1、Explore the advantages and disadvantages of bringing mobile phones to school; Know the rules of debate and different roles involved in a debate; Have a debate about whether students should be allowed to bring mobile phones to school; Evaluate and comment on each speakers performance. What are the ad
2、vantages and disadvantages of bringing mobile phones to school? Please list as many as you can think of. Advantages Disadvantages Mobile phones can be used to contact their parents as well as the other way round, especially in emergencies seek help when in trouble search for information on the Inter
3、net use some apps to help with academic studies take online courses which are not offered at school keep a record of useful information related to studying by photographing or video and audio recording publicize some meaningful projects Mobile phones may causes them to check for new messages frequen
4、tly even during lessons makes them lose concentration on their studies and miss important points; puts them at the risk of being exposed to online violence, inappropriate websites and false information; encourage them to become mobile phone addicts reduce face-to-face communication with their peers
5、and teachers, damaging their relationships Have you ever seen a debate? How many people are usually seen in a competitive debate? Can you name them? Whats your stand on bringing mobile phones to school? As a class, discuss the debate topic: should students be allowed to bring mobile phones to school
6、? Then in groups, choose your side. A As a group, do some research and think of arguments to support your point of view. Decide which role each of you will play. Use the following expressions to help you. Lead speaker Introduce the topic and put forward arguments Second speaker Argue against the pre
7、vious opposition speaker and introduce new arguments Third speaker Argue against previous opposition speakers and build on key arguments Summary speaker Summarize key arguments and conclude the debate B How will the lead speaker introduce the topic and put forward arguments? How will the second spea
8、ker argue against previous opposition speaker and introduce new arguments? How will the third speaker argue against previous opposition speakers and build on key arguments? How will the summary speaker summarise key arguments and conclude the debate? Prepare for the debate. Introducing arguments My
9、first/second/next argument is. There are many examples for this/for . For instance,. In fact, you can find many examples for this in real life. Just think of. There are similar cases, such as. Arguing against previous opposition speaker(s) But before I come to my own arguments, lets first have a loo
10、k at what . has said. The first opposition speaker has told us .; on the contrary. He/ she also said that. but in fact . He/She was claiming that .; but as my lead speaker already told you, . As a group, choose one group with the opposing point of view. Then two groups debate the topic. Use the exam
11、ple below to help you. After each debate, hold a class vote to determine the winning group. C The “for” side This group believes that students should be allowed to bring mobile phones to school. Mobile phones play a significant role in modern life. Students use them to contact their parents as well
12、as the other way round, especially in emergencies.With mobile phones, they can seek help immediately when in trouble. In addition, mobile phones are highly useful for. The “against” side This group believes that students should not be allowed to bring mobile phones to school. Simply put, mobile phon
13、es are like Pandoras box. When students have their phones on them, they will always want to check new messages during lessons, causing them to lose concentration and miss important points. Also, mobile phones are harmful to. 1. Assign roles among your group. 2. Prepare arguments individually. 3. Discuss in groups and polish the arguments. 4. Prepare how to argue against opposition speakers. 5. Summarize key arguments and make a persuasive conclusion. Preparation Vote on the winning side. Write an essay after class on whether students should be allowed to bring mobile phones to school.
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