4V P2a Political Debates B2
The Story Behind This Task
You are…
A member of the British Parliament.
You have ideas on how this country should be governed and you are willing to share those views with others, as well as convince them of your views.
You will prepare for a political debate with your classmates, and conduct said debate with your debate team.
The debate will be structured in an official way and will be held in front of the class or, in Mr de Vink’s classes, online as a video.
You will also learn about the structure of the British government in order to prepare for your debate.
Additionally, you will learn some information about how to structure a debate, and how these kinds of debate are conducted in real life.
Duration
You have two lessons a week to work on the task. The other lesson we will do other activities. The last week of the project will be used for the Execution Stage. This means you will have a total of 6 lessons to work on this project.
This project lasts 4 weeks.
Week 1: Pick a topic + Write your plea
Week 1: Record your plea (and learn from your recording)
Week 2: Perform your plea in front of class (get feedback) – Proposals are chosen and groups are made
Week 3: Prepare debates
Week 4: Debates
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Grade
This assignment is part of your grade.
The promotional city tour counted for 4% of your total.
This new project contributes 12% to your final grade for year 4A.
Vocab
related to:
- debates
- politics
- British government
Grammar
Grammar related to:
- Past continuous
- Past simple
- Present Perfect
- Present Perfect continuous
- Past Perfect
- Sentence Order
Year and level
Year 4
B2 Speaking, B1 and B2 Listening, B2 reading
Learning Goals
B1
Listening
B2
Speaking
Listening
Reading
Link naar volledige leerdoelen kaart
De bovenstaande leerdoelen voor schrijven zijn terug te vinden op de leerdoelkaart B1 en B2 voor moderne vreemde talen (MVT). Zie deze link voor het volledige overzicht van de B1 MVT leerdoelen. Zie deze link voor het volledige overzicht van de B2 MVT leerdoelen.
Mining Expeditions
Political Debates Mining Expedition
For this project, you can earn extra GEMs by creating a motion to propose substantive action regarding a topic of your choice. Find out more here.