Conversation Lessons - Softcover

Martinez, Ron

 
9781899396658: Conversation Lessons

Synopsis

CONVERSATION LESSONS is specially designed for speaking and conversation courses at intermediate level. The goal of the book is to help the learner sound more natural in everyday conversations.

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Review

1. Remembering 2. Decisions 3. Conversation Frame 1 4. Priorities 5. Encouraging 6. Conversation Taboos 1 7. Difficult Explanations 8. Describing the Impossible 9. Conversation Frame 2 10. Telling a Story 11. Being Polite 12. Conversation Taboos 2 13. Reacting Predictably 14. Comforting 15. Conversation Frame 3 16. Sharing Secrets 17. Angry with Yourself 18. Conversation Taboos 3 19. Sharing Problems 20. The State of Things 21. Conversation Frame 4 22. Being Negative 23. Guessing 24. Conversation Taboos 4 25. Avoiding Commitment 26. Termination 27. Conversation Frame 5 28. Surprise 29. Conversation Taboos 5 30. Compliments

Synopsis

This text provides 30 motivating lessons for middle-intermediate ESL/EFL students in conversation classes. The course is aimed at making the learner sound more natural in everyday conversations. Each lesson is based upon an amusing conversation, followed up by practice sessions to focus on the lexical phrases needed to perform the conversational functions taught in that lesson. The essential functions covered include: reminding and remembering; prioritizing; being tactful; explaining difficult things; being enthusiastic; comforting; showing disagreement; and being discreet.

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