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Begin with a greeting…
…but don’t go on too long
Make your position clear at the beginning of the debate speech
Use the first person ‘I/we’ to refer to the speaker/the speaker’s team, ‘you’ the audience
consider and refute the points made by the team he is arguing against.
Use persuasive language (Emotive Vocabulary)
Use persuasive language (Authority)
Use persuasive language (Tricolons – the power of three)
Use P.E.E.
End on a strong note – Restate the main theme of your speech and repeat your opinion

1. - The Hong Kong government is considering increasing the amount of foreign aid it gives to other countries. Many people disagree with this proposal. Write a debate speech in favour of the proposal.
  - In response to a rise in the number of young people dying in car crashes, the Hong Kong government has decided to increase the driving age to 21. Write a debate speech arguing against this decision.
  - It is healthy eating week at your school. There is going to be a debate about whether people should be vegetarians or not. Write a debate speech arguing in favour of either side.
  - Write a debate speech arguing in favour of banning prayer in schools.
  - Write a debate speech arguing for the important of history lessons in schools.

- Scientists in Hong Kong are experimenting with cloning humans. Write a debate speech, arguing either for or against these experiments.
- The Hong Kong government is considering reducing school holidays. Write a debate speech arguing against reducing school holidays.
- Hong Kong airport are planning the construction of another runway, which will increase air traffic by 30%. Write a debate speech arguing either for or against the planned runway.
- Your school is considering abolishing grades for students. Write a debate speech arguing against abolishing grades.
- New advances in science have allowed parents to choose the sex of their baby. Many people consider this unnatural and wrong. Write a debate speech arguing either for or against.

- I am here to argue for / against the motion…
- I would like to put the argument for the affirmative side of the motion…
- We are here to argue the motion…and I intend to argue against it.

- The reason I believe that [smoking should be banned] is simple.
- Let me begin by saying…
- Allow me to outline my argument…
- If you will indulge me, I’d like to tell you about…

- Our opponents would have use believe x, but they are mistaken.
- It might seem logical to accept the opposing argument, but in fact it is deeply flawed
- My opponents might argue that … , but such reasoning is faulty.

- The reason I think this is…
- The evidence clearly suggests that…
- One of the reasons I’m convinced of this is…
- There can be no clearer evidence of this than…
- There is ample evidence to suggest why this is the case.