High Beginner to Intermediate
CLB 3-4
Middle School to Adult
Elizabeth Ganong & Dan Ingram
Text 128 pages
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The Grab Bag of Socializing Activities focuses on the structures and concepts needed to communicate effectively in a social situation. The activities focus on the application of those structures and concepts. Whether ESL students want to be able to converse with the person standing at the bus stop, or mix and mingle at their boss's open house, The Grab Bag of Socializing Activities provides ESL teachers with the tools to help students improve their social skills.
Students will be able to offer invitations, give compliments, and avoid answering personal questions. In addition, they will enjoy getting to know one another, sharing experiences and exchanging ideas through pair and small group work.
The practical ideas in The Grab Bag of Socializing Activities include introductions and extensions that make mastery of the concepts and skills possible. ESL students will develop skills that are applicable in all of their daily interactions.
CONTENTS
• Time Well Spent ...1
• Conversation Pieces ...2
• Out & About ...4
• Question Words ...5
• Start Speaking ...6
• Your Weekend ...8
• Conversation Starter ...9
• After the Fact ...10
• In Your First Country ...12
• Party Verbs on the Move ...13
• Party Preparations ...14
• The Best Party Ever ...15
• Inviting Words ...16
• Making Conversation ...20
• Crashing the Party …21
• Give & Take ...22
• Well Received ...25
• Gift Match ...26
• A Gift to Remember ...28
• When Is It? ...29
• New Year Plans ...30
• Celebrations ...31
• Ask It ...32
• Huh? ...34
• Adding Details ...35
• Dictate, Order & Ask ...35
• Get Going ...36
• Sharing Plans ...37
• Television Talk ...38
• Deciding by Weather ...39
• Restaurant Troubles ...40
• Who’s Next? ...41
• What To Do? ...42
• Hi! How Are You? ...43
• Avoiding the Question ...44
• Dropping By ...46
• Sharing News …47
• Being Neighborly ...48
• An Offer ...49
• A Babysitter ...50
• Weekend Wrap-up ...51
• Last Night Bingo ...52
• Movie Pairs ...54
• Movie Editor ...55
• Invitation to a Movie ...56
• Film Chat ...57
• Saturday Night ...58
• Question Circles ...59
• Chat Lines ...60
• Arrangements by Phone ...61
• Plan Decision ...62
• Conversation Checks ...63
• Come On Over ...64
• Thanks a Million ...65
• Sometimes ...66
• Your Travels ...68
• Have You Ever? ...69
• Invitations ...70
• Let’s Do It! ...71
• The Party ...72
• Polite Interactions ...73
• Eating Together ...74
• Food Talk ...76
• Describing People ...77
• Family Ladder ...78
• Relatively Speaking ...79
• Family Feud ...80
• Who Is That? ...82
• Friendship ...83
• Love & Marriage ...84
• What’s In A Name? ...87
• The Name Game ...87
• Lend or Borrow? ...88
• Would You Mind? ...89
• Polite Responses ...90
• Get a Move On ...91
• Couch Potato ...92
• Active Opinions ...93
• Camp Out ...94
• Favourites ...95
• Who’s Artistic? ...96
• What Do You Think About ...97
• Rude or Polite? ...98
• If I Were You ...99
• What’s Your Opinion? ...100
• Discussion Response ...102
• Comparing Opinions ...103
• What’s Your Excuse? ...104
• Body Language ...105
• Complaining to Demanding ...106
• Conflict Idioms ...107
• My Compliments ...108
• Rising to the Occasion ...109
• Birthday Bash ...110
• An Important Birthday ...111
• Tell Me A Story ...114
• I Remember When ...115
• Say It Again ...115
• Ending It ...116
• Two Years Later ...117
• Will Opinions ...118
• Putting Adverbs in Their Place...119
• Monday Morning Match-up ...120
• Talking About Entertaining ...121
• Situation Conversations ...122
• Idioms At Work ...123
• Embarrassing Situations ...124
Text 128 pages
ISBN 0-968286-37-2
$69.95
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