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Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics- An Engaging ESL Textbook for Advanced Students | 
 enlarge | Authors: Eric H. Roth, Toni Aberson
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing/ Chimayo Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 41799
Media: Paperback
Pages: 164
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 8.1 x 0.4
ISBN: 141965828X
Dewey Decimal Number: 374
EAN: 9781419658280
ASIN: 141965828X
Publication Date: March 2, 2007
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Condition: Buy direct from the publisher through this listing!! I ship via Priority Mail. Excellent conversation book for intermediate to advanced ESL students or anyone seeking to improve their conversation skills. Perfect for busy ESL teachers or tutors. Our buyers' feedback: "WOW! Excellent communication and FAST service! Highly recom. TY!"
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Superb book . . . and super fun! June 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Super duper!! The quotes are outstanding: well-chosen & thought-provoking. The questions really do help my students get the ball rolling . . . to have compelling conversations of their own. Truly one of the most useful resources I have ever come across. Now, if I could only get my administrator to pony up for a set of 25 copies!
when you run out, this will walk in! May 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
anyone can run out of ideas when teaching students from a non-English background... this will help you get right back in to reach out where you were loosing touch..
Aptly-Named Resource April 6, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In my experience, adult learners tend to be wary of spending any more of their precious time on grammar lessons. Instead they want a chance to use what they already know to express themselves, and to learn more about other cultures. "Compelling Conversations: Questions & Quotations on Timeless Topics" provides just such opportunities, in an engaging and teacher-friendly format. The 45 chapters are arranged by topic to address universally relevant themes such as "Your Life" and "Modern Times". Each chapter takes a semi-structured approach by providing open-ended questions, targeted vocabulary, proverbs, and quotations. There are no rigid lesson plans here, only springboards to lively personal and inter-cultural exchange. From my own background in classrooms on three continents I can say that this rich collection of material would be an ideal addition to the toolkit of any teacher still inspired by the notion of free speech.
A gold mine of resources November 12, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I first tried this fantastic textbook with a high intermediate student that I tutor. I was amazed from the start at how naturally the conversation flowed. We were only halfway through the first set of questions when she decided to buy her own copy. Each of the 45 chapters includes a vocabulary section and list of around 12 to 15 classic quotations, along with between thirty and forty questions. The chapters can be used in any order, but I recommend starting with chapter one as it orients the students to the textbook and shows them how to get the most out of subsequent chapters. Either in the classroom or one on one, it's accessible to intermediate students and challenges advanced students. The quotations, from Socrates to Shaw and from Picasso to Pete Rose, are all identified by name, when they lived, and what they did. This book is truly a treasure.
Not Just For ESL Education September 29, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Compelling Conversations is an effective tool for teaching conversational English to ESL students. However, it's combination of topic prompts to promote conversation and intriquing quotations to inspire thought make it a great tool for any composition instructor.
Having trouble coming up with a good prompt for your college comp. class free-write assignment? Compelling Conversations will provide you with seemingly endless choices.
I strongly recommend this book for any instructor interested in promoting conversation in and out of the classroom, and for any student interested in improving their English language conversational skills.
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