🇬🇧 🎲 Fun speaking · Can talk about almost anything (B2+)

🔥 Hot takes: debate club

🎯 Argue a position persuasively, even one you don't believe

Use the usual 50-minute plan: warm-up → key phrases → challenges → role-play → discussion → wrap-up. Share this page on Zoom so the student can see the phrases, but keep "Your card" to yourself.

💬 Warm-up questions

What's an unpopular opinion you have?
Do you enjoy arguing?

🔑 Key phrases

Let me play devil's advocate.あえて反対の立場で言うと…
The evidence clearly shows…証拠が明確に示しているのは〜。
That argument doesn't hold up because…その主張は〜なので成り立ちません。
Even if that's true,…たとえそれが本当でも〜。
You can't deny that…〜は否定できません。
I rest my case.以上です（私の主張は終わり）。

📚 Useful words

persuasive — 説得力のある
rebuttal — 反論
assumption — 前提
exaggerate — 誇張する
logical — 論理的な
controversial — 物議を醸す

⚡ Speaking challenges

Defend: 'Summer is the worst season.'
Rebut: 'Reading books is a waste of time.'
Play devil's advocate on a topic you love.
Give a 30-second closing argument.

🎭 Role-play

A mini debate. The tutor picks a 'hot take' and the side the student must defend.

🧑‍🎓 Student's card

Opening (1 min), rebuttal (1 min), closing (30 s). Use at least 3 debate phrases.

🧑‍🏫 Your card (tutor)

Argue the other side hard. Challenge their assumptions and ask for evidence.

🌀 Twist (halfway through): Switch sides halfway! Now argue against your own first argument.

🗣️ Discussion questions

'Pineapple belongs on pizza.' Defend or attack.
'AI will make most jobs disappear.'
'Social media does more harm than good.'

📌 Homework

Write a one-paragraph argument for an opinion you disagree with自分が反対の意見を支持する主張を1段落書く