Classroom Game · Level B2–C1 · No sign-up

Debate Battle Royale.

The high-energy debate game. Spin a motion, take a side and argue your case against the clock — winning points for persuasion, discourse markers and well-placed hedging. May the best argument win.

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Teams

Two teams argue head to head.

Level

B2–C1 persuasion and hedging.

Format

Spin a motion, time the speeches, score the language.

Prep

Zero — it runs on your classroom board.

Classroom Game · Level B2–C1

Debate Battle Royale

Two teams, one motion, and the clock ticking. Each round, the wheel picks a motion and assigns the sides — then you argue. Score points for persuasion, sharp discourse markers and cautious, well-judged hedging. The team with the most points wins the battle.

How to play

Two teams. Name your teams. Sides (For / Against) are assigned each round and swap every round, so everyone argues both ways.
Spin the motion. The wheel lands on a debate motion. Teams get prep time to plan their arguments.
Debate. Each side gives a timed opening argument, then both teams clash in an open rebuttal.
Score the language. Rate each team on persuasion, discourse markers, hedging and rebuttal. Those points go to their total.
Win the battle. Highest total after all rounds wins. Use the language reference if you need a boost.

Team names

Number of rounds

2 3 4 5

Prep time

30s 60s 90s

Seconds per speech

45s 60s 90s

Round 1 of 3

The motion is...

Press spin to begin

Arguing FOR

Team A

Arguing AGAINST

Team B

Motion

Prep time

Both teams plan

Plan your strongest arguments.

Language reference

Discourse markers

Firstly... / To begin with... / Furthermore... / What is more...
On the other hand... / In contrast... / Having said that...
As a result... / Consequently... / For this reason...
To sum up... / All things considered...

Hedging (cautious language)

It could be argued that... / There is a tendency to...
This may well suggest that... / To some extent...
arguably... / it seems that... / in many cases...

Persuasion & rebuttal

Surely we cannot ignore the fact that...
The other team claims... , however this overlooks...
That argument simply does not hold up because...

Round 1 result

Score the language

Tap 0–3 points for each team on every criterion.

Battle complete

Team A wins!

A hard-fought debate.