Oral English 1: Lesson 9

12/2/2015

Hi everyone,

Once again, we had debates in today's lesson. Everyone has now done one debate.

Debate Feedback:
This week, there was an improvement in debate skills, especially with using opinion and refuting expressions. I noticed that more debaters were better prepared for this debate. For debate #2, remember these points:

When others speak, make eye contact. Don't turn away and put your head down.
Remember to use transitions to connect the different parts of your debate (e.g. Let's move on to our vocabulary; Let's move on to our questions.)
In the debate section, you do not have to announce the "reason" and "attack" parts. Your opinion and refuting expressions let the audience know which one you are explaining.
Make sure you practice your debate with your partner before the lesson so that you can move from each part smoothly. A few debaters were still reading their debate card.

Homework:

Complete debate #2 worksheet (for January)
Presentation Vocabulary: write down example sentences from today's debates.
My Vocabulary: write down 5 new words that you learn this week (e.g. in other classes, from watching TV/movies, etc.)
Opinion: In the homework section of your notebook, write your opinion on one of the topics from today's debates. You have to agree or disagree. These were the topics: (1) corporal punishment; (2) Trans-Pacific Partnership; (3) same-sex marriage; (3) euthanasia; (5) nuclear energy; (6) smoking bans; and (7) performance-based pay.
Blog Post #7

Blog Question #7:

What did you think about today's debates?

* Write 12-15 sentences.
* Use capital letters, punctuation and spelling correctly.
* Submit by Monday, December 7 by 6:00pm.

25 Comments

OE1-kumi

12/2/2015 08:39:38 pm

I am audience this lesson first tiome.I don't know topic debate is very freshness. This debate is very good for me.Because I notice my vocabulary skill. For example, I don't enough debate when I talk opinion. Also, I listened hard. It was my listening skill improvement. I want to look presenter eyes when next debate audience. Moreover I and my partner and presenters have common point. It is little eye contact and gesture. I think that debate is importance speaking skill,eye contact and gesture balance. Second debate got recognition my vocabulary skill and commom point. Next debate want to lead smoothly.

OE1-Yuki

12/3/2015 09:09:27 pm

I was an audience by today's debate. The things learned today were publisher's difficulty and a way of thinking to a problem. First, publisher's person informed us hard. Even if there was a point I don't understand, they told me by plain word and motion. As a result, I could hear seriously. Second, I considered many problems of this debate. A problem of euthanasia and a problem of the cane were difficult because of the problem that it may be experienced in a life. Of course, there are the opinion I agree and against opinion. It was severe to make a decision in it. Which to respect when expressing the opinion, I have decided. It was learned as being important to think from many sides from today’s debate. I thought I should turn my attention to various things.

OE1-Tomoki

12/4/2015 07:14:31 am

I think that the power more English than first time even only rose. I came to understand a meaning to hear English somehow above all. For example, when I listen to English music. Even one node of the text came to understand a meaning. And I learned the phrase of a basic conversation. I think that I should be able to use it well. However, I feel that a word is still weak. It is very hard that I cannot say that I want to say even a conversation. I reconfirmed the importance of the word through a class. In addition, it is aggressiveness to be a problem one more. As for me, some speaking English are tense probably because there is not aggressiveness. I am conscious and, about this point, am repairing it. I can discover the place that I should fix through a class every time and am substantial.

OE1-Emiri

12/4/2015 06:03:14 pm

I was an audience in this lesson. This time, I learned that eye contact is very important. Of course, I realized it last lesson, but I felt so as hearing side, too. The reason is I can understand what the person who do debating tells us. I thought eyes have powers to speak to our heart. I also heard others people’ various opinion in group. I was interested in different opinion to me, and I was worried to such opinion. I enjoyed those debating, and it was very meaningful lesson. However, I am not good at speaking and hearing. I felt chagrin that I can’t say it in English though I want to talk with you. Therefore, I will try to speak by using as easy as possible words. Even if I don’t know the word which I want to say, I think that I can say in other words. Next lesson, I think to try about this aim in EnglishI was an audience

OE-1 Hitomi

12/4/2015 07:42:10 pm

I did debate with my friend Minori in this class. I didn't have confidence because I was weak to speak English. But Minori supported me, so I did my best!
We debated about smoking bans. This topic is a serious problem in Japan. I am a nonsmoker, so I didn't know this topic. I tried to explain about this topic for nonsmoker like me. I spoke loudly voice, but I didn't make eyecontact very well. Until next debate, I want to practice hard and memorize manuscripts.
I was late because the train was delayed. I troubled my partner Minori. I 'll leave home early for next debate in time.

