What I really found useful from this video was the fact that the teacher did not use any worksheets or handouts and used all the students in class to elicit possible pros and cons for the debate. Here are the stages for preparing learners to debate and follow a similar lesson structure.
Elicit possible statements for agreeing and disagreeing
Board up these statements on one side of the whiteboard
Choose a topic and divide the class in half
One half of the class think of positives of the topic and the other half think...
Motivating Speaking Activities for Lower Levels
These activities are all designed to motivate lower level learners to speak in pairs or small groups.
Planning time has been shown to increase production in speaking tasks. Lower level learners often find it especially difficult to speak spontaneously, so these activities incorporate ‘thinking time’ during which learners can prepare for speaking by planning what they are going to say, and asking the teacher or using a dictionary...
