Compelling American Conversations: Questions and Quotations for Intermediate American English Language Learners from Chimayo Press helps American immigrants and international students develop their fluency skills and academic vocabulary through conversation exercises.
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Compelling American Conversations, is the third title in the Compelling Conversations series, most known for the original fluency-focused advanced ESL textbook, Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics (2006).
Designed primarily for community college ESL and adult education students, this flexible ESL textbook can be used by high school English Language Learners (ELL) and intensive English programs.
Both English teachers and ESL students find this additional material helpful in learning English words and documenting student progress.
The "Resources and Notes" appendix includes the academic word list, supplemental worksheets, bibliographical references, author biographies and indices to proverbs and quotations.
The 15 topical chapters include: Opening Moves
Going Beyond Hello
Making and Breaking Habits
Studying English
Being Yourself
Choosing and Keeping Friends
Playing and Watching Sports
Talking About American Television
Celebrating American Holidays
Being Stylish
Handling Stress
Practicing Job Interviews
Valuing Money and Finding Bargains
Exploring American Cities and Seeing Our World With Photographs.
Focusing on both daily experiences and American culture through proverbs, quotations, and speaking exercises, the ESL textbook helps Intermediate English Language Learners explore their lives, learn common American sayings and expressions, and develop vital discussion skills.
Each chapter includes two sets of conversation questions, vocabulary review, short writing exercises, paraphrasing exercises with proverbs, a discussion activity around pithy quotations, and an online "Search and Share" activity.
Compelling American Conversations: Questions and Quotations for Intermediate American English Language Learners from Chimayo Press helps American immigrants and international students develop their fluency skills and academic vocabulary through conversation exercises