OE1-Ellena Sa

12/5/2015 05:54:59 am

I was a presenter for the last debate. I debate topic is nuclear energy. This topic is very serious problem, because nuclear plant accident happened in Fukushima in 2011. This debate was careful about points I noticed for the first debate. For example, I made eye contact, telling gesture and speech in a loud voice. I think I could gesture and speech in a loud voice. However, I didn't make eye contact enough . It is probably nervous, so I couldn't make eye contact .Moreover, we're good teamwork . When a meaning has hard to come, we support each other. Therefore we debate is very smooth and active. In conclusion , my first debate hasn't done badly , all in all. I prepare for the debate of January to become better.

Sekino Satomi

12/6/2015 07:46:28 am

I was a debater this time. Because the pair work was after a long absence, I was tense a little. We discussed TPP. Because my house was a farmhouse, I gave the opinion of the opposition. To be frank, I thought that there were many people of supporters about the TPP introduction. So, I was surprised there were many people of the opposition. They worried about safety of the food and the decline of the agriculture mainly. In addition, our group was able to perform vigor of the debate. I listened to various opinions and was interesting. A particularly interesting opinion it is about the cars made in Japan. It was the opinion that took in a thing of popularity well abroad because the car made in Japan had good quality. I was the other side, but was impressed to hear an opinion on the agreement side.

OE1-Nanami

12/6/2015 04:17:26 pm

I have presentation with Taku last week.We have discussion about same-sex marriage.This theme is very difficult. So,It was bothering everyone.I was speaking as a stand against same-sex marriage.And,I have explained some reason.For example,Declining birthrate, bullying and the role of the family. Taku was in favor of gay marriage.And he has explained reason.e.g.Social welfare and gay rights.I wanted to agree with his opinion.I was not supposed to do it.The reason is that my job was to oppose his opinion.But I was happy because classmates thought deeply about this issue.

Haruna.k

12/6/2015 04:48:20 pm

I was a audience in the class. I think debate was very good! This is because I was able to enjoy it .there were other good point. First, presenter have eye contact and smile. Second,they explained word which I did not understand using a simple word. They also asked me many questions. I was able to understand the contents and talk a lot. I have talked to many people in class. I think everyone talk better than this spring time. I still have many problem. However ,I enjoyed class now. I want to improve my skill and more enjoy class.

OE1-Takayuki

12/6/2015 04:54:40 pm

I think that the last debate was fun. I was a presenter at that time. Of curse, preparing the debate had been difficult. I researched about the performance-based pay system which is our debate topic. But the most difficult thing was making the work seat. I made effort using easier words and expressions. I took long time making the work seat. However when the debate started, we had a good time with my audience. All members spoke positively, I think that we were able to do conversational style. Our debate topic is one of the biggest problem in Japan. When we entered companies, we would face this problem. So I want a lot of students to think this topic. Finally, I learned from this debate was that it is important to preparer debates as early as possible. I have another chance of doing a debate in January. I will prepare the debate earlier than this time and I would like to do better debate next time.

OE1-kotone

12/6/2015 07:10:28 pm

I debated about the euthanasia this time. I am opposed to euthanasia. It's banned in Japan, but it has been done in foreign countries. I think the euthanasia is equal murder. I learned about the importance of eye contact. I can convey my feeling when, I talk while watching the opponent's eyes. However, I'm not good at speaking and hearing. So, I try to speak as much as possible simple words. I was audience in the last lesson. I have the experience that I couldn't understand when speaking was fast. I want to put the habit of listening to English on a daily basis. And I want to make use of the next lesson.

