50 Conversation Classes: 50 sets of conversation cards with an accompanying activity sheet containing vocabulary, idioms and grammar.
Get your students talking with these themed conversation classes consisting of a set of conversation cards and an activity sheet containing relevant vocabulary, idioms and grammar points.
The basis of a good conversation class is giving learners a reason and an opportunity to speak and scaffolding that speaking with lexis and grammatical structure as it is needed.
The activities in this book are intended to facilitate and support rich and stimulating conversation and are not designed to produce standardised lessons. Each unit contains many possible branching off points which can be pursued in more depth.
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- 50 Conversation Classes 50 Sets of Conversation Cards with an Accompanying Activity Sheet Containing Vocabulary Idioms and Grammar
Good; One Big Drawback if You’re Teaching in the U.S. I teach adult-level ELL classes. I like several things about this book and have one criticism.PROS:1. The topics are relevant to an English learner: cars, business, eating out, travel, etc.2. The activities are very well organized, while also giving plenty of opportunity for individualization.CON:This may not be a “con”, per se, but for AMERICAN English users, be aware this is written in British English and you will have to either re-copy handouts…
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Most Interesting Dialogue EVER! This is such an excellent book to help the teacher prepare for conversations with beginning ESL students! I love to use this in my classes so much because I always get such a surprise reaction from my students as they relate to the questions on a personal level and bring into the total discussion such rich experiences. It’s a great way to get to know your students better, and also a wonderful way to get them to relax and speak their feelings and thoughts in a second language from their own…