ask the chairman to begin the debate by reading from the paper you have 
given him/her. Do not interrupt the debate, try to sit in an inconspicuous 
place and note down any repeated mistakes pupils make, any particularly 
good things they say, any things they want to say but can’t/or say in mother 
tongue. You will need these notes for feedback at the end of the debate. 
Make sure that after the given minutes the chairperson ends the debate and 
organises the vote.
Step IX
After the vote bring the debate to a close. Let pupils return to their proper 
seats. Then ask them for feedback on the activity. You could ask:
Did you enjoy the debate?
Why?/Why not?
Then you can tell them your feedback on their performance.