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Worksheet – or Cheat Sheet – for English Teachers to Observe Conversations and Lead Class Discussions

Worksheet – or Cheat Sheet – for English Teachers to Observe Conversations and Lead Class Discussions

March 2, 2009 compellingconversations-admin

Many English teachers, especially novice ESL instructors, talk more than ideal - and allow their English students to talk too little. Ironically, many ESL instructors…

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Teaching Interview Skills Vital for Adult ESL, University Students

Teaching Interview Skills Vital for Adult ESL, University Students

February 16, 2009 compellingconversations-admin

How can English teachers encourage adult and university students to expand their language skills and improve their employment opportunities in a difficult economic climate? Personally,…

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Do you match? How do you know? Bringing Realism to Relationship discussions in ESL Classrooms

Do you match? How do you know? Bringing Realism to Relationship discussions in ESL Classrooms

February 14, 2009 compellingconversations-admin

1. Why do (did) you want to get married? 2. Do (did) you have a checklist of qualities for a potential spouse? 3. What are…

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Exploring Cities in ESL Classrooms

Exploring Cities in ESL Classrooms

November 15, 2008 compellingconversations-admin

Cities attract the young, the strong, the ambitious, and the hungry. Millions move from countryside and across the globe to live in new cities every…

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Reading Pleasures and Tastes Adapted for Easy English Times Column

Reading Pleasures and Tastes Adapted for Easy English Times Column

November 12, 2008 compellingconversations-admin

Easy English Times, an adult education newspaper for English language learners published in California, adapts a chapter from Compelling Conversations each month. The editors selected…

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Playing and Watching Sports

Playing and Watching Sports

August 19, 2008 Eric Roth newBlog

Have you been watching the Olympics? What has surprised you the most? Why? Who has inspired you? How? The Olympics reminds us of heroism, sacrifice,…

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Conversation tip #14: Ask a question

Conversation tip #14: Ask a question

August 10, 2008 Eric Roth newBlog

“Do you want to know how to start a conversation? Ask a question, and listen.” Robert Bly (1926- ),  American poet and activist That’s not…

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Simple questions to ask English Language Learners in Week 1

Simple questions to ask English Language Learners in Week 1

July 30, 2008 Eric Roth newBlog

In conversation, it is often helpful to show other people that we understand what they are trying to say. A smile, a nod of the…

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How do you close your last class in a satisfying, summer ESL program?

How do you close your last class in a satisfying, summer ESL program?

July 26, 2008 Eric Roth newBlog

Class bookends, both beginnings and endings, deserve special attention. This truism becomes more important in short term summer English programs where ESL students have traveled…

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Enjoying Easy English Times and Exploring the EET Website

July 2, 2008 Eric Roth newBlog

“In every curving beach, in every grain of sand, there is the story of the earth.” Rachel Carson (1907-1964), biologist and environmentalist The mailman brought…

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