Conversation In Action LET’S TALK

Conversation In Action LET’S TALK CONVERSATION IN ACTION LET`S TALK by Edward R. Rosset EDITORIAL STANLEY First Edition 1997 Reprinted 1999 Reprinted 2001 PDF REMAKE 2011 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. FAMILY....................................................................................................................4 2. GAMES AND SPORTS........................................................................................7 3. MARRIED LIFE OR LIVING TOGETHER.......................................................10 4. HOLIDAYS / VACATIONS.................................................................................13 5. SHOPPING...........................................................................................................16 6. AT SCHOOL.........................................................................................................19 7. FILMS.....................................................................................................................22 8. HOUSEKEEPING................................................................................................25 9. JOBS......................................................................................................................28 10. MILITARY SERVICE...........................................................................................31 11. TELEVISION.........................................................................................................34 12. CHRISTMAS.........................................................................................................37 13. DRIVING................................................................................................................40 14. TRAVELLING.......................................................................................................43 15. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.............................................................46 16. IN A RESTAURANT............................................................................................49 17. SUCCESS IN LIFE..............................................................................................52 18. HOTELS................................................................................................................55 19. AT THE BANK......................................................................................................58 20. PUBS .....................................................................................................................61 21. AT THE DOCTOR`S............................................................................................64 22. AT THE HOSPITAL.............................................................................................67 1 23. NATURAL MEDICINE.........................................................................................70 24. OCCULTISM.........................................................................................................73 25. HYPNOTISM -TELEPATHY..............................................................................76 26. COLLECTING THINGS......................................................................................79 27. AT THE DENTIST................................................................................................82 28. AT THE HAIRDRESSER`S................................................................................85 29. AT THE ZOO........................................................................................................88 30. ON THE BEACH..................................................................................................91 31. TOURISM..............................................................................................................94 32. BEING A KING.....................................................................................................97 33. POLITICS........................................................................................................... 100 34. RELIGIONS ....................................................................................................... 103 35. POPULAR FESTIVALS................................................................................... 106 36. PARTY TIME..................................................................................................... 109 37. A DEPARTMENT STORE............................................................................... 112 38. STUDYING OR WORKING............................................................................ 115 39. HAVING A BABY.............................................................................................. 118 40. CRUISING.......................................................................................................... 121 41. A DESERT ISLAND ......................................................................................... 124 42. READING........................................................................................................... 127 43. PROFESSIONS................................................................................................ 130 44. ACTORS............................................................................................................. 133 45. FOOTBALL........................................................................................................ 136 46. POLICEMEN...................................................................................................... 139 47. A STREET MARKET........................................................................................ 142 48. WRITING............................................................................................................ 145 49. PAINTING.......................................................................................................... 148 50. SAILING ............................................................................................................. 151 Written by Edward R. Rosset Member of the Bachelor of Arts Association of Euskadi. Edited by Editorial Stanley Lay out Angela Gomez Martin Front Page design Esquema Illustrated by Daniel Redondo © Editorial Stanley PDF REMAKE - 2011 2 INTRODUCTION: Conversation in action is a book designed for teachers. The 50 units that make up the book are the result of many years of experience in the area of languages. It tries to solve the problems of many teachers that have difficulties in making pupils speak in English. Others have a hard time in finding topics to speak about, without repeating themselves day after day. For one reason or other, the experience shows that teachers spend the whole class speaking, while pupils answer with monosyllables. This book provides the teacher with endless questions, besides interactive ideas; with this, an appropriate atmosphere is created for the students to express themselves in English. The book is made up of 50 units; a different topic being worked out in each unit. There are 40 questions about each topic. An illustration and a text about which the pupils have to make questions and answers as well as give explanations, complete the unit Couples or groups are made up to discuss, to comment about assertions and to decide whether some things are true or false. 3 1. FAMILY GLOSSARY married age advantage disadvantage wives husbands allowed disabled share nowadays teach quarrel reasons make up apologize believe presents Questions on the scene • How many people are there in the picture? • What are they doing? • What has the older girl in her hands? • What has the father got in his hand? • What about the boy? DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENE • What`s the mother doing? • What’s over the table? • What`s the father wearing? • And the rest of the family? • What`s on the table? Suggested role plays and dialogues • In pairs, make up short dialogues. You and your sister are laying the table. • In pairs, make up a dialogue in which your sister is doing the cooking. • In pairs, think up a conversation in which you are clearing the table after dinner. Make comments on the following statements • It`s nice to live in a quiet place away from the traffic, in the suburbs. • It`s nice to have many children. • The husband and the wife should both go to work. • The children should make their own beds. • Children should go to a nursery. 4 ... - tailieumienphi.vn