**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** NATIONAL ENGLISH DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2003 Dear English teachers, educators and all those who are interested in debating, You are cordially invited the National English Debating Championship which will take place on Thursday, November 27, from 4.00 to about 9.00 pm., at the Aleh School of Sciences, 33, Chaim Moshe Shapira Street, Lod, (the same venue as last year). From the airport junction follow road no. 40 to Ginnaton Junction. Exit to the right and then first left is Shapira (Tichon Le Madayim The event has particular importance, as it will be one of the criteria for choosing the Israel National team to represent us in the World Schools Debating Championships, in Germany in February, 2004. There will be as many as 50 participants in our National Competition, and some 10 to 15 of the more experienced of them will be competing for one of the four places in our Worlds team. Tentative Timetable 4.00 Registration; allocation of teams and sides, rooms and judges 4.30 First Debate – Unprepared motion; half-hour preparation time Judges briefing 5.00 First Debate begins 6.00 Break. Allocation of teams, sides and judges for second debate 6.30 Second Debate begins – Prepared motion: “This House Believes the United Nations has Failed” 7.30 Break. Announcement of 8 finalists and sides for final debate (unprepared) – half-hour preparation time 8.00 Final Debate begins (all judges will judge) 9.00 Anticipated finishing time A private bus will be leaving Binyanei Ha’Ooma for Lod at 3.00 pm. and returning to Jerusalem after the competition (no charge). All debaters and judges (and supporters if there is room) are welcome to join us on the bus. Asher Weill Chairman Siah vaSig English Tel 02 6432147 or 054 956481 Fax: 02 6437502 debasher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Bronia Kabakovitch genady_b@xxxxxxxxxxxx English Coordinator Aleh Lod High School for Sciences 33 Shapira Street, Lod 089212539/fax no. 089212856 089211317/053954625 ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####