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Lead-in
What does equality mean to you?
What does equality mean to you?
Write a passage on your experience.
Are your ideas similar or different from what you heard?
Make notes for further reference.
Answer the questions below.
Answer the questions below.
What is the difference between the equality of opportunity and the equality of outcome? Give examples.
Why do some people disagree over the question of gender equality?
What do you think they argue about?
Make notes for further reference.
Solidarity and responsibility in the EU
Solidarity and responsibility in the EU
Answer the questions below.
Answer the questions below.
Solidarity is considered the bedrock of the EU. But it is threatened by fears and anxieties, on the one hand, and intellectual laziness, on the other hand. Why so you think that is?
The EU needs to commit more to the protection of the most vulnerable citizens. How can you do that?
Which areas do you think need the most attention in your country: access to basic healthcare, failure at school, training the least qualified workers, unemployment, or disparities between regions?
Discuss together with your fellow students. Make notes for further reference.
The proposition
The proposition
"Nobody wins unless everybody wins."
―Bruce Springsteen
―Bruce Springsteen
Writing convincingly
Writing convincingly
Writing a good text is always challenging and time-consuming. Do not worry if you have to rewrite your speeches several times. That is how you learn. Go like this:
Writing a good text is always challenging and time-consuming. Do not worry if you have to rewrite your speeches several times. That is how you learn. Go like this:
Download the debate speech template and save two copies on your computer.
Use the first copy to draft your government speech.
Follow the structure given. Go section by section.
First, study the step-by-step instructions in each subsection. Then overwrite them with your text.
Always start with an outline. Make sure each section includes relevant content.
Next, go sentence by sentence, then paragraph by paragraph.
Finally, write a complete, cohesive text.
Make sure the text is not too intricate for you to deliver. Make any adjustments needed.
Use the second copy to draft your opposition speech.
Follow the same procedure as with the government speech.
Seek feedback from your English teacher and your fellow students.
Practise, practise, practise!
Lead-out
Lead-out
Evaluate your progress.
Evaluate your progress.
Which kind of equality is closer to your heart? Which one is fairer?
If you had a say on the topic of solidarity, what would you suggest Europe should do next?
In which areas is a compromise between the progressive and the conservative ideologies possible? Explain.
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