Touchy Situations: A Conversation Text for ESL Students / Glen Alan Penrod.
Par : Penrod, Glen Alan.
Éditeur : McHenry, IL: Delta Publishing; 2002Édition : 4th ed.Description :131 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN : 1887744746 (Student Book).Sujet(s) : English language -- Studying and teaching -- Foreign speakers | English language -- Conversation and phrase books | English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers | English language -- Problems and exercisesRessources en ligne : Publisher's website.| Type de document | Site actuel | Collection | Cote | Numéro de copie | Statut | Date d'échéance | Code à barres |
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CR Julien-Couture RC (Teaching) General Stacks | Non-fiction | CNV PEN (Parcourir l'étagère) | 1 | Disponible | A001599 |
"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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