the Arena

I don't think watching the Arena
improves my English much.
well nobody said it would.
but the EL department encouraged us. so..
you know wad i mean.

i applaud the students who got the guts
to participate in such a competition.
but to learn anything from them?
hardly.

they were just overwhelmed by the tension
of the moment.
dat sometimes, they start to argue on a diff topic.
they also dont really talk properly.
they just RUSH thru their words.
im not saying i can do anything better. but.
you know wad i mean.

BUT
you CAN learn a thing or 2 from the judges.
they gave comments and tips on how to
improve the quality of the debate.
you can apply their advice into writing
argumentive essays for EL.

dats all i learnt.