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Task

1. Prepare arguments for or against the motion: “It is the government’s
responsibility to prevent drink-driving in our society.” Use the following
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table to list as many arguments as possible.

For the motion Against the motion

Yes, it is the responsibility of the No, it is not the government’s
government to prevent responsibility to prevent
drink-driving because of the drink-driving because of the
following reasons: following reasons:
Reason 1 ........................... Reason 1 ...........................
Reason 2 ........................... Reason 2 ...........................
Reason 3 ........................... Reason 3 ...........................

2. Use the arguments you listed in (1) to engage in a classroom debate on the
motion with your fellow students. In addition to using discourse markers
to express opinions, consider the following words and phrases to help you
link, contrast, or explain your ideas.

Adding ideas Showing Showing results Contrasting
reasons ideas
also, because, as, since, due to, consequently, despite, in
besides this, due to the fact as a spite of, while,
besides that, that, because consequence, whereas,
as well as, and, so, because, but, however,
in addition, first because of, nevertheless
as a result of

3. Organise yourselves into debating teams. Then, choose one of the following
topics, and debate within your team.
(i) Secondary school students should own mobile phones.
(ii) The death penalty should be abolished.
(iii) Women’s and children’s rights are respected in Tanzania.
(iv) University education should be free.
(v) Artificial Intelligence is beneficial to learners.

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