Discussions and More

An updated version of the classic handbook, Discussions that Work, which develops oral fluency in meaningful and motivating ways. Discussions and More is an invaluable resource for teachers who want to provide a varied range of successful speaking activities. This edition takes into account the changes in approaches to ELT over the last thirty years, containing updated versions of old favourites from Discussions that Work, but also a much greater range of oral fluency activities, from game-like activities to debates and presentations. The book includes many new activities for younger learners and lower-level learners, making it suitable for a wide range of teaching contexts. Activities are meaningful and motivating, require minimal preparation and result in high interaction. Introduction General principles Practical guidelines 1 Simpler, shorter activities 1.1 What's in my bag? 1.2 Guess the picture 1.3 Chants 1.4 Interrupt me! 1.5 Say things about a picture 1.6 Don't say yes or no 1.7 Talk for a minute 1.8 Doodles 1.9 Picture dictation 1.10 What am I doing? 1.11 Find things that ? 1.12 Find things in common 1.13 Dialogues 1.14 Pass it round 1.15 Connecting 1.16 Guess the list 1.17 True or false? 1.18 What's my job? 2 Activities of medium length and complexity 2.1 Find someone else 2.2 Make up a story 2.3 Use the chunk 2.4 Brainstorm associations 2.5 Uses of an object 2.6 Name them! 2.7 Odd one out 2.8 Picture differences 2.9 Compare pictures 2.10 What can you tell about them? 2.11 Interpret pictures 2.12 Interpret dialogues 2.13 Interviews 2.14 Classify 2.15 Characteristics 2.16 Rating 2.17 What would happen if? 2.18 Reader's theatre 3 Longer and more challenging activities 3.1 Explain the situation 3.2 Evidence 3.3 Alibi 3.4 Call a friend 3.5 Zoo plan 3.6 Dinner party 3.7 Survival 3.8 The most important qualities 3.9 Choosing candidates (1) 3.10 Choosing candidates (2) 3.11 Answering emails 3.12 Advice column 3.13 Presentations 3.14 Pecha Kucha 3.15 Debates 3.16 Balloon Debates 3.17 Surveys 3.18 Planning a project 3.19 Publicity campaigns Further recommended reading Index An updated version of the classic handbook, Discussions that Work, which develops oral fluency in meaningful and motivating ways.BIC Code: EBAR