In this video, we discuss the use of debates to teach speaking skills to our students, particularly expressing opinion and agreeing and disagreeing. We introduce different variations of debates to use, depending upon student language proficiency level and the amount of time we have for the debate.

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The presenter in this video is Dr. Dianne Tyers, an experienced English language teacher trainer based in Canada.