Book: Talk, Talk, Talk
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What makes a good conversation book? There are tons of English books on the market, but most of Granted all those skills are important and needed- I think not. |
A good conversation book should be about TALKING!!!
So… a good conversation book should have:
* Lots of topics that can be the basis for conversation
* Lots of verbal activities for pairs and small groups
* Lots of role play situations in which the students can practice the
language in the classroom before encountering similar situations
in the real world
* Lots of games and fun activities in which students have to talk to
participate in
* Lots of commonly used expression that students can begin to use
immediately to enhance their speaking ability
* Lots of questions that students can ask each other- so a conversation
can be started and maintained
* Lots of expressions and structures (that are easily learned and
remembered) that students can transfer to differing topics or
situations (as any teacher knows this is particularly important
for beginning and intermediate level students)
But what are structures and expressions?
Structures are basic sentence patterns that are used when forming sentences. Many sentences, about any number of topics, can be formed by using basic structures.
Look at these two structures
Question: What kind of ________ do you like?
Answer: I like ________________
Once a student learns this structure they can talk about any number of topics simply by
filling in the blanks with the topic of their choice.
They can talk about music, movies, politics, weather, food, etc.
Expressions are just common sentences or phrases that are used when communicating with others.
People, even native speakers, do not form brand new sentences when they speak, they just use the multitude of expressions already available.
Why are expressions and structures important?
Because they allow students to learn usable English that can be used immediately when interacting with others. Initially, students can simply memorize the basic structures and expressions. By memorizing the basic expressions and structures students can easily and quickly expand their repertoire of usable language. Once memorized, they are readily available for use in their daily interactions with others.
As their vocabulary and knowledge of how to change and modify the structures and expressions improve, they will find that they can communicate with just about anyone on any topic.
Lots of questions?
You may be asking yourself- why should a good conversation book have lots of questions in it?
The reason is that most verbal interactions begin with questions. Think about it, most
people don’t just start rattling on without a reason. They are responding to questions.
Talk, Talk, Talk has hundreds of questions that the studentscan ask each other to practice using the language.
The discussion topic section of each lesson contains questions relevant to the topic or situation being reviewed.
In addition, there are questions in the verb tense section that students can ask each other that forces the use of the correct verb tense when asking or responding.
In the three lessons on asking questions, the questions are designed to allow the students to change words in each question to form another question that interests them. They simply have to change the words in parenthesis to form a new question. Here are a couple of examples.
What do you usually (eat for dinner)?
How often do you (go to the movies)?
This substitution allows for an unlimited opportunity for students to experiment, to try new and different things, and to learn by making mistakes.
Fortunately for teachers and students alike
Talk, Talk, Talk has all these things.
Why is this a good buy?
Sure, there are a lot of sites on the Internet that have activities for English classes and countless books in bookstores. ButTalk, Talk, Talk specifically focuses on paired and small group work that maximizes student interactions.
Each lesson consists of:
* Expressions and structures for the items listed above
* A model dialogue that students can follow for having similar conversations
* A discussion topic related to the structure and expression under review
* Role play situations that provide additional practice
* Some lessons have a game or other activity for additional practice
You may be thinking…
“I already have a pretty good conversation book, why do I need something else?”
Well, maybe you don’t but…
Can a teacher really have too much material?
Does a teacher ever have enough supplemental material readily at hand?
Do you have trouble wracking you brain to develop activities and games appropriate for your students?
If there are just a couple of ideas in this book that may help fill the gap in your lessons, won’t t be worth it?
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