ProSpeaking practice
Voting at Sixteen in Municipal Elections
You attend a public consultation in the council chamber in Harthollow, a town in southwestern Ontario. Councillor Laila Beauchamp asks residents for their views on lowering the voting age for municipal elections to sixteen. Some residents believe young people deserve a vote because local decisions affect their daily lives. Others believe voters should have more time to gain experience and develop independent views.
- Questions
- 1
- Minutes
- 2
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Skill
- speaking
What this set practises
- Did you connect a clear position, two distinct reasons, a relevant example, and a response to an opposing concern?
- Did you use precise everyday language about voting and local decisions without relying on unfamiliar political terms?
- Did you speak at a steady pace, pronounce key words clearly, and pause between ideas?
- Did you answer the yes-or-no question, address the councillor respectfully, and complete your response within 90 seconds?
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