DEBATE FORMULARY

(Show Host): Hello and welcome to Grade 11, Senior High School Debate. I am your host
__________________________.
(Show Host): Have you heard about the tree gates of speech. According to this old proverb your words
should past through tree gates before you speak them out.
(Show Host): At the first gate ask yourself is it true.
(Show Host): At the second gate is it necessary.
(Show Host): And at the third and finale gate is it kind.
(Show Host): Now I think this principle not only applies to everyday speech but also to debating as well.
(Show Host): So, on that note lets open this year’s debate competition
(Show Host2): This tournament adapts the British parliamentary style; the debate consists of four teams
of two speakers with two teams on either side of the case.
(Show Host2): Each speaker delivers a 7-minute speech and teams gain points individually even upon the
same side.
(Show Host2): The first and last minute of each speech is protected from the point of information.
(Show Host): So, without further ado lets go ahead and meet our debaters.
(Show Host): Now students your teams and science will be chosen by drawing loss so each goal, please
step forward and randomly select the scroll
(Show Host): First step is _____________________________________, let’s see what they have chosen,
they have chosen ______________________________.
(Show Host): And next up is (______________________________) (Student name) And (Student name),
Please select a scroll the ______________________________, they’ll be taking first.
(Show Host): Next up other students from _________________________________ (Student Name) And
(Student Name), ________________________________.
(Show Host): And that means by the process of elimination ________________________________
students (Student name) and (Student Name), They are the __________________________________,
please come and take your seats.
(Show Host): Our students have all assumed their position so let’s go ahead and meet our teams.
(Show Host): In Opening government we have our students from ___________________________
(Student 1): expectations….
(Show Host): and going to direct opposition to the opening government is the opening oppositions.
Students from ___________________________.
(Student 2): expectations….
(Show host) And not time for the closing teams on closing government, we have students from
________________________.
(Student 3): expectations….
(Show Host): Alright then going in direct opposition to the closing government is of course the closing
opposition. Students from _________________________
(Student 4): expectations….
(Show Host): Alright now Let’s go ahead and meet our three judges.
(Show Host): First of all, we have _______________________ from _________________ thank you for
joining us.
(Show Host): And were also joined by ___________________________ from
__________________________.
(Show Host): Last but not least is also ______________________ from ______________________.
(Show Host): And of course, we are also joined by 50 audience judges high school students, Hello and
Welcome to this year’s debate.
(Show Host): Now our high school students they will show their support for the speaker in the form of
green banner.
(Show Host): If they agree with the speaker, they will raise their banner and if they don’t, they will leave
it dropped.
(Show Host): Now the number of green banners will be reflected in the final results so please make your
decision carefully.
(Show Host): All right without further ado Lets go out and check the motion for today’s debate.
(Show Host 2): What would it be like if governments provided an unconditional sum of money to all
citizens regardless of income or property owns.
(Show Host 2): That way we can spend the wealth in out society thereby reducing the growing inequality
across the world.
(Show Host 2): However, some pay recipients by loose side of the value of hard work which is one of the
most noble and treasured aspects of life.
(Show Host 2) Will a reversal basic income provide a more secure and substantial safety net for all people
or impede national development.
(Show Host 2): This house believe that governments should provide a guaranteed Universal Basic
Income.
(Show Host): the concept of universal basic income is about providing a fixed cash grant to every citizen
regardless of their employment status or wealth.
(Show Host): Now with a new government here in the Philippines this issue has once again come to the
surface so let’s see what our students have to say on the matter.
(Show Host): First up is the prime minister please step forward to the podium, you may begin at the
sound of the beep.
(Student Position)
(Show Host): Okay, that was the prime minister arguing for the motion so you’re arguing that the
government should provide universal basic income so how persuasive, Whilst the Prime minister Lets
find out.
(Show Host): Please raise your banner if you agree with a speaker will count how many banners have
been raised on out of 50, Okay I see a _____ out of ______ banners have been raised so this means just
under half of our audience judges agree with the prime minister.
(Show Host): Now let’s see if the leader of our position can persuade us in the opposite direction, Leader
of opposition please step forward.
(Student Opposition)
(Show Host): Okay that was the leader of opposition arguing against the motion therefore arguing that the
government should not provide universal basic income.
(Show Host): So, lest see if the leader of opposition did a good job at persuading our audience lets how
many of banners have been raised, So the leader of opposition received ___ out of ____ lights this means
that the leader opposition did a better job than the prime minister because the prime minister received
_____.
(Show Host) All right time now to hear from the Deputy Prime Minister please step forward to the
podium.
(Student Deputy Prime Minister)
(Show Host): Okay that was the Deputy Prime Minister arguing for the motion so arguing that the
government or governments should provide universal basic income, so let’s see how many of our
audience members agree with the Deputy Prime Minister, _______ so more than her partner the Prime
Minister that brings a total for the opening government ______ out of 100.
(Show Host): Okay Let’s continue with the last speaker of the opening teams, deputy leader of
opposition please step forward
(Student deputy leader of opposition)
(Show Host): Now let’s hear the commentaries from our panel of adjudicators.
(Judge 1): Speaking
(Judge 2): Speaking
(Judge 3): Speaking
(Show host): Thank you for your insightful comment now we move onto the second half of the debate
and for that I would like to invite the member of government up to the podium
(Student member of government): Speaking
(Show Host): Ok that was the member of government arguing for the motion so that governments should
give universal basic income some of the points raised include that ubi will improve the quality of life of
those living in poverty.
(Show Host): So, let’s see how many of our audience judges agree with the member of government,
______ so just under half of our audience judges agree with the member of government.
(Show Host): All right going in direct opposition is a member of opposition, Lets see if she does a better
job at persuading the audience.
(Student member of opposition): (Speaking)
(Show Host): All right that was the member of opposition arguing against the motion so arguing the
government should not provide a universal basic income.
(Show Host): Alright let’s see how many of our audience judges agree with the speaker ______ so almost
double the member of government, all right well done.
(Show Host): Now we move on to the second to the last speaker the government whip, please step
forward to the podium.
(Student Government Whip): (Speaking)
(Show Host): Okay that was the government whip arguing for the motion so that government should
provide a universal basic income.
(Show Host): Okay let’s find out how many of our audience judges felt persuaded by the government
whip _____ I think that was the lowest count we’ve had today, _____ out of 50 audience members agreed
with the government whip.
(Show Host): Alright its time for the last speaker of today’s debate the opposition whip, please step
forward to the podium
(Student Opposition Whip): (Speaking)
(Show Host): All right that was the last speaker of todays debate the opposition whip arguing against the
motion so the government should not give UVI.
(Show Host): All right let’s see how many of our audience judges agree with opposition whip, I see
almost all the lights on _____ that brings the total to _____ out of 100 lights well don’t that’s almost all
the audience members.
Opening Government
Prime minister

