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each team.
Both teams present themselves, they need to explain

why they took this side, clarify the importance of the topic.
They present their personal idea covering the topic of debates.
BUT: they don’t give their arguments at this stage yet.
Arguments – 2 minutes for each team.
Teams present their arguments and one person makes brief notes of the arguments on the blackboard

team in turns have to find counter arguments for all

arguments of the opposing team

team have to find some more arguments they have got

during the debates.
After one team have proposed their arguments, the other team have to find counter arguments and vice versa.

minutes per one group
In the closing statement all groups

get the opportunity to express their final opinion about the outcome of the debate. They may also call for action towards the other participants.

ends the debate with a consensus check. This means that

he/she makes sure that all groups agree about the outcome. When this consensus is reached, the debate has come to its end.