THE ART OF CONVERSATIONCan We Talk?

BILL AND MARIA KOONCE, PRESENTERSBILLMAR@CFL.RR.COM

GENERAL GUIDELINES

1. Select a Competency/Topic: Conversation in Context

2. Make it Relevant/Meaningful3. Integrate all Language Skills4. Focus on Listening and

Speaking5. Model Correct Language: No

Correction

FL. CURRICULUM COMPETENCIES

1. Communication2. Civics, Family & Community

Resources3. Employment4. Consumer Education5. Health & Nutrition6. Transportation & Travel7. Safety & Security

ACTIVITIES 1. Telephone situations: conversation, message,

call back (realia) 2. Use photos to talk about family members

(visuals) 3. Interview (role-play) 4. Clothes, Advertisements (Language

Experience Approach) 5. Parts of the Body (Total Physical Response)

Symptoms (visuals, mimic, role-play 6. How did you come to the US? (experiential

learning) 7. Newspaper articles: a crime, a weather threat

(current events, relevancy)

OTHER ACTIVITIES Games Poetry, Songs Show-and-Tell Riddles and Jokes Exchange recipes Television shows and Movies

ASSESSMENT Self evaluations Checklists

RESOURCES Textbook Series? ______________ Cambridge University Press:

Keep Talking by F. Klippel Five-Minute Activities by P. Ur and A. Wright Grammar Activities by P. Ur Just Listening and Speaking (with CD) by M.

CavendishOxford University Press:

The Oxford ESOL Handbook by P. Schellekens

RESOURCES (CONT.)

http://esl.about.com/ http://efl4u.com/ http://www.usingenglish.com/

CONTACT US! BILLMAR@CFL.RR.COMWWW.MARIAANDBILL.COM

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