TAG TEAM DEBATE

A Tag Team Debate is a form of discussion where you work in a team to present arguments to convince the audience of your point of view. An opposing team will present counter arguments. At the end of the debate, the audience will have the opportunity to vote for the team that influenced them the most.

Your teacher will divide you into teams, explain the different steps and rules, and hand you a debate topic in the form of a statement. The statement is based on a particular conspiracy theory. Another team will have the same topic, and your teacher will decide if your team has to defend the conspiracy theory or debunk it.

Prefixes

A prefix is a group of letters we add to the beginning of the word to make a new word.

Example: dis + agree = disagree prefix new word root word

It is useful to know the meaning of the most common prefixes. It expands your vocabulary and helps you understand words you have never heard before.

Match the prefixes from the left box with the root words from the right box, to make new words with a changed meaning. Then write two lists where you translate the root words as well as the new words.

Can you think of any other prefixes in English? What are some of the most common prefixes in Swedish? Are any of them the same in English and Swedish? Discuss with a classmate.

Test yourself, or challenge a classmate, to see how many words with prefixes you can list. Translate them into Swedish.

Ask your teacher for the Pyramid Board Game to practise some more!