- UBI will alleviate economic disparity.

Deputy Prime Minister

- UBI will provide a foundation for the poor.

Opening Opposition
Leader of opposition
Deputy Leader of opposition
Closing Government
Member of government
Government Whip
Closing Opposition
Member of opposition
Opposition Whip
(Show Host): Well, our judges are making their final decision lets find out what our audience judges feel.

(Show Host): So, Audience judges if you agree with the motion so if you think government should
provide a universal basic income Raise your banners, but if you think the opposition bench did a better
job and that government should not provide a universal basic income, please leave your banners dropped.
(Show Host): Alright at the count of three please make your decision, one , two, three. Okay surprisingly
not that many banners.
(Show Host): Okay it looks like just _____ of our audience members agree with the motion while ______
disagree, All right so it looks like the opposition bench did a better job.
(Show Host): So, the final decision has been made but before I announce the results I would like to hear
from the judges once again on how they saw the debate.
(Show Host): First Adjudicator ( name)
(Judge 1): Speaking
(Judge 2): Speaking
(Judge 3): Speaking
(Show Host): its time for me to announce the first ever winner of this year’s Grade 11, Senior High
School Debate
(Show Host): So, the winner of this year’s Debate competition is ________________________
(Show Host): So, for the winning team is from the opposition bench, how do you feel?
(Student opposition): (Speaking)
(Student 2 opposition): (Speaking)
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