Prepare for Discussion
for the Higher Intermediate & Advanced levels----START
Teachers - see instructions on how to use these materials.
01 Alternative Beliefs--------interactive crossword
02 Animal Welfare--------interactive crossword
03 The Arts--------interactive crossword
04 Crime & Punishment--------interactive crossword
05 Cultural Differences--------interactive crossword
06 Economics--------interactive crossword
07 Education--------interactive crossword
08 Environment--------interactive crossword
09 Fashion--------interactive crossword
10 Food--------interactive crossword
11 Health--------interactive crossword
12 Holidays--------interactive crossword
13 Language Learning--------interactive crossword
14 Male & Female Roles--------interactive crossword
15 Marriage--------interactive crossword
16 The Media--------interactive crossword
17 Political Systems--------interactive crossword
18 Religion--------interactive crossword
19 Rich & Poor World--------interactive crossword
20 Science & Technology--------interactive crossword
21 Society--------interactive crossword
22 Sport--------interactive crossword
23 Tradition--------interactive crossword
24 Transport--------interactive crossword
25 Travel--------interactive crossword
26 Violence--------interactive crossword
27 Work--------interactive crossword
28 Youth & Old Age--------interactive crossword
-----© Ted Power
- Asking someone for their opinion about a topic
- Delaying strategies - fillers
- Presenting a number of arguments - enumeration
- Giving your opinion about a topic - from certain to fair probability
- Agreeing - completely or conditionally
- Disagreeing - completely, using irony, dismissing as irrelevant, diplomacy, doubt & logic
- Countering through concession followed by antithesis
- Logical argument - questions & deductions based on "if".."then", strongly argued "why" questions
- Clarification - through Yes/No What/How Why/Why not questions inviting illustration
- Expressing solutions and alternatives
-----© Ted Power
[ This list of the 28 topics can be printed out for learners' or teachers' reference ]
-- Higher Intermediate vocabulary and discussion - topics 1 to 10: 1. Alternative Beliefs 2. Animal Welfare 3. The Arts 4. Crime and Punishment 5. Cultural Differences 6. Economics 7. Education 8. Environment 9. Fashion 10. Food
-- Higher Intermediate vocabulary and discussion - topics 11 to 20: 11. Health 12. Holidays 13. Language Learning 14. Male and Female Roles 15. Marriage 16. The Media 17. Political Systems 18. Religion 19. Rich and Poor World 20. Science & Technology
-- Higher Intermediate vocabulary and discussion - topics 21 to 28: 21. Society 22. Sport 23. Traditions 24. Transport 25. Travel 26. Violence 27. Work 28. Youth & Old Age
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