EXAMPLE OF DEBATE SPEECH

Speaker 1 (Government team - Prime Minister)

Good morning to the respected speaker, cautious time keeper, honorable judge, members of
the opposite team and members of the floor.

Before I put forward my case today I would like to define today’s motion ‘This house believes
that ____________________________’. According to the Longman dictionary of contemporary
English, __________________ means _________________ (definition/explanation).
In short our motion today is defined as _________________________________ (the whole
concept/ relate the definition of the words/terms with the motion)

Today I as the Prime Minister will be the 1st speaker of the government and will present 1
argument. Today, we the government strongly believes with the motion
‘____________________________’.

Ladies and gentlemen / members of the hall,

Present the 1st argument.

First of all why I agree with the motion ______________________________ is because
_____________________________. (explain, provide facts/examples/relevant reasons).
Therefore, as a conclusion, we the government strongly agree that ________________

Thank you, now I pass to the 2nd speaker of the government.

2nd speaker
Present the 2nd argument
Good afternoon to the respected speaker, cautious time keeper, honorable judge, members of
the opposite team and members of the floor. As the 2nd speaker, I will present 1 argument and
will also refute the arguments presented by the Opposition team.
Ladies and gentlemen,

The second point why we agree with the motion is because,

_______________________________________. (explain, provide facts/examples/relevant
reasons)
Once again I strongly agree with the motion because _________________ and
_______________________(restate the 2 points).
Thank you

a) *Repeat the same steps for the first speaker of the Opposition*
Speaker 1 (Opposition team – Opposition Leader)

Good afternoon to the respected speaker, cautious time keeper, honorable judge, members of
the Government team and members of the floor.

Today, the Opposition team, will present 2 arguments, and also will refute all the arguments
presented by the Government. Today, the Opposition team strongly disagrees with the motion
‘____________________________

Before I put forward my case today I would like to define today’s motion ‘This house believes
that ____________________________’. Whereas we believe that
________________________________. According to the Oxford dictionary,
__________________ means _________________ (definition/explanation).

In short our motion today is defined as _________________________________ (the whole

concept/ relate the definition of the words/terms with the motion). (Should be different from
the one given by the Government)

Ladies and gentlemen / members of the hall

Present the 1st arguments
First of all why I disagree with the motion ______________________________ is because
_____________________________. (explain, provide facts/examples/relevant reasons)
In conclusion, we the government strongly believe that ________________

Thank you, now I pass to the 2nd speaker of the opposition team.

Speaker 2
Present the 2nd argument

Good afternoon to the respected speaker, cautious time keeper, honorable judge, members of
the Government team and members of the floor.
Our next point of why we disagree with the motion is,
_______________________________________. (explain, provide facts/examples/relevant
reasons)
Hence, to conclude, once again I strongly believe that _______________________ due to
______________ and ________________________(restate the 2 points).

Thank you.

b) Refutation by Speaker 2 or 3 (Opposition team)

Thank you to the Speaker and the Prime Minister.

Members of the hall,
Just now, the Government speakers stood before us today to convince us that
______________________ (motion)
The Prime Minister basically said that ______________________ (point to be refuted), whereas
I believe that __________________________. This is because _________________________
(refutation). (Expand emphasizing weakest arguments)

Therefore, once again I strongly disagree with the motion which is _______________________
due to ______________ (restate the refutation)

Conclusion by the Speaker 2 or 3 (Opposition team)

Therefore, ladies and gentlemen,

Before I take my seat, allow me to make a conclusion, reaffirm, and clearly right in saying that,
we, the opposition strongly believe that ‘__________________________’ (motion)
With that thank you.

c) Refutation by the Speaker 2 or 3 (Government team)

Thank you to the Speaker and the Opposition Leader.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Just now, the Opposition speaker tried to convince us that ______________________ (motion)
The Opposition Leader basically said that ______________________ (point to be refuted),
whereas I believe that __________________________. This is because
_________________________ (refutation). (Expand emphasizing weakest arguments)

To sum up, once again I strongly agree with the motion which is _______________________
due to ______________ (restate the refutation)
Conclusion by Speaker 2 or 3 (Government team)

Therefore, ladies and gentlemen,

Before I take my seat, allow me to make a conclusion, reaffirm, and clearly right in saying that,
we, the government strongly believe that ‘__________________________’ (motion)
With that thank you.

Motion = statement

Example of defining the motion:

Statement: Should students be allowed to bring mobile phones to school?

First let me define today’s motion.

Student means person who engage in learning

Be allowed means to be permitted
Mobile phones means wireless telephone
School means a learning institution

In short, today’s motion can be defined as persons who engage in learning should be
permitted to bring wireless telephone to the learning institution.