More Discussion Starters: Activities for Building Speaking Fluency
Like its predecessor, each unit in More Discussion Starters contains exercises that provide speaking interaction about a central topic or idea, and most require students to work together in pairs or small groups to reach a conclusion about a topic. Though most of the topics in the text are serious (corporal punishment, abortion, and gun control), many others deal with lighter topics (humor and culture). The activities, tasks, and topics chosen for this book are real situations from all over...
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Like its predecessor, each unit in More Discussion Starters contains exercises that provide speaking interaction about a central topic or idea, and most require students to work together in pairs or small groups to reach a conclusion about a topic. Though most of the topics in the text are serious (corporal punishment, abortion, and gun control), many others deal with lighter topics (humor and culture). The activities, tasks, and topics chosen for this book are real situations from all over the world.Most of the units in this book introduce a problem or controversial topic at the beginning of the unit. This is then followed by a series of exercises designed to prepare all of the students so that they can express their ideas at the next class meeting. A unit usually includes several kinds of oral fluency activities, such as problem-solving tasks, court cases, "finish the story," role plays, "put the story together," small group discussions, and oral presentations.
To the TeacherxiAdvice from the Authors to the Studentsxix1Predicting the Future12You Can Be the Judge: Who Is the Real Owner?103Cell Phones164An Interviewer's Ideal Person to Interview255Jokes: Is It Funny? Culture and Humor306Proverbs397Put the Story Together: The Patient448Life after Death?469Finish the Story: The Young Boy's Dilemma5310The Death Penalty5611Put the Story Together: The Great Beyond7012The Punishment and the Crime7213Corporal Punishment7814Who Should Control Your Safety?8815More Practice with Proverbs9916Faith Healing: Trust the Doctor or Trust God?10417The Abortion Debate11118Put the Story Together: A Van Full of Penguins12119The 10 Most Important Events in History12420Playing God: Genetic Engineering132Communication Activities141Answer Key for Language Review Exercises159
