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WHASSUP PEEPS
He decided to try his hand at knitting and discovered he was good at it.
KNITTING
Try your
hand at sth
To try doing something
for the first time
I have mixed feelings about this trip;
I'd love to go but don't want to ride
in that tiny car.
TO HAVE MIXED FEELINGS
A partly positive and partly negative
reaction to something
VOCABULARY
CONSIDER
TO CONSIDER
think carefully about (something)
EVIDENT
clearly seen or understood; obvious
She ate the biscuits with evident enjoyment
TO INTEND
Meaning: have in mind as a purpose
Ex: The company intends to cut 400 jobs.
syn: to plan, mean, expect
DEBATE WEEK
How to
be
a great
debater?
• The debater should not show emotions. He/she should concentrate on the evidence.
• The debater should never falsify or create evidence.
• Debaters should not insult, offend, or disrespect other debaters and/or judges in any way.
• The debater should never publicly disagree with the decision of the judge or the audience. Winners need to be congratulated by the opposition.
• Do not speak out of turn, or interrupt an opponent.
Some words that might help you in debates....
When you are listening to the other side.
When you are listening to the other side.
-I see your point, but I think…
-Yes, I understand, but my opinion is that…
-That’s all very interesting, but the problem is that…
-I’m afraid I can’t quite agree with your point.
-I think I’ve got your point, now let me respond to it.
-We can see what you’re saying. Here’s my reply…
When you need to say something now.
-I’m sorry to interrupt, but you’ve misunderstood our point.
-Excuse me, but that’s not quite correct.
-Sorry, I just have to disagree with your point.
-Let me just respond to that, please.
When you are finishing:
-We pointed out that…
-Let me summarize our position in this debate.
-In summary, we want to point out that…