INDIAN SCHOOL –ALAIN

CCA4- YOUTH PARLIAMENT- DEBATE - OCTOBER 2022

GR 5 TO 12, - GIRLS SECTION - RULES AND REGULATIONS

1 Group event.
House wise
Class teachers discuss and fix up the teams across the grade
Maximum 4 participants
If more students are there, have Blue -1, Blue-2 ……………. teams
Fix up for and against teams by lot

2 Topics, team members, for and against teams to be given/ fixed up by Friday, 14th October 2022 by Social
Science teachers

3 Fix up the speaker -1, 2, 3, 4

Speaker -1 presents team opinion on the topic in turn
Speakers 2,3, 4 counters the opinions of other teams

4 Max Time
Speaker -1 – 2min
Speakers2, 3, 4,; 1 min each

5 Scale of judgment:
Delivery:5
Counter arguments : 5
Language : 5
Politeness in expression : 5

6 Ask students to search google for procedures and useful expressions for debate

Welcoming the audience

Stating the issue

 The motion for debate today is ...

 People / Dr. Johnson... believe(s) / feel(s) / insist(s) / think(s)...that...
 Let's first define some important concepts...

Phrases to present the most important point

 This argument/idea is of paramount importance.

 The most important argument for ... is ...
 The main idea/thing is ...
 The most important idea is...
 Most importantly, I want to mention that...
 The primary argument for... is...
 Two/three... important arguments support my point of view...

Conceding an argument
 It's true/obvious/evident that ... However, ...
 While you might say that ..., it's important to remember that ...
 I agree with you that ... On the other hand, ...
 Although/even though it is true that... I believe that...
 I agree/admit/concede that... , but we must remember that...
 I can understand that... Nevertheless, ...

Sequencing a list of arguments

 First of all, I'd like to state ...

 Firstly, ... Secondly, ...Thirdly, ...
 The second argument in favor of ...
 To begin with, ...
 I'd start by...
 For a start, ...
 The next argument I'd like to state is...

Adding an argument to strengthen your point

 In addition to that,...
 You also have to consider...
 Furthermore,...
 Moreover,...
 What is more,...
 I might also add that...
 Perhaps / maybe I should also mention...
 Not to mention the fact that...
 Not only that but also...

Concluding

 Let me recap/recapitulate my point ...

 As a final word, let me summarize my point of view ...
 To reiterate my point of view, ...
 My final thought is ...
 It all boils down to ...
 In a nutshell, what I am trying to say is ...
 To sum up, ...
 Finally, ...