Unit 5: Warm Up
- What are some controversial topics in Taiwan?
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( Paraphrase: What things do many people have different opinions about here?
- What's the difference between an argument and a debate?
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( Paraphrase: How do debates differ from arguments?
- What sort of things do you usually argue about with your friends?
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( Paraphrase: What topics do you and your friends often argue over?
- Are there any persons you know who are good at debating? What makes them good?
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( Paraphrase: Name some skilled debaters and explain why are they good.
- When was the last time you debated something? What did you discuss?
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( Paraphrase: When did you last have a debate and what was it about?
- Are a good debater? Why/ why not?
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( Try to paraphrase this: ___________________________________
- How controversial are these statements?
(A) English is a widely-used world language.
(B) English should be a required high school subject in Taiwan.
( Paraphrase: All Taiwanese high school students should study English).
(C) Ming Chuan University is one of the best universities in Taiwan.
( Paraphrase: Ming Chuan is among Taiwan's top universities).
(D) Cigarette smoking should be illegal.
( Try to paraphrase this: ___________________________________ )
(E) The death penalty is the fair punishment for murder.
( Paraphrase: If a person kills another person on purpose, then they should be killed, too.)- What of the following statements are facts? Which are opinions? Which facts are probably incorrect?
(A) Most people in Taiwan speak some English.
( Try to paraphrase this: ___________________________________ )
(B) Cigarette smoking is a cause of cancer. ( Paraphrase: Smoking can result in cancer).
(C) Abortion is illegal in Taiwan. ( Paraphrase: It is against the law for pregnant women in Taiwan to go to a doctor to end their pregnancy.)
(D) Abortion is immoral. ( Paraphrase: Ending the life of an unborn child is wrong).
(E) The death penalty exists in most Asian countries.
