Senior Discussion Course 1 – Introduction to Debates 1.
This course is intended for older students with B1 level of English. It develops skills in argumentation, critical thinking, and confident participation in discussions. The course helps students to develop basic debating techniques in English.
Syllabus of the Senior Discussion Course 1
| № | Topic | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who plays a greater role in the education of the young generation? | - |
| 2 | Who is stronger in teaching: a young or an old experienced teacher? | - |
| 3 | Who studies better: a pupil, who is afraid of his teacher or a pupil, who is not afraid of him? | - |
| 4 | What kind of family is better: a family with many children or a family with few children? | - |
| 5 | Is imitation good or bad? | - |
| 6 | Is it better to buy cheap or expensive things? | - |
| Control work | ||
| 7 | Is it better to study in private or state school? | - |
| 8 | Does criticizing have a positive or a negative influence on a person? | - |
| 9 | Which type of learning is better: individual or group? | - |
| 10 | Do you believe mothers and fathers should do the same chores (work)? | - |
| 11 | School grading | - |
| 12 | Is it better to be the oldest or the youngest in the family? | - |
| Final control |
Senior Discussion Course 2 – Introduction to Debates 2.
This course is a continuation of the previous program;
Syllabus of the Senior Discussion Course 2
| № | Topic | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | About childhood | - |
| 2 | About friendship | - |
| Grammar section: Present Perfect and Continuous | ||
| 3 | About sleep | - |
| 4 | Education and learning | - |
| Grammar section: Past Perfect | ||
| 5 | Learning foreign languages | - |
| 6 | About punishment | - |
| Grammar section: Modal Verbs | ||
| Current control | ||
| 7 | Conflict and the ways of its solving | - |
| 8 | Solving problems | - |
| Grammar section: Gerund and Infinitive | ||
| 9 | About stress | - |
| 10 | About material abundance | - |
| Grammar section: Quantifiers | ||
| 11 | About shopping | - |
| 12 | About success | - |
| Grammar section: Passive Voice | ||
| Control work |
Senior Discussion Course 3 - Human and his psychological problems.
This course assumes level B1 and contains information about psychological characteristics of a person. The issues discussed are controversial;
Syllabus of the Senior Discussion Course 3
| № | Topic | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People’s diversity | - |
| 2 | About wishes and attractions | - |
| 3 | About people living at the expense of others | - |
| 4 | Emotional and non-emotional people | - |
| 5 | Developing sociability | - |
| Control work | ||
| 6 | Motivation of profit | - |
| 7 | Conservatism and disrespect to traditions | - |
| 8 | Tidiness and untidiness | - |
| 9 | Motivation of fear. I am afraid of hardships | - |
| 10 | What is anger and how to control it? | - |
| 11 | Optimism, pessimism, realism and indifference | - |
| Final control |
