a bone of contention: The choice of place for holiday turned out to be a real bone of contention in their sister this year. Using a just a few phrases can give you time to think, improve your spoken logic and make you sound more natural. What’s the difference between X and Y? Could you repeat that? Welcome from this side of the house… The motion for debate today is: … defining the motion: Now we as today’s proposition/opposition strongly believe that this is true/not true. %PDF-1.5
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Welcome from this side of the house… The motion for debate today is: … Defining the motion: ♦ Download Idioms for Debate poster as a printable PDF a bone of contention: The choice of place for holiday turned out to be a real bone of contention in their sister this year. Being able to mean what you say and say what you mean in a debate can cost you victory. let us first define some important terms in this debate. Having short and memorable phrases on hand to help you make the most of your argument and present your ideas is critical. Using a just a few phrases can give you time to think, improve your spoken logic and make you sound more natural. DEBATE LANGUAGE: Professional Speaking Skills CLARIFICATION & INFORMATION REQUESTS OPINION & PARTICIPATION REQUESTS DISAGREEMENT AGREEMENT Do you mean…? This article presents some useful expressions for debate and discussion in English. https://www.englishclub.com/speaking/agreeing-disagreeing-expressions.htm In summary, we want to point out that… Let’s see which arguments are still standing.-Let’s take stock of where we are in this debate. as a matter of fact: As a matter of fact, I hate her very much. Informal-phrases-and-structure PDF. 1 0 obj
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Could you explain that (in more detail)? We believe that what is meant by … is… / that … are … When we say … should … we mean that … by all means: By all means we will try to answer any questions, so feel free to ask.