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4. Speaking

A. Engage yourself

You might have had the experience of debate programme at your school.
Share your experience with others using the following questions as a reference.

i. What was the topic?

ii. Who participated in the programme?

iii. How did they participate in the programme?

iv. Who got the first prize in the programme?
v. Write your feelings about the programme.

B. Study

Practise the following debate in the class.

Mental Power vs Physical Strength

Honourable chairperson, respected panel of judges, teachers and all others who are
present at the moment,

I am pleased to get this opportunity to express my views. Today, I am speaking in
favour of the topic “Mental Power is Stronger than Physical Strength.”

In my opinion, the work done with the use of the brain cannot be performed with the
st
physical strength. In the 21 century, favouring of physical strength is worthless. All the
progress that has taken place is due to the contribution of mental power. Even our
history has shown the importance of mental power. No inventions would have taken
place in the world if there people had not utilized their brain for achieving success. Even
the games that require physical strength are the result of the mental power. If physical
strength was more important than mental power, all the people of the world would have
engaged themselves in the process of increasing physical power.

Thus, I would like to conclude myself saying that comparison of physical strength with
mental power is worthless. Nothing was, nor ever will be, achieved without mental power.

Thank you.

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