Speaking Activity

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Task 1

Turncoat is a type of solo debate where the speaker argues for and against a topic, switching sides after a certain period of time.

Choose your topic and speak ‘for’ and ‘against’ for not more than one minute each.

Topic 1: It is important to learn a new language apart from your mother tongue.
Topic 2: Learning can happen only when you are young.

Use the guidelines given below.

Begin with speaking ‘for’ the topic for one minute.
Your teacher will signal that it is time to switch sides.
Then speak ‘against’ the topic for one minute.

You may use the following sentence prompts.

For

To begin with, I would like to speak ‘for’ the topic …
My first argument in favour of …
Most importantly I want to mention that …
In addition to that…/ Moreover, I feel …
I strongly feel… V I am pretty sure that …
I have a reason to believe …
There’s no doubt that …

Against

On the contrary/On the other hand…
There are two sides to this topic…
There’s no doubt that …
If I could make a point here…
Well, I am not sure whether you can really…
So, to put it in a few words…

Questions count: 1
Passing grade: 4
Time limit: 30 minutes
Number of allowed attempts: 5

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Argument 1: It is important to learn a new language apart from your mother tongue.

Let's complete the two arguments below by filling in the blanks with the words you think appropriate. After your first attempt, "retake" the quiz to recall the correct answers.

In Favor of:

To begin , I would like speak ‘for’ the topic that is important to learn new language apart your mother . My first argument favor of is that another language improves communication helps connect people from different cultures. Most importantly, want to mention it enhances thinking skills and opens more opportunities education and jobs. Moreover, I feel it builds confidence and broadens understanding of the world. I strongly feel that knowing multiple makes a person adaptable and globally aware. There’s doubt that language learning a valuable skill today’s world.

Against

On the other hand, is another side to this argument. There’s no doubt that a new language is useful, it may not be necessary everyone. If I could make a point here, focusing much on language might reduce the importance given one’s mother tongue. Well, I not sure whether everyone the time and resources to learn additional properly. Moreover, some people can succeed life using only their native . So, to put it in a few , learning a new language is , but it should not considered essential everyone.