OE1-Elena Se

12/6/2015 08:41:43 pm

I did debate last time with my debate partner Yui.The topic was euthanasia.
I think euthanasia should stop, but many audience was favor for it.I tried to changed their opinion to my disagree opinion, but I could not.It is very difficult topic even in Japanese.
In this topic, it is hard to said their opinion, so that there was a silence.
The bad point in this debate, we did the question that it was a hard to answer.The good point in this debate, we did a lot of eye contact.In this way, we have a good point and bad point.We should change a bad point to next debate.
I did my best, bad I want to do more good debate.Therefore, we will practice more.

OE1-Hiroki

12/6/2015 09:47:24 pm

I was the audience by this debate. At first I was taught that eye contact was important by a teacher by the debate. So I was conscious of eye contact. The contents of this debate were euthanasia. It was very difficult. I was not able to say one's opinion well. I thought that I must increase expression in English. The contents of another debate were physical punishment. This was very difficult, too. This debate was not able to give one's opinion well, too. On the next time, I want to be informed one's opinion. I did the eye contact well. I want to do eye contact well on the next time.

OE1-Minori.N

12/6/2015 10:22:52 pm

I did debate about the smoking cessation this time．We were not able to perform the first debate．This is because our train has been delayed．I thought that we must leave the house earlier in future．At first , I was tense and have forgotten to introduce vocabulary.That is bad point. I think that two of us cooperate and were able to perform plain debate．At first, as the reason, I explained it in a plain sentence to see the eyes of the partner．We talked slowly and tried so hard that I conveyed the meaning of the sentence．My partner was really good in her．I was able to cooperate with each other．I make use of this learning and want to try the debate of the next opportunity hard．

OE1-Taku

12/6/2015 10:48:54 pm

I was presenter with Nanami in today's debate. My topic was same sex marriage. I could not see my partner and audience eye enough, and I felt eye contact is so important to debate and talking. However we could think serious about this topic. It was a stage of preparations rather than announcement to have been able to enjoy by debate most. I did not have knowledge about same sex marriage. Therefore I was not interested in that. And I thought it is not serious problem in society. But many people suffer from the system of same sax marriage. My opinion change from the problem should be thought homosexual person and politician to all person who live in the society have to think this problem. Of course, eye contact is important thing in presentation. But in especially debate, thinking seriously is the most important thing in debate. I fell I want to think my next topic too.

OE-1karin

12/6/2015 11:17:30 pm

I was a group of the corporal punishment time. It was the idea that I say that two groups weren't fine for the cane. I think so, too. Violence is that it isn't good. A mental stress is given. It connects with self-murder, too. Violence isn't necessary to a rule. The rule by violence is same as military. A child isn't a soldier. I should make them observe the rules by words.

OE1-Haruna.T

12/6/2015 11:46:54 pm

I was an audience in last lesson. I think that listening debate is very difficult. Because, when I listened a debate, I don't know wards. I think that I need to study English wards. I think that gesture is very important. Because when I don't understand the debate, I help understand. If I do debate, I use a lot of gestures. I'd like to be able to do a plain debate. I think that the debate in class was good experience for me. Also, I think that eye contact is very important. This is necessary to know whether a partner understands. So I'd like to do an eye contact importantly, too.

OE-1 Natsumi

12/7/2015 12:03:10 am

From last week's debate, I thought listener is the role of helping speakers do their debate smoothly. I had two debates, corporal punishment and smoking bans. First one was a delicate topic, but at the same time it makes me think about various things. I'd been thinking that using force is out of the question no matter what the situation is. But the truth is, I have my doubts about orporal punishment. I was changed my opinion. It is a gray zone because no one can be sure what is violence or just a upbringing. when a boy fight with his friend using force, for example, and his teacher must tell him not to do that. It is much easier to tell him that it is a bad thing by showing the example than just by saying the words. Then second topic was close to me because I've tried stopping to smoke since this summer. However l thought it is not pain to stop, that stress was beyond my imagination. I'm sure to try hard to be a non smoker because l knew from the debate that it was a totally bad.

