Hey guys,

Today’s meeting will be a debate-style game that will help us get to know each other and get comfortable speaking in class. Here are the rules of the game:

I Couldn’t Disagree More   

Learning Objectives   

• To help improve general communication skills 

• To help improve confidence 

• To encourage quick thinking skills  

• To encourage listening skills 

• To encourage & improve rebuttal skills   

Activity

‘I Couldn’t Disagree More’ is a useful and quick game that can help students practice rebuttal techniques and helps develop the ability to deal with points of information.   

One pupil makes a statement (this statement could be serious, silly, topical, controversial or obvious).

The next person has to reply to the statement by saying ‘I couldn’t disagree more’ and then give a reason why.   

Here’s an example:   

Pupil A – ‘’I believe that politics is a waste of time’’   

Pupil B – ‘’I couldn’t disagree more. Politics is incredibly important as politicians make decisions that affect every aspect of our lives’    

Now it is Pupil B’s turn to make a statement:    Pupil B – ‘I believe that we should introduce road pricing in the UK’   

Pupil C – ‘I couldn’t disagree more. In early 2007, over 1.8m people in the UK signed a petition saying that they didn’t want it.   

As a classroom activity, this game can be modified so statements have to be about a certain topic area for example ‘The Environment’.