Published 31 May 2024
Students will lead themselves through a series of fun debate activities to warm up for a debate you choose on the news.
This resource was created as part of an online teacher-training course: Teaching the news. The course has been created by The Economist Educational Foundation with support from Infosys. The Economist Educational Foundation maintained full editorial control.
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This lesson develops the following skill:
Speaking
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![Speaking icon](https://cdn.burnetnewsclub.com/media/images/speaking-icon-70.width-500.png)
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