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Can talk about almost anything ・ Unit 10

Review: open debate

ふり返り:自由ディベート

🎯 Goal: Hold a 15-minute in-depth debate

🎮 Play this in class

🔑 Key phrases

  • Let me challenge that.それに異議があります。
  • That assumes that…それは〜を前提にしていますね。
  • Where do we draw the line?どこで線を引くべきでしょう?
  • We'll have to agree to disagree.意見が違うということで。

⏱️ 50-minute lesson plan

  1. 1. Warm-up (5 min)

    Check last homework. Ask the warm-up questions to relax.

    • Choose a debate topic you care about.
  2. 2. Input (10 min)

    Introduce the key phrases one by one. The student repeats each 3 times; check meaning (short Japanese is OK).

  3. 3. Practice (15 min)

    Run the unit's practice activity. Maximize student talking time.

    A 15-minute debate; the tutor takes the opposite side. Afterwards, review 5 advanced phrases the student used or could use.

  4. 4. Role-play (10 min)

    Tutor plays the other person. Praise when the key phrases are used; fix only 2 things afterwards.

    🎭 A podcast-style discussion: the tutor is the host.

  5. 5. Free talk (5 min)

    Use the discussion questions for free conversation.

    • How has your English changed since you started?
    • What's your next challenge?
  6. 6. Wrap-up (5 min)

    Review today's phrases and give the homework. Write the lesson note right after.

    📌 Write your English learning plan for the next 3 months今後の英語学習プランを英語で書く

25-minute lessons: skip step 5 and shorten steps 3 and 4.