Debate on 18th May 2023
Dear Students,
First of all, thank you for your active participation in our weekly activities.
Yesterday was fun. I'm sure you will agree with me that even speaking /arguing about simple issues like school holidays or junk food can be tricky. Our ideas are important but in these situations HOW we express them is even more difficult.
One of you suggested a good motion for next week's main debate: Ukraine should be incorporated in (i.e. become a member of) the EU. This topic obviously presupposes a lot of information about the present situation.
On purpose, I will not divide you into two camps but I would like a few of you to imagine understanding the Russian viewpoint.
I will post a few interesting articles from three newspapers, one American, one British and one South African. You may find interesting reading in them.
If we have time, we will have another minor debate too.
In the meantime, I would like you to think of an interesting topic for our final Talk Show.
All the best,
Elana
PS I hope to publish two good essays that I have received from one of you as an example of a good approach to essay-writing.