Penrod, Glen Alan.

Touchy Situations: A Conversation Text for ESL Students / Glen Alan Penrod. - 4th ed. - McHenry, IL: Delta Publishing; 2002. - 131 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

"Touchy Situations is an activity-based English conversation text designed to give students a fun way to learn and practice speaking skills. It provides the context and tools for discussion, along with a variety of interesting topics and stimulating activities. Its easy-to-use self-contained lessons are appreciated by students and teachers alike. With Touchy Situations, students can incorporate linguistic and interpersonal skills in a communicative context. Lesson formats include information-gap, role play, group discussion and interactive activities. Topics range from business encounters to personal relationships. This Teachers-friendly text provides a great way to get, and keep, students talking. Each unit features the following: • Warm Up: Preliminary questions to help students focus on the topic of conversation and to prepare them for the upcoming discussion or activity • Conversation Strategies: Functional phrases which can be used in the context of the speaking exercise, along with relevant grammatical explanations • Vocabulary • Twenty to thirty new words incorporated directly into the lesson • Situation • A dilemma or problem to be solved through discussion, along with objectives and parameters to keep students on task Follow Up: Related questions for further discussion and review" (Book Cover). CONTENTS: Introduction and Tips for the Teachers
Chapter 1: Breaking The Ice Information Gap
Introduction
Keeping a Conversation Going Chapter 2: Volcanic Eruption Small Group Discussion
Expressing and Supporting Opinions
Making Suggestions
Expressing Different Points of View Chapter 3: Best Friends
Face-to-face Role Play
Conversation Starters

Responding
Giving Advice Chapter 4: Financing the Twins Discussion and Presentations
Discussing options
Organizing Discussions
Presentations Strategies Chapter 5: What's My Crime? Information Gap
Crime Vocabulary
Yes/No Questions and Answers
Word Forms Chapter 6: Lost in an Underground Cave
Small Groups Discussion
Relative Clauses
Modals, Comparatives
Chapter 7: Just Say No Face-to-face Role Play
Extending, Accepting and Refusing Invitations
Making Small Talk
Getting to the Point
Chapter 8: Getting the Word Out Discussion and Presentation
Topic and Support
Describing Product Features
Passive Constructions Chapter 9: Make Me a Match Information Gap
Sales Approaches
Adding Details
Describing People

Chapter 10: Parental Punishment Small Group Discussion
Cause and Effect Statements
Giving Reasons, Obligation
Giving and Receiving Feedback Chapter 11: It's Your Choice

Face-to-Face Interaction
Present and Future Conditionals Chapter 12: Getting Down to Business Discussion and Presentation
Analyzing a Situation
Making Recommendations Chapter 13: Foreign Investment Information Gap
Making Offers
Negotiation Chapter 14: Stranded in the Jungle Small Group Discussion
Dividing up Responsibilities, Making Assignments Chapter 15: Battle of the Sexes Face-to-Face Interaction
Clarifying, Paraphrasing
Showing Disbelief Chapter 16: Budget Cuts Discussion and Presentation
Formal Discussion Skills
Making Proposals
Chapter 17: Your Dream Home Information Gap
Sales Vocabulary and Phrases

Bargaining Chapter 18: Political Refugees Small Group Discussion
General Review of Conversation Strategies Chapter 19: Wishful Thinking Face to Face Interaction
Past Conditionals
Past Modals Chapter 20: Present Your Case
Discussion and Presentation
Final Presentation

"Touchy Situations is an activity-based English conversation text designed to give students a fun way to learn and practice speaking skills. It provides the context and tools for discussion, along with a variety of interesting topics and stimulating activities. Its easy-to-use self-contained lessons are appreciated by students and teachers alike. With Touchy Situations, students can incorporate linguistic and interpersonal skills in a communicative context. Lesson formats include information-gap, role play, group discussion and interactive activities. Topics range from business encounters to personal relationships. This Teachers-friendly text provides a great way to get, and keep, students talking.

Each unit features the following:
• Warm Up: Preliminary questions to help students focus on the topic of conversation and to prepare them for the upcoming discussion or activity
• Conversation Strategies: Functional phrases which can be used in the context of the speaking exercise, along with relevant grammatical explanations
• Vocabulary
• Twenty to thirty new words incorporated directly into the lesson
• Situation
• A dilemma or problem to be solved through discussion, along with objectives and parameters to keep students on task

Follow Up: Related questions for further discussion and review" (Book Cover). Contents:

Introduction and Tips for the Teachers

Chapter 1: Breaking The Ice
Information Gap
Introduction
Keeping a Conversation Going

Chapter 2: Volcanic Eruption
Small Group Discussion
Expressing and Supporting Opinions
Making Suggestions
Expressing Different Points of View

Chapter 3: Best Friends
Face-to-face Role Play
Conversation Starters
Responding
Giving Advice

Chapter 4: Financing the Twins
Discussion and Presentations
Discussing options
Organizing Discussions
Presentations Strategies

Chapter 5: What's My Crime?
Information Gap
Crime Vocabulary
Yes/No Questions and Answers
Word Forms

Chapter 6: Lost in an Underground Cave
Small Groups Discussion
Relative Clauses
Modals, Comparatives

Chapter 7: Just Say No
Face-to-face Role Play
Extending, Accepting and Refusing Invitations
Making Small Talk
Getting to the Point

Chapter 8: Getting the Word Out
Discussion and Presentation
Topic and Support
Describing Product Features
Passive Constructions

Chapter 9: Make Me a Match
Information Gap
Sales Approaches
Adding Details
Describing People

Chapter 10: Parental Punishment
Small Group Discussion
Cause and Effect Statements
Giving Reasons, Obligation
Giving and Receiving Feedback

Chapter 11:
It's Your Choice
Face-to-Face Interaction
Present and Future Conditionals

Chapter 12: Getting Down to Business
Discussion and Presentation
Analyzing a Situation
Making Recommendations

Chapter 13: Foreign Investment
Information Gap
Making Offers
Negotiation

Chapter 14: Stranded in the Jungle
Small Group Discussion
Dividing up Responsibilities, Making Assignments

Chapter 15: Battle of the Sexes
Face-to-Face Interaction
Clarifying, Paraphrasing
Showing Disbelief

Chapter 16: Budget Cuts:
Discussion and Presentation
Formal Discussion Skills
Making Proposals

Chapter 17: Your Dream Home
Information Gap
Sales Vocabulary and Phrases
Bargaining

Chapter 18: Political Refugees
Small Group Discussion
General Review of Conversation Strategies

Chapter 19: Wishful Thinking
Face to Face Interaction
Past Conditionals
Past Modals

Chapter 20: Present Your Case
Discussion and Presentation

Final Presentation

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