Debate Skills
Speculation, Opinions & "What Ifs"
🔮 Speculation (ការសន្និដ្ឋាន)
- He must be rich.
- (90% sure - logical deduction)
- It might rain later.
- (50% sure - possibility)
- That can't be true.
- (99% sure it is impossible)
💭 Hypothetical (សម្មតិកម្ម)
2nd Conditional (Imaginary Present)
- If I had money, I would buy it.
- If we built a metro, traffic would improve.
🗣️ Diplomacy (ការបញ្ចេញមតិ)
- From my perspective, it is good.
- I see your point, but I disagree.
Topic: New Airport ✈️
Should we build a new airport near the lake?
We definitely need a new airport. Tourism is growing, so the current one must be overcrowded soon.
I see your point, but if we built it there, we would destroy the wetlands. That could cause flooding.
Flooding might be an issue, but we can build canals. If we didn't expand, we would lose money.
I beg to differ. There can't be economic growth without environmental protection.
Your Turn 🎤
Select the best response.
Context: You see someone driving a $500,000 car.
Make a deduction:
Context: Imagining a better Phnom Penh.
If there ___ less trash, the city ___ beautiful.
Context: Disagreeing politely.
"You are wrong!" is rude. Better is:
Mission 📝
Opinion Writing
Topic: Smartphones in School
Should students be allowed to use phones in class?
Complete the arguments:
1. (Opinion) From my perspective, phones are...
2. (Hypothetical) If students used phones, they would...
3. (Deduction) If a student is looking down and smiling, he must be...
(Write full sentences in your notebook)