Conversation Strategies : Pair and Group Activities for Developing Communicative Competence

by Kehe, David; Kehe, Peggy Dustin; Toos, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780866471893
• ISBN10: 0866471898
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Pro Lingua Associates

Table of Contents

Introduction	v
Activities	1	(36)
1. Rejoinders	1	(4)
2. Follow-up Questions	5	(4)
3. Confirmation Questions	9	(4)
4. Clarifications with Question Words	13	(4)
5. Keeping or Killing the Conversation	17	(4)
6. Expressing Probability	21	(4)
7. Interrupting Someone	25	(4)
8. Echoing Instructions	29	(4)
9. Polite Requests, Responses, and Excuses	33	(4)
10. Getting a Response	37	(4)
11. Soliciting Details	41	(4)
12. Responding with Details	45	(4)
13. Making Comparisons	49	(4)
14. Finding the Right Word	53	(4)
15. Exploring a Word	57	(4)
16. Correcting Someone	61	(4)
17. Eliciting Confirmation	65	(4)
18. Starting and Stopping a Conversation	69	(4)
19. Beginning and Ending a Phone Call	73	(6)
20. Expressing Opinions	79	(4)
21. Making a Group Decision	83	(6)
22. Discussion Connectors	89	(6)
23. Summarizing	95	(4)
24. Conducting a Formal Meeting	99	(4)
25. For Fun: Find the Strange Word	103	(5)
26. Volunteering an Answer	108	(5)
27. Applying All the Conversation Strategies 1 Review - Fun	113	(4)
28. Applying All the Conversation Strategies 2 Review - Emotions	117	(5)
29. Applying All the Conversation Strategies 3 Review - Advisors	122	(5)
Appendix	127
General Procedure for All Activities	127	(2)
Teacher's Introductions for the Activities	129	(16)
On Strategic Competence	145	(2)
Index to Conversation Strategies	147