Debate

EB Resource Pack

Nuclear • Level 1 : Atomic Bombs

An investigation into how, when and why the atomic bomb was created and then dropped on

Japan. Was it the right thing to do? Did the creators have regrets after killing over 200,000

people in a single moment?

• Level 2 : Japan and Nuclear

The 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan significantly changed the country's attitude

towards nuclear energy and programmes. Is Japan going to make changes to its energy

policies in the wake of the disaster and subsequent protests?

• Level 3 : Nuclear Power

Nuclear power is increasingly popular in the world, but it is also increasingly controversial.

The greener, renewable alternatives are considered along with an in-depth explanation of the

use and creation of nuclear power.

• Level 4 : The Wrong Hands

Nuclear weapons have been developed for decades and there are now multiple agreements

between countries about the use and possession of these. North Korea is becoming

increasingly volatile and threatening the use and development of weapons; can nuclear

weapons fall into 'the wrong hands' and who decides that they have?

• Level 5 : Nuclear Disarmament

How do countries dispose of their nuclear weapons if they don't trust other countries to do

the same? How great a threat is there in a world of political instability?

• Level 6 : Armed and Dangerous

Despite agreements between countries regarding the use of nuclear energy and nuclear

weapons, there are still many arguments between what is and is not acceptable use of

nuclear technology. What are the implications, for example, if Iran has nuclear weapons?

Reading Skills

� Article � News � Report

� understand meaning from context

� relate evidence to conclusions

� follow and evaluate the development of a

point of view or argument

� distinguish different points of view and

arguments

� identify supporting examples

Listening Skills

� Video � Data file

� identify details that support a main idea

� listen for main ideas

� establish and infer meanings from clues

� distinguish between facts and opinions in

spoken texts

� understand speakers’ intentions, views,

attitudes or feelings

� understand meaning from context

Writing Skills

� Argumentative Essay � Letter

� plan and produce coherent and structured

texts

� write introductions and conclusions

� adjust the balance of ideas and the length

of text to meet the requirements of

different text-types

� use a variety of sentence types

� use a writing frame to help structure a letter

Speaking Skills

� Individual � Group Discussion � Debate

� ask sensitive questions appropriately

� present feelings, views and arguments

coherently and convincingly

� show understanding

� propose solutions

� relate content to personal experiences

� organise ideas for a presentation