FOR OR AGAINST_blog

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Please use 'As I see it'.

FOR OR AGAINST

THE GAME OF

Speak for a minute arguing the case for or against the topic in the box. Every player should reach the finish line.

DRAG THE GAME PIECES

USE THE DICE!

vaping and e-cigarettes

START

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Please use 'It seems to me that…'

school uniforms

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Please use 'In my view'

vaccines for kids

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Please use 'I have to say…'

animal testing

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Please use 'The point I'm trying to make' [once you have already expressed your views, to summarise/to clarify your argument(s)]

Googling in exams

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Please use 'to my mind'

glass ceiling for women

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Please use 'As far as I'm concerned'

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Please use 'swift action is needed' or 'careful thought should be given to…'

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Please use 'The key aspect (here) is…' or 'You need to bear in mind that …'

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Please use 'The evidence suggests …'

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Please use 'As you are probably aware'

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Please use 'Bearing all this in mind, …' (once you have made some points) (Bearing all this in mind= taking all these aspects into consideration,, …)

Should teenagers be allowed to use social media?

global climate change

funds allocated to scientific research

going to the cinema

remote working

competitive video games

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Please use 'Truth be told, '

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Please use 'Speaking from personal experience, ' or 'It seems to me that…'

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Please use 'As I see it, '

Should everyone be required to recycle?

Are teachers responsible for low test scores?

online shopping

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Please use 'I'd like to stress the importance of…'

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Please use 'The point I'm trying to make…'

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Please use 'I don't know about you, but I …'

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Please use 'It has been proven that…'

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Please use 'to be honest'

retirement age raised to 70

reading among children and teenagers

freedom of speech

fast fashion

Should unhealthy foods be advertised?

FINISH

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Please use 'I'd like to stress the importance of…'

Should teenagers over 16 be given the right to vote? Please use 'to my mind'.

Will mankind reach the time when there will be no more technological advancement? Please use 'I have the feeling that …'

Is the internet a right or a privilege? Give arguments for both viewpoints. Please use 'Having said so, …'

Should kids be competitive in sports? Please use ' I very firmly feel …'

Give a lift to one of your partners. He/She will be able to move their counter forward 5 spaces.

Ask one of your partners to talk for a minute about a topic of your choice. Then roll the dice again.

Go back to the start. Sorry!

Should homework be banned from schools? Please use 'for me personally'