OE1-Aya

12/7/2015 12:07:10 am

I did debates in this lesson. my topic is the TPP. I was not interested in the TPP. So this topic is difficult for me. I have to research a lot of thing about the TPP. And debate style is very difficult for me. Because debate style has a partner and I have to take the eye contact with my partner. When I did debate, I concentrated on my debate. So I could not take the eye contact. I have to practice taking the eye contact. And I will prepare well for next debate. So I will be able to take eye contact with my partner.

OE1-Yui

12/7/2015 12:10:44 am

I was a debater at the last debate.We argued about an euthanasia.I think this topic is very difficult.It's difficult to imagine about euthanasia.I had hardship to debate because of this difficulty.I was on the for side to an euthanasia.I tried to explain simple in order the audience to understand easily.However I couldn't tell our audience well.It was because I didn't have enough eye contacts and didn't speak slowly enough.I had many reflection points.Next time, I want to make use of these reflection points and do much better debate.I will do my best to achieve this.

OE1-Sakiho

12/7/2015 12:13:06 am

Today 's debate,I am a presenter.
I think there is some reflection point in the announcement of this debate. The overall impression, I think I and my partner was make very well the spread of the conversation in the debate. However, since there is a fine reflection point, and to overcome in the next debate I hope that can be a good debate, even a little.
The first of the reflection point, is that the eye contact could not be well. Eye contact with a person of the group I was able successfully. But, I think I've neglected the eye contact with a partner. Second, by content it was a little difficult, it is that it was not transmitted to the listener. It was good if you can choose a little more simple words. Also, I can give a lot of examples, I felt that the more easily transmitted.On the contrary, the point that I think I can be good, is the size of the voice. We were able announced that lucidly in like hear everyone voice. Other, 4 people were able to brainstorm with each other without interruption conversation during debate. Stretched a good point, we would like to continue to improve the reflection point.

OR1-chikako

12/7/2015 12:14:50 am

This was the most interesting debate of Shunsuke and Takayuki.Is it protect the seniority, or give a chance to people who have a superior ability, it was a very interesting story.Knowing that there is a chance to young people, it looks hopeful even out in the future society.On the other hand, it is compromised solidarity of the organization you are working hard in order to be evaluated.I think it very good Once the ability oriented system is applied to a society of Japan.Two of debate was very easy to understand have to follow each other.n the second debate but it is also different we opinion, we want to follow each other.

OE1-Yukari

12/7/2015 12:45:57 am

I think I couldn't do good debate at this debate.This is because I missed preparation of debate.I had to make a debate worksheet to cooperate with my partner.However, I didn't it.So, I and my partner couldn't be good at cooperation.In addition to, I and my partner couldn't debate smoothly.I think I cooperate with my partner until the next debate, and want to do good debate.Moreover, I thought I must use easy spells in my debate worksheet.I used difficult spells in questions of debate.Therefore, listeners couldn't understand questions.So, listeners couldn't answer for questions by using long sentences.As a result, this debate didn't continue longly.I use easy spells at next debate worksheet, and I want to continue debate.

OE1-Yu

12/7/2015 12:48:21 am

In last lesson, I was an audience. First debate, I listened to the team about "nuclear energy". They debated about energy, it was something interesting about the global environment. Second team debated about "Trans-Pacific Partnership". I didn't know about TPP well, but I could understand thanks to them. Last week, I was a presenter. I felt presenter was difficult. Because I should give my opinion for audience and my partner. However, I felt that audience is not easy. Audience have to listen to presenter well, and judge. Both are difficult, but I think it's to its advantage.
I'd like also to persevere in the next debate.

OE-1 Haruna.I

12/7/2015 12:54:20 am

I was not able to participate in this discussion. So I talk about my interested topic. It is a topic about the same-sex marriage to have been interested in me.
I checked same-sex marriage of Japan.
In Japan, the same-sex marriage is not accepted now. I agree to same-sex marriage. This is because I think love and the marriage to be a symbol of the freedom.
Even if it is the same sex, I think that a country must not disturb the love of the person. But there is the opinion against same-sex marriage. The reason is that declining birthrate of Japan accelerates.
I cannot surely have the child. However, I think that the homosexual does not intend to marry the opposite sex. So make which, and the number of children does not change.
I thought that I should accept same-sex marriage as a symbol of the freedom of people.

Oral English 1: Lesson 9

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