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Motion: ______________________________________________________________

Introduction (First Speaker)

Good morning respected judge, my honourable opponent and members of the

audience.Today, we are indeed honoured and privileged to stand before you to present

our views on the motion of the house: ‘_______________________________________

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(write down the motion)

First, let me introduce my team. I am ________________________ and am the first

speaker. I will define the key terms of the motion and set the boundaries for my team’s

debate. My second, third and fourth speakers will strengthen our arguments by

presenting various points supporting our arguments. My last speaker will summarise our

team’s arguments and firmly state that _______________________________________

______________________________________________________________________.

(rephrase the motion in your own words)

Let me now define the key terms of the motion. ________________________________

are the key terms of the motion in our view. (write down the key terms of the motion)

The word ‘__________________’ according to __________________________ (source)

refers to _______________________________________________________________

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The word ‘__________________’ in the case of the motion means ________________

_____________________________ according to(source) _______________________

______________________________________________________________________.

What about the word ‘________________’? It means ‘_________________’,

‘_____________’ and ‘________________’. __________________________________

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I strongly speak for the proposition that ______________________________________

(motion in your own words) because ________________________________________

__________________________________________________________(main reasons).

Thank you.

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Arguments (Pros/Cons: Second and Third Speakers)

With the key terms explained, let us examine our motion once again. ______________

__________________________________________________________ (state motion)

In the light of our definitions, is this a valid proposition? Let us consider some

arguments in favour of this proposition.

Argument #1

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(State your argument)

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(Support your argument with (i) example from your own/others experience, (ii) common sense

that everyone should know, (iii) statistics, or (iv) expert opinion)

Argument #2

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(State your argument)

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(Support your argument with (i) example from your own/others experience, (ii) common sense

that everyone should know, (iii) statistics, or (iv) expert opinion)

Argument #3

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(State your argument)

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(Support your argument with (i) example from your own/others experience, (ii) common sense

that everyone should know, (iii) statistics, or (iv) expert opinion)

Conclusion: (Fourth Speaker)

Dear honourable judge, fellow debaters and members of the floor, I have presented my

arguments for and against the topic. However, I would like to conclude my speech by

firmly stating my stand about the motion. I believe that __________________________

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(state your motion). However, _______________________________________________

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This, therefore, is my stand that ____________________________________________

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Thank you.