| Task’s description | |
| The teacher provides a number of (very clear, black & white: e.g. ‘we don’t need a monarchy’, ‘pineapple on pizza is delicious’, things like that) propositions. Two students start the debate, one of them is pro, the other con. Then after some time, the teachers rings a bell (or simply announces) and they switch their point of view immediately, a 180 degrees. The one pro becomes con, and vice versa. They continue the debate in their new role. After a few minutes, two new students get a new proposition and start their debate. | |
| Specific LOs (Learning Outcomes) and/or goals of the task. | |
| – Speaking – Debating – Reacting | |
| Sequencing the task | |
| Before the task | |
| – | |
| During the task | |
| – Form a point of view – Think about opponents point of view – Start the debate | |
| After the task | |
| – Students who didn’t participate in the debate itself give a summary, or feedback on how they thought it went. – Students who participated give their opinion on how it went plus possibly tips for the students after them | |
| Additional comments | |
| – At least B2 level – Be able to debate Tools needed: – A PowerPoint with a new proposition on each slide | |
| *Note: If you want to add the original document with the task, please paste the link here: | |
180 degrees debate (Swedish department)
- Argumentation / Debate, Mostly in class, Aural (listening), Face-to-face, To remember (define, identify, label, recall, list...), Pair work, Communicative competence and pragmatics, Linguistic competence, CEFR Level, Comparing / Contrasting, Oral - interactional, To understand (explain, interpret, summarise, classify, associate...), When/Where, 30-45 min, B2, Setting, To analyse (contrast, categorise, order, deduce, convince...), Strategic competence, C1, C2, Goals, To create (plan, combine, formulate, develop, collaborate, role-play...), Competences, Type of task, Input, Output, Role-play scenario, Type of participation / grouping, Time estimate
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