... memory be your travel bag.”
Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918–),
Russian writer and historian
Compelling Conversations:
Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics
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COMPELLING CONVERSATIONS
Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics
AN ENGAGING ESL TEXTBOOK FOR ADVANCED...
... progress. CompellingConversations gives you the tools and
phrases to talk more and listen better to friends and strangers in English.
Finally, I hope you enjoy creating many compelling conversations! ... viii •
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A few more tips for
satisfying conversations
with your partners:
• Be active
• Be curious
• Be encouraging
• ... share my experiences in a clear manner? How can I have
better, more engaging conversations in English?
Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics addresses
these issues...
... be
a spy!
Prepare to share three
observations with the class.
1.
2.
3.
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“Accept me as I am—only then
will we discover each other.”
Federico Fellini ... group, make a list of ve or more
important rules to follow which will help you have pleasant conversations
in this class.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
the conversAtion continues
Take turns reading...
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14. Do you have any step or half brothers or sisters? Do you think
these ... their parents?
remember…
Be yourself
Skip awkward questions
Add natural questions
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vocAbulAry
Which words do you already know? Working with your partner, use...
... cook?
“Gluttony is not a secret vice.”
Orson Welles (1915–1985),
great director/actor
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“Curious things, habits. People
themselves never knew they had
them.”
... Why?
16. Where do you like buying your groceries? Why?
What do you usually buy?
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vocAbulAry
Please circle the words that you know. Write three questions using...
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wAlking the wAlk
Sometimes it is easier to talk the talk about staying healthy ... energetic?
“If one has no illness,
he is already rich.”
Korean proverb
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stAYing HeAltHY
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vocAbulAry
Please circle the words that you know. Ask your partner or teacher ... personality and one’s
character?
remember…
Be encouraging
Make good mistakes
Be yourself
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13. What are some of your healthier habits?
14. What are some of your less...
... veterinarian? Did it get a
vaccination? Why?
remember…
Be active
Be open
Be sympathetic
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10. Why do some cities encourage people to spay or neuter their pets?
11....
... such. I think I’ll just stay home
and watch TV.
Now have similar conversations of your own.
B
Pair work
A
Listen and practice the conversations.
A: Do you have any plans for next Saturday?
B: Yes, ... around the house for some time.
Now have similar conversations using your
own information.
B
Pair work
How was your weekend?
3
A
Listen and practice the conversations.
How was your weekend?
It was ... least
twice.
Now take turns talking.This time use your own
information.
C
Pair work
Now practice the same conversations with a
partner. Practice for three to five minutes.
B
Role play
Some useful expressions
How...
... (physical appearance)
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PRACTICAL ENGLISH CONVERSATIONS
Most teachers of English as a foreign language often face a dilemma when building some conversations for
their class. Here are some ... are you?
Are you married?
married, single, divorced, separated
Hello and Goodbye - Three Short Conversations
Hello
Hello, Peter. How are you?
Fine, thanks. How are you?
I'm fine, thank you.
Goodbye
Goodbye,...
... hidden energy of your company and bringing it into full
use.
How to Create a Compelling Company Story
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How to Create a Compelling Company Story
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THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: BRINGING
YOUR COMPANY ... the key plan-
ning elements as discrete elements and then again as an integrated
How to Create a Compelling Company Story
5
The vision statement is used to create passion. Sadly, I’ve been
in a ... Plan
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interpretation of what story the advertisement may have intended
to communicate.
How to Create a Compelling Company Story
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Company Slogan Message
Qwest Communications Ride the light Speed of communications
International...