Debate Workshops
Your students have opinions. They just need a reason to use them.
A debate workshop gives them exactly that. Three hours where every student speaks, thinks on their feet, and discovers that English is actually useful — not just something they are graded on.
What happens
The workshop takes three hours and runs in three parts:
- Warming up — Activities that warm up English and get everyone moving. Hidden inside are skills like critical thinking and creativity. It also helps me read the group and see how everyone works.
- Game time — An adaptation of competitive debate. Fast, energetic, and adaptable — this can even work on an international level. Powerpoint presentations are my enemy, so everything here is hands-on.
- Reflection — The part where participants realise how much they just gained. This is where growth mindset kicks in.
What participants take away
- Speaking, listening and working in English
- Working in teams under light pressure
- Exploring the difference between stronger and weaker arguments
- Learning the importance of respectful speech
- Explaining ideas and situations more thoroughly
- Trying a competitive debate — as a speaker or a judge
What you get as a teacher
- No preparation needed — just show up
- Observe, join in, or both — your choice
- Walk away with activities you can use yourself the next day
- All materials included
The details
3 hours · 12 to 18 students · 7.500 Kč / 300 Euro · All materials included
Erasmus exchange? Even better.
Put two cultures in a room with one shared language and see what happens. Erasmus workshops run for 6 hours and rotate up to 56 students in groups — each student gets a full 3-hour experience. The cross-cultural energy is something no textbook can replicate.
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What do the participants say about the basic workshop?
ZŠ Truhlářská – class 9C
• “I liked the debating game. It was really fun!”
• “It was chill, and I didn’t feel pressured. It was easy to understand.”
• “I didn’t like that the two-circle game was too short.”
ZŠ Truhlářská – class 8A
• “I liked everything and also the lady was very fine.”
• “It was super great”.
Gymnázium Karlovy vary – kvinta
• “A lot of conversation face to face.”
• “I surprised myself, because I have a problem to talk in front of a group of people, but in this workshop, I felt very nice and relaxed and wasn’t nervous at all. (almost).”