The Finnish-British Federation Debating Competition for Finnish Upper Secondary school students A regional semi-final for Satakunta
Why debating? n One learns to think. n One learns to speak English. n One learns to teamwork. n It is fun.
The basic idea n Teams of two compete against each other on a given topic. n The n One topic is called a motion. team is for the topic, the other is against it.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE 1 n The motion for each debate will be drawn by lot. n The debaters have had advance knowledge of the motions.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE 2 n Discussion of the topic 5 minutes
ORDER OF PROCEDURE 3 n Proposal of the motion 4 minutes n Opposing of the motion 4 minutes n Seconding the motion 3 minutes n Seconding for the opposition 3 minutes
ORDER OF PROCEDURE 4 n Floor debate 8 minutes maximum An opportunity for members of the audience to react to the debate. Points should be kept short and addressed to the chair.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE 4 n Summing up for the opposition 3 minutes n Summing up for the motion 3 minutes
The players in the game
are as follows: n Porin Lyseo n n Antti Kemppinen Atte Vallinen Janne Paussu Jussi Raitanen Kristoffer Willis Lorna Meikle Päivi Nummi Stefan Kalberg n n n n Rauman lukio Anniina Hyppälä n Oona-Maaria Hyppälä n PSYL n Henri Pullinen
The debaters n Janne Paussu - Jussi Raitanen n Lorna Meikle – Kristoffer Willis n Oona-Maaria Hyppälä – Anniina Hyppälä n Päivi Nummi – Stefan Kalberg
The officials n Chair: Antti Kemppinen n Timekeeper: n Hosts: Janne Paussu and Jussi Raitanen n Hostesses: Anniina Hyppälä and Oona. Maaria Hyppälä
The judges Chris Nevalainen n Gerald Lywood
After this competition n The winning team will take part in the DEBATING COMPETITION FINALS at the British Embassy in late January 2011
Enjoy the experience!
Motion 1 n This house believes that Facebook is destroying teenagers' social skills.
Motion 2 n This house would ban people with bad genes from having children.
Motion 3 n This house would allow shops to decide their own opening times and days.
Motion 4 n This house believes that high school students shouldn't have to study any subject they don't like.
Motion 5 n This house would ban the sell of bottled water.
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