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ESL/EFL Speaking Activity: Role Play Debate

Posted on March 14, 2018September 27, 2021 By albacker

I do a lot of speaking activities with my older students. We do a lot of simulations, discussions, role plays, games, etc. and this ESL debate is one of them.

One of the activities I do is an argumentative debate where they can utilize everything they’ve learned, and another great thing about this activity is that it combines writing and speaking. It can also be used as a warm-up for argumentative essay writing.

You can use your own topics according to the vocabulary you’ve been teaching or you can use the topic cards below.

Each pair of students gets the same topic with either Agree or Disagree information. I usually assign the topics randomly. They’ll have a couple of minutes for preparation, I recommend that they write brief notes and if possible, to do some quick online research. Another modification can be that you give them the topics for homework so they can prepare more thoroughly. It depends on the level of the students and the difficulty of the topics.

When they are ready, let them talk in pairs, circle and monitor. When they finish, have a short feedback discussion with them:

Were they able to persuade their opponent?

What arguments did they use?

Download the free PDF here>>>Role Play Debate Topics

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Comments (9)

  1. ketaninkorea says:
    March 16, 2018 at 5:31

    Reblogged this on So, You Think You Can Teach ESL? and commented:
    I teach debate to two classes this semester. This blog has some great ideas for teaching debate, as well as relevant topics for students!

    Reply
    1. albacker says:
      March 16, 2018 at 11:02

      Great, let me know if this activity worked for your students.

      Reply
  2. ketaninkorea says:
    March 16, 2018 at 6:31

    Great post! I’ll reblog it on my site!

    Reply
    1. albacker says:
      March 16, 2018 at 5:46

      thanks!

      Reply
  3. Mean Teacher says:
    March 24, 2018 at 15:15

    Nice activity. Reblogged!

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    1. albacker says:
      March 24, 2018 at 14:27

      Thanks, hope it’s helpful.

      Reply
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Awesome resource, thank you!

- MeanTeacher

Some good ideas, especially with older students who are pretty quiet.

- Anthony

Your role play worksheet is great!

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