Folse, Keith S. <br/><br/>
Discussion Starters :  Speaking Fluency Activities for Advanced ESL/EFL Students / 
Keith S. Folse. 
 - Ann Arbor :  University of Michigan Press ;  1996. 
 - xviii, 181 p. :  ill., maps ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes an answer key for language review exercises. 
<br/><br/>"One of the greatest challenges facing ESL students is the advanced speaking class in which the most confident students dominate the discussion and the more reticent students quickly withdraw. Discussion Starters helps balance the oral participation of all the students in the class, promoting an environment in which everyone has not only the opportunity but a real need to speak out.<br/> Each unit contains exercises that provide speaking interaction about a central topic or idea. In most of these activities, students must work together in pairs or small groups to reach a conclusion about a topic. The activities and tasks in Discussion Starters are real situations from all over the world. Contemporary political and social topics enable students to engage in lively dialogue about issues they face in their daily lives, such as smoking regulation, the environment, and multiculturalism.<br/> There is ample background material in the text to prepare students in advance for a discussion. Thus, students can spend their class time speaking about and discussing topics rather than reading about them. A unique and important feature of this text is the inclusion of homework exercises that call on students to sort out their ideas and opinions before coming to class. This allows students to be prepared for the speaking activities in class and is of special importance to less confident speakers." (Book Cover) CONTENTS  Unit 1 You Can Be the Judge: The New Job<br/>  Unit 2 Smoking or Nonsmoking?<br/>  Unit 3 Have You Read a Good Book or Seen a Good Movie Lately?<br/>  Unit 4 Combat Roles in the Military<br/>  Unit 5 Finish the Story: The French Bullet Train<br/>  Unit 6 Parents and Children: New Family Problems<br/>  Unit 7 Proverbs and Values<br/>  Unit 8 Gender Roles in 1850? 1950? 2050?<br/>  Unit 9 Put the Story Together: The Rough Flight<br/>  Unit 10 Save Our Planet: Is There Hope?<br/>  Unit 11 Group Speaking Puzzle: Movies, People, Food, and Places<br/>  Unit 12 When Cultures Clash: Multiculturalism and Clothing<br/>  Unit 13 Cinderella: An Old Tale in New Times<br/>  Unit 14 Getting Older: The "Golden Years"?<br/>  Unit 15 Put the Story Together: The Doctor<br/>  Unit 16 Should Drugs Be Legalized?<br/>  Unit 17 Put the Story Together: The Truck Driver<br/>  Unit 18 Is It Funny? Culture and Humor<br/>  Unit 19 AIDS: A Global Crisis<br/>  Unit 20 Finish the Story: The Math Test<br/>  Unit 21 Gun Control<br/>  Unit 22 Don't Forget the Tip (To Insure Promptness)<br/>  Unit 23 Drinking and Driving<br/>  Unit 24 The Neighbors' Christmas Decorations<br/>  Unit 25 You Can Be the Judge: Who Is the Winner?<br/>  Unit 26 Animals and Humans<br/>  Unit 27 How Old Is Your Mother? (Should There Be an Age Limit?)<br/>  Unit 28 Out of the Closet: Gay and Lesbian Issues<br/>  Unit 29 Group Speaking Puzzle: Food, Endangered Species, and Colors<br/>  Unit 30 The Bus Driver's Dilemma<br/>  Unit 31 You Can Be the Judge: May I Die?<br/>  Unit 32 Check Your Emergency IQ<br/> Communication Activities<br/> Decisions in Court Cases<br/> Answer Key for Language Review Exercises 
<br/><br/> For advanced ESL students. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0472083341 (pbk) 9780472083343 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>95060849 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Spoken English--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Conversation--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Discussion--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Advanced.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1128  / .F573